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.

Bobby Pawar moves on from Havas

Prior to joining News18 Studio, Bobby Pawar was chairman & chief creative officer at Havas Group. With successful stints as a CCO in Publicis and JWT India, he is credited with turning around the creative reputations and fortunes of these agencies. His advertising work, created for agencies in India and USA, has won more than 400 Indian and international awards.

Bobby Pawar has decided to move away from advertising. He will, however, be a part of Havas India officially till September 2023 and will continue to consult on Havas’ clients and projects as and when necessary.

Dentsu Creative appoints Shweta Khosla and Punit Singh as EVP – strategy and planning

Air India traces its legacy through the evolution its logo. (Image taken from @airindia via Twitter)

As per the mandate, Shweta Khosla and Punit Singh will deliver transformative strategies for the agency’s key clients and brands. Their expertise will prove instrumental in addressing brand challenges and elevating the creative standards across both offices.

Diageo appoints Varun Koorichh as vice president – marketing

Varun Koorichh, who started his career at Perfect Relations as associate image manager, his innings at PepsiCo began as a management trainee.

With a 15 year experience at PepsiCo, his previous role at the American multinational food, snack, and beverage corporation was marketing director, food service – global customers.

Xiaomi’s Jaskaran Kapany joins Table Space as CMO

In a career spanning two decades, Kapany has held leadership roles within marketing with leading companies such as smartphone brand Xiaomi; Paytm, mobile commerce company & ICICI Prudential- life insurance player.

Kapany mandate is to strengthen Table Space’s strategy to consolidate its position in the managed workspaces sector and establish it as a strong brand name.