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Dentsu Creative India’s Ajay Gahlaut calls it quits

The Indian unit of Dentsu Group Inc has been rocked by a series of senior-level exits since August 2021, potentially causing more departures and deepening turmoil at the advertising company.

Ajay Gahlaut was not reachable for comment at the time of filing this story. He joined the Japanese ad network in September 2021.

10 things to know about YouTube’a new CEO, Neal Mohan

Neal Mohan previously served as YouTube's chief product officer, responsible for the platform's products, user experience, and trust and safety initiatives. (Image source via Twitter @ShaktiJha_)

Neal Mohan is the new addition to the global Indian origin CXO list. He takes over from Susan Wojcicki whose retirement marks and end of an era.

Susan Wojcicki steps down as YouTube’s CEO; Neal Mohan takes over

Since 2015, Neal Mohan has been the chief product officer, and has looked after YouTube products, user experience, trust and safety on a global level. He has managed creation and enforcement of platform policies, and has been accountable for overall business success and growth of YouTube. (Image source: LinkedIn)

Neal Mohan is armed with an experience of more than two decades and has worked across Accenture, DoubleClick, Microsoft, MMA Global, Google, 23andMe and Stitch Fix.

KidZania India appoints Rahul Dhamdhere as chief marketing officer

Rahul Dhamdhere, who has been working as Head of Marketing Operations at Nexus Malls for over the last five years, brings to the board his two decades of experience.

Rahul Dhamdhere, in his new role will lead strategic industry partnerships and alliances, group sales and the marketing departments.

Former Google exec Arun Rajappa joins Riot Games as country manager – India, SA

Arun has been a passionate champion of India and Emerging Markets at Google and Microsoft. He continues to be inspired by the energy and youthfulness of the region, and the opportunity for technology to serve people in the region and help them unlock their potential. Arun has been playing video games since the inception of Gaming Era – from Donkey Kong Jr and Prince of Persia, Doom and Duke Nukem 3d, FIFA and Forza, Indie games like Stray and Descenders, to his current favorite – VALORANT!

Arun Rajappa, in his new role will look after business development, lead hyper local activities and develop immersive player experiences for Riots vast pool of players.

Cheil India appoints Neeraj Bassi as chief growth officer

Bassi was serving Havas Group India as its chief strategy officer till March 2022. He has also previously held the position of Cheil’s chief strategy officer at Cheil India in 2016.

In his current role, Neeraj Bassi will report to Carlos Limseob Chung, MD, Cheil India, and Sanjeev Jasani, COO, Cheil India.

CXO Moves: Yum Brands! gets a CMO; New CEO joins Foxymoron; Exec moves at L&K Saatchi & Saatchi, Wunderman Thompson

Get the full picture on people and their moves on the corporate jungle gym in CXO Moves. (Representative Image: Mathias Jensen via Unsplash)

Executive moves in the world of brands and agencies. Find out who’s moved up, in and out.

Spencer’s Retail Devndra Chawla joins GreenCell Mobility as CEO

Prior to this, Chawla was the CEO and managing director of Spencer's Retail. Before that, he was the chief operating officer of Walmart India. (Image courtesy: Still via a video from Paul Writer)

Chawla has over 26 years of experience, holding various leadership positions, in companies like Walmart, Future Consumer, among others.

Wiggles promotes Prashant Kohli to chief marketing officer

In his new role as CMO, Prashant Kohliwill lead the company’s overall marketing initiatives and drive consumer engagement. It is under his guidance that Wiggles underwent a rebranding and took on its ‘Lovemark’ identity.

The company has elevated Pushkaraj Vartak as chief financial officer (CFO) too. The duo will continue to report to the founder’s office. Their promotions are with immediate effect.

Yum! Brands gets Aparna Bhawal as chief marketing officer

Bhawal is armed with an experience of three decades and has been a part of organisations like First City Publications, GE Money, Procter & Gamble, GlaxoSmithkline Consumer Healthcare India, and The Coca-Cola Company. (Image courtesy: International News Media Association)

Aparna Bhawal will look into marketing at KFC India and the partner countries.