CXO Moves – Page 136 – storyboard18

Wavemaker India’s Premjeet Sodhi, Mansi Datta and Shekhar Banerjee get new roles

In their new roles, Mansi Datta and Shekhar Banerjee will report into Ajay Gupte. (L to R: Shekhar Banerjee, Mansi Datta, and Premjeet Sodhi)

Premjeet Sodhi becomes global head of measurement and analytics. Mansi Datta is the agency’s new chief strategy officer. Shekhar Banerjee, chief client officer and office Head – West, will be taking on the additional responsibility of managing North and East for Wavemaker India.

Exec movements at ITC, Mindshare, Godrej & Boyce, Viacom18, and more

Get the full picture on people and their moves on the corporate jungle gym in CXO Moves. (From left to right: Diwan Arun Nanda, Shashank Sinha, Sanjiv Puri and Rajeev Jain)

Executive moves in the world of brands and agencies.

Meta India’s Snehi Jha is now head of Mindshare Fulcrum – South Asia

Most recently, Snehi Jha was a part of the Meta India leadership team. During her tenure, which began in 2013, Snehi played a pivotal role in developing and executing the sales strategy for the Indian market. She led efforts in ad product monetization growth, product development, and client solutions.

In her new role, Snehi Jha will report directly to the CEO of Mindshare South Asia, Amin Lakhani, based out of the Mumbai office.

Pearson appoints Siddharth Parnerkar as international sales director for Workforce Skills in India  

Prior to joining Pearson, Parnerkar had a long stint of 16 years at Vodafone, during which, he held key leadership roles to drive the growth of their B2B and Strategic Alliances business, managing JVCo and M&A opportunities, and launch of new businesses in the Mobile Commerce space.

Siddharth Parnerkar’s experience and expertise will be instrumental in driving Pearson’s endeavour to address the upskilling requirements of the workforce and help organisations understand, maintain and enhance their most important asset, their people.

Zoo Media appoints Vishnu Kanth Gokul B J as head of sales and partnership

In his new role, Vishnu Kanth Gokul BJ will report directly to Pratik Gupta, founder and CEO, Zoo Media ensuring streamlined communication and alignment with the company's overall objectives.

Vishnu Kanth B J started his career at Rediff as senior executive – ad sales and has moved up to hold many other prominent positions at various companies.

Disney extends CEO Bob Iger’s contract through 2026

Bob Iger, CEO of Disney

The Walt Disney Company has extended the contract of their chief executive officer, Robert A, through December 31, 2026. The 72-year-old chief executive previously said he planned to leave at the end of his contract in 2024.

ITC reappoints Sanjiv Puri as chairman and managing director

Sanjiv Puri, who started his innings at ITC in 1986, has over a period held various roles in different capacities.

Sanjiv Puri started his career at ITC in 1986 as branch manager and moved up to hold various executive roles within the organisation.

DS Group elevates Rajeev Jain to senior vice president – corporate marketing

Rajeev Jain holds a bachelor in science specialising in biology, and holds a masters in business administration specialising in marketing and brand marketing from Ajmer University.

Rajeev Jain comes with an experience of more than three decades and his core competencies include new product development and launches, brand management, brand architecture and various others.

Godrej Boyce appoints Shashank Sinha as vice president and product group head

Shashank Sinha is armed with an experience of more than two decades and started his career at Eureka Forbes as management trainee.

Prior to this, Shashank Sinha was vice president – strategic marketing and business transformation at Eureka Forbes.

Scarecrow M&C Saatchi hires Samera Khan as chief transformation officer

Samera Khan has also been an adjunct professor at Xavier's College and Miami Ad School in Mumbai. Currently, she imparts her knowledge in interactive conceptualisation, digital marketing, UX/UI, consumer behaviour, and creative strategy at MICA, Ahmedabad.

Samera Khan has worked with agencies such as Ogilvy, DraftFCB, Havas, and Dentsu Webchutney.