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Mihir Karkare departs from Mirum India after nearly 16 years

Karkare was promoted to Managing Director in February 2024

Karkare co-founded Social Wavelength in 2009, which would later become Mirum India.

Sridhar Vembu steps down as Zoho’s CEO; assumes the role of chief scientist

Sridhar Vembu, who is regarded as one of the country's most influential tech entrepreneur, played a crucial role in shaping Zoho into a bootstrapped firm with over 80 million users worldwide, further added the MC report. (Image Source: Moneycontrol)

In his new role, Sridhar Vembu will focus research and innovation, especially in artificial intelligence and deep tech.

Disney Experiences announces key leadership appointments

Disney Experiences has an expansive footprint in the global theme park travel and experience business with 12 parks around the world.

The announcement comes as Disney Experiences has embarked on expansion plans for its cruise line business and at theme parks around the world.

CXO Moves: Exec movements across Coca-Cola India, Parle Products, LinkedIn, Publicis Groupe and more

Get the full picture on people and their moves on the corporate jungle gym in CXO Moves. (From left to right: Desmond Nikhil D’Souza, Krishnarao Buddha, Vidhya Srinivasan and Geraldine White)

Executive moves in the world of brands and agencies.

Parle Products’ Krishnarao Buddha steps down

Krishnarao Buddha, who is an alumni of IIM-Ahmedabad, began his career at Maxwell Apparels, and then moved to Uncle Chipps as deputy product manager. Then, he joined Excelcia Foods as product manager, and then joined Gold Cross.

As the senior category head – marketing, Krishnarao Buddha handled the portfolio of confectionery, snacks, cakes and rusks.

Google’s Vidhya Srinivasan expands role, now overseeing ads and commerce

Before joining Google, Vidhya Srinivasan held engineering, product management, and operations roles at Amazon, where she led the Amazon Redshift team. (Image: LinkedIn)

Long-time Google ads leader assumes broader role, incorporating shopping, payments, and AI-driven innovations.

Coca‑Cola India Southwest Asia appoints Desmond Nikhil D’Souza as Vice-President of Customer & Commercial Leadership

The appointment is effective from February 1, 2025.

D’Souza succeeds Greishma Singh, who recently transitioned to the role of Vice President, Marketing.

Deepak Agrawal appointed as LinkedIn’s chief AI officer

Deepak Agrawal previously worked at Pinterest, where he served as the Chief AI Officer and VP of Consumer Trust Engineering. (Image: Pinterest)

Deepak Agrawal previously led LinkedIn’s AI initiatives as Vice President for eight years, spearheading innovations that have become integral to the platform’s data-driven systems and personalized member experiences.

Third Wave Coffee appoints Akshat Arora as Marketing Director

Arora in his new role will spearhead initiatives to enhance brand resonance, expand digital outreach, build consumer engagement through offline and online channels

Before joining Third Wave Coffee, Arora had contributed to the growth of several other renowned brands like Tim Hortons, Bisleri and Jaguar Land Rover.

Publicis Groupe parts ways with its Chief Diversity Officer Geraldine White

In her role as the chief diversity officer, Geraldine White was tasked with leading Publicis Groupe’s DE&I work, with a focus on elevating talent experiences; improving systems, policies and practices to create more equity across the employee base. This was followed by continually enabling an inclusive environment for all identities and communities within the Publicis Groupe network.

As the company is in the process of choosing a suitable successor, it has been reported that Geraldine White continues to work at Publicis Groupe in a consulting capacity.