Tag: CXO Moves

Infomo appoints Himanka Das as country director, elevates Rohit Verma to global chief of strategy

Himanka Das began his career at Madison World, building his career working at Initiative, Lintas Media Group, FCB Ulka of IPG and Starcom of Publicis Media. Rohit Verma is a 25-year pioneer in the Indian mobile advertising industry. In 2015, he was co-founder and CEO of TorcAI (now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Infomo), a global data science company and provider of audience infrastructure, programmatic and in-housing solutions. (From left to right: Himanka Das and Rohit Verma)

Previously, Himanka Das held leadership roles at Dentsu International India, and Rohit Verma served as the global vice president and business head for telecom commerce at mobile advertising company Vserv.

Nykaa appoints senior leaders across marketing, tech, business and legal

The Indian government aspires for the country's space sector to account for 9 percent of the global industry by 2030.

In the marketing and customer growth segment, the company has hired Sudhansh Kumar, who will lead performance marketing while Priya Bellubbi would lead customer lifecycle management. Suchita Salwan, co-founder and CEO, LBB (acquired by Nykaa) will lead the content division.

Havas Media Group India elevates Uday Mohan and R. Venkatasubramanian as managing directors

With over 20 years of experience in the media industry, Uday Mohan has been a key contributor to the success of Havas Media India. On the other hand, R. Venkatasubramanian has been with Havas Media India for over a decade, combining his two stints with the agency. (From left to right: Uday Mohan and R. Venkatasubramanian)

In their respective roles, Uday Mohan and R. Venkatasubramanian will be responsible for overseeing the overall operations and growth of Havas Media India, followed by focusing on the growth of Havas Play in India in addition to driving the agency’s media investments and partnerships.

Kapil Batra joins Wieden Kennedy as national creative director, India

In his last role, he was heading creative for the Gurgaon office of McCann Erickson.

Over the two decades that Kapil Batra has spent in the industry, Kapil has been responsible for campaigns that have found their way into everyday speak. Batra’s work has been awarded at Cannes, Adfest, D&AD, Spikes, Clio, One Show, Mirchi Kaan, Goa Fest and Effies.

Kevin Vaz quits Disney Star; Senior level exits at the company continue

These departures come at a crucial juncture for Star Sports, especially considering the challenging financial landscape. (Representative Image: Grant Durrs via Unsplash)

Storyboard18 had first reported on an exodus at Disney Star. After a recent string of resignations at its sports division, the company’s entertainment arm has witnessed two senior level exits: reports.

GroupM India’s Dialogue Factory announces transition of leadership

Dalveer Singh, head of experiential marketing, Dialogue Factory - APAC will be stepping down, and Ajay Mehta, managing director of GroupM’s iTV and Kinetic will now take over Dialogue Factory’s rural and experiential offerings along with the out-of-home offerings i.e., Cinema and OOH. (From left to right: Ajay Mehta and Dalveer Singh)

As per Prasanth Kumar, South Asia CEO of GroupM, “In the last 14 years, Dalveer has set up Dialogue Factory, GroupM’s Healthcare unit and has led multiple award-winning projects within WPP. He has created unique experiential and rural marketing practices. Ajay brings with him a wealth of experience and a proven track record of success in the industry. He has been an integral part of GroupM India for nearly 15 years and has played a key role in driving the growth and success of our businesses.”