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Snap Inc. hires Google’s Pulkit Trivedi as India managing director

Under a new operational structure, the growth, market development, partnerships, content and creator ecosystem teams will now report directly to Pulkit Trivedi.

Pulkit Trivedi joins Snap from Google where he has spent the past five years as the director of Google Pay – India Business Team.

Wipro gets global head for AI; Brijesh Singh takes on role

The appointment of Brijesh Singh is followed by the investment made by Wipro in AI.

During his previous tenure at Deloitte, he handled the responsibility of driving AI and data-led transformation.

Former Wunderman Thompson executive Roopa Badrinath launches Turmeric Consulting

Deriving its name from Turmeric, known for its healing properties, to its carefully curated brand identity where each letter supports and ‘enables’ the other, the consultancy intends to partner with organisations in their DEI journey by offering end-to-end consulting, assessments, audits, and customised training programs for better business outcomes and social impact. (Pictured: Roopa Badrinath)

Turmeric Consulting is a response to the times, offering a holistic and intersectional approach to its services and specialised offerings. This helps organisations embrace differences, create inclusive work cultures, enable them to conduct their business with purpose and engage more meaningfully with all their stakeholders.

CXO Movement: Exec movements at Mondelez, Pidilite, Pernod Ricard and more

Get the full picture on people and their moves on the corporate jungle gym in CXO Moves. (From left to right: Manish Dubey, Debasree Dasgupta, Vidya Kailasam Hangal and Akshat Raizada)

Executives move in the world of brands and agencies.

IQOO appoints Shwetank Pandey as chief gaming officer

Shwetank Pandey was appointed after a selection process that spanned across criterions of gameplay, gaming knowledge, and personality and communication skills. (From left to right: Shwetank Pandey and Nipun Marya)

In addition to the chief gaming officer role, iQOO has also appointed two zonal CGOs to the dynamic team. Aojesh Shrivastava from Delhi and Battu Nikhil Reddy (Shoutout YT), Hyderabad.

Zoo Media appoints Akhilesh Sabharwal as chief technology officer

Akhilesh Sabharwal has also held key positions at prominent agencies within the WPP network, including Wunderman and Bluehive (Global Team Ford).

Akhilesh Sabharwal will directly report to Suveer Bajaj, the co-founder of Zoo Media.

Pidilite Industries brings on board Manish Dubey as chief marketing officer

Manish Dubey began his career at Asian Paints as group brand manager and went on to work across General Mills and ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company.

In his prior role at ICICI Prudential Life Insurance, Manish Dubey held the position of chief of marketing and e-commerce.

Punt Partners appoints Kunal Sawant as head of sales for martech

Kunal Sawant, head of sales - martech, Punt Partners.

Kunal Sawant has previously worked with organisations such as SAS Institute Inc, Resulticks, Tata Teleservices and Zenith Infotech.

Poonawalla Fincorp appoints Kumar Gaurav as CMO

Gaurav is a seasoned industry professional with close to two decades of experience across banking, NBFC, insurance and FMCG.

In his new role, Kumar Gaurav will lead the marketing, brand, corporate communications, public relations, digital marketing and will be responsible for developing brand campaigns to enhance company’s brand presence and reputation in a manner that drives consistent business growth.

Bacardi’s Zeenah Vilcassim joins Zomato Live Entertainment as CEO

Vilcassim was promoted in April 2021 to head consumer and customer marketing across the entire Bacardi portfolio of brands. She joined Bacardi four years ago as global brand director for Dewar’s Scotch whisky. She was based out of the company’s Gurugram office.

Zomato Live Entertainment is the experience arm of restaurant aggregator and food delievery company.