Kapture CX hires Garima Rai as VP of marketing

Garima Rai's expertise lies in assessing market potential, devising new market entry strategies, defining precise customer profiles and buyer personas, and shaping product roadmaps, to drive business growth.

Garima Rai joins from ClearTrail Technologies, where she was the director of marketing.

SBI’s former chairman Rajnish Kumar joins Mastercard India as chairman

Rajnish Kumar said in the statement that he is keenly looking forward to sharing his knowledge, experience, and expertise with Mastercard as the company becomes an even more deeply embedded player and strategic partner to organizations across the public and private sectors in India. (Image source: Moneycontrol)

The veteran banker has previously served as the chairman of India’s largest public sector bank SBI.

Howard Schultz, Starbucks’ former CEO to step down from the board

Howard Schultz is the co-founder of Schultz Family Foundation and emes project llc. His innings at Starbucks began in 1987 as chairman and CEO.

Howard Schultz, whose association with Starbucks dates back to 1987, transformed the small company selling only whole beans to a global coffeehouse chain busy in 86 markets with 36,000 cafes.

Capri Sports bolsters leadership team; appoints Apurv Gupta and Chandan Roy

Apurv Gupta joins the team with the experience of having helped launch the Pro Kabaddi League with Mashal Sports. Chandan Roy comes in on the back off a stint with Star Sports as head of sponsorship marketing for the Emerging Sports portfolio - Football (ISL, Premier League), F1 and Grand Slams in the Indian market.(From left to right: Apurv Gupta and Chandan Roy)

Apurv Gupta will be responsible for managing the operations of the Capri Sports’ Bengal Warriors and Rajasthan Warriors with an objective to build their equity. Chandan Roy will pick up the baton in terms of creating brand and fan engagement plans for the Capri Sports teams – UP Warriorz, Bengal Warriors, Sharjah Warriors and Rajasthan Warriors.

Sanjay Mishra moves on from Marico

Sanjay Mishra started his career at Dunlop India as district manager. He went on to work across Spencers and PepsiCo.

During his stint as COO – India and CEO – new business, Sanjay Mishra was responsible for driving the digital transformation journey and leading its digital-first brands.

Big Move: Dheeraj Sinha is FCB Group’s new CEO for India, SA; Rohit Ohri promoted to global role

Dheeraj Sinha joins the agency from Publicis Groupe, where he was CEO of Leo Burnett South Asia and Chairman of BBH India and he led the business transformation across Leo Burnett, Leo Burnett Orchard, BBH, Publicis Business and Publicis Health. (Pictured: (L TO R) Dheeraj Sinha and Rohit Ohri)

Storyboard18 was the first to report Sinha’s move to FCB. Sinha, who recently quit Leo Burnett, will report to FCB’s Global CEO Tyler Turnbull.

Is Dheeraj Sinha joining FCB Group?: Exclusive

Dheeraj Sinha, FCB Group CEO, India and South Asia, highlighted, "Our focus is on doing great work for our clients, work that moves the needle in terms of their business, and is also the best in the world. It's not that we release ads in the awards season just so we can win something. It's our continuous endeavour to do great work for our clients' businesses, because we believe that creativity is an economic multiplier."

Dheeraj Sinha, who recently quit Leo Burnett, part of Publicis Groupe, is expected to join FCB, agency insiders told Storyboard18.