Havas Group India appoints Tarun Jha as Havas Creative India’s chief executive officer

Tarun Jha was leading the marketing and product planning function for the Indian market, setting marketing and communications strategy. (From left to right: Rana Barua, Group chief executive officer, Havas Group India; Tarun Jha, CEO, Havas Creative India)

Previously, Jha held the position of head of marketing at Škoda Auto India, where he spent 15 years including a three year stint in Prague, Czech Republic.

CXO Moves: Google promotes Sapna Chadha, Kotak Mahindra gets a new CMO; Plus, changes at TBWA\India, BBH India, Emami

Get the full picture on people and their moves on the corporate jungle gym in CXO Moves. (From left to right: Homi Battiwalla, Sapna Chadha, Jayant Kapre and Kavita Nair)

People shuffle at Publicis Worldwide, Diageo India and Samsung India too. Catch all the executive moves in the world of brands and agencies. Find out who’s moved up, in and out.

Kotak Mahindra Bank appoints ex-Unilever VP Rohit Bhasin as president and CMO

Rohit Bhasin, who is armed with an experience of more than two decades, started his career at Unilever and took up the role of the area sales manager. Over the years, he held roles in various capacities at the company. His last role was as the global vice president - Ponds. He led the brand’s global business which is Unilever’s flagship beauty brand, and operates in 52 countries. He drove brand strategy, positioning, innovation (NPD), advertising, digital marketing and commerce. He also delivered the brand’s global P&L. (Image source: LinkedIn)

Rohit Bhasin replaces Karthi Marshan and will manage the bank’s marketing, corporate communication and media initiatives.

ShareChat elevates Mousumi Mishra to head of consumer marketing

Mousumi Mishra worked in various marketing roles at large media conglomerates, including Disney-Star and Zee Entertainment, where she played an instrumental role in launching category-leading brands like Star Bharat, ZEE Picchar & Hotstar and re-branding of Star Plus.

In her new role, Mishra would lead brand strategy and management, social media management, and consumer research for both brands.

BBH India appoints Parixit Bhattacharya as chief creative officer

Parixit Bhattacharya regarding the appointment said, "I am incredibly energised to work with the incisive and purposeful Dheeraj (who also cracks me up every time I speak to him) and the rest of the leadership team made up of astute practitioners of advertising including the immensely wise Himanshu. I begin at BBH with love, reverence, and a sense of magic. Let’s go team!”

Parixit Bhattacharya has worked with global brands such as Airbnb, Apple, Adidas, Standard Chartered, Nissan, Time, HSBC, Unilever, Nestle, Red Cross to name a few. His projects have aligned technology, data and creativity and have won him Golds at most global award shows.

Ex Vodafone exec Kavita Nair joins Skewb Analytics as strategic advisor

Kavita has led multiple successful brand transformations and built celebrated brands such as Orange, Hutch & Vodafone. She was the co-creator and the champion behind the iconic pug and lovable Zoozoos that won innumerable hearts and several accolades.

In her new role, Kavita Nair will work closely with the leadership team to provide guidance on product enhancements, go-to-market strategy and organizational growth.

CXO Moves: Kellogg India’s CMO quits; Dentsu and Meta lose top execs, a marketer become Jaguar Land Rover India’s MD

Get the full picture on people and their moves on the corporate jungle gym in CXO Moves. (Representative Image: Martijn Baudoin via Unsplash)

Plus, people shuffle at Publicis Worldwide, Diageo India, Samsung India. Catch all the sxecutive moves in the world of brands and agencies. Find out who’s moved up, in and out.

Kellogg India’s CMO Sumit Mathur quits the company

Sumit Mathur joined Kellogg India in 2017 as the director of marketing. He was in charge of leading the overall category strategy/vision and business P&L as part of the South Asia leadership team.

Sumit Mathur, chief marketing officer, Kellogg India, has moved on after more than five and a half years long association with the company.