Johnson Controls-Hitachi appoints Sanjay Sudhakaran as managing director, India and South Asia

Sanjay Sudhakaran previously worked for United Technologies as managing director, buildings and industrial solutions and for Otis Elevator as senior director, Asia Pacific, mergers and acquisitions, sales and marketing before joining Schneider Electric in 2019.

Sanjay Sudhakaran will succeed Gurmeet Singh, who stepped down as chairman and managing director on June 30.

Unilever former CEO Alan Jope: Businesses can choose to remain part of the problem or contribute to the solution

During his stint at Unilever as the CEO, Jope implemented the compass strategy. Speaking to Vox Media's Donald about what the strategy has achieved and what he wanted it to achieve, he states, "It merges our business and sustainability priorities. It begins with a recommitment to the purpose of Unilever, making sustainable living commonplace. And in it, we made a series of very simple declarations of what our strategic priorities were." (Image source: YouTube - Unilever)

Alan Jope retired from Unilever on June 30. He will be on the board of directors for Accenture and will be involved in a couple of not-for-profit organizations.

L’Oréal India appoints Saloni Shah as chief digital and marketing officer

Saloni Shah joined L’Oréal in December 2013 as media manager for Consumer Products Division (CPD) and was elevated to digital & marketing manager for Garnier, where she spent three years before taking on the role of head – digital marketing for CPD in 2021.

Saloni Shah will be responsible for steering the company’s digital-first brands to deliver accelerated growth on online platforms and further strengthen the company’s future-ready digital capabilities.

HUL’s Sanjiv Mehta shares a farewell note after his decade-long stint with the company

Mehta expressed his profound appreciation for the unwavering dedication and the unputdownable spirit of the people of HUL and everyone who has been a part of his journey. (Image sourced from Moneycontrol)

Sanjiv Mehta, chief executive officer & managing director, Hindustan Unilever Limited & president, Unilever South Asia signs off and hands over the baton to Rohit Jawa.

Bombay Shaving Company brings Gauri Malhotra on board as CMO

Gauri Malhotra is seasoned business leader and marketing professional with over 15 years of experience in building brands, setting up digital businesses and building teams and capabilities for brands like Marico Ltd. and RPSG in the past.

In her new role, Gauri Malhotra will build a strong brand and sustainably grow both Visage Lines Personal Care Pvt Ltd’s personal care brands – Bombay Shaving Company and Bombae, on the backbone of consumer centric innovation and meaningful experiences.

M&C Saatchi Performance elevates Kabeer Chaudhary as global CEO

Kabeer Chaudhary has been with M&C Saatchi Performance since 2015 and has served in the role of managing director APAC for the past two years. (From left to right: Kabeer Chaudhary and James Hilton)

In his new role, Kabeer Chaudhary will manage the agency’s operations across APAC, Middle East, Europe and the US. He will work closely with the global leadership and the country heads to evolve the agency’s global proposition.