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.

ITC reappoints Sanjiv Puri as chairman and managing director

He said India’s strong economic growth puts it in a good position to benefit. “Even in uncertain times, India has shown it can stay resilient and keep moving forward,” Puri said.

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.

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.

Shemaroo Entertainment hires Saurabh Srivastava as chief operating officer, digital business

In this role, Saurabh Srivastava will report to Arghya Chakravarty and will be a part of the Shemaroo executive committee.

With a career spanning 17 plus years across diverse industries, Saurabh Srivastava has held key positions at Disney Star India, Marico and Coca Cola India, and was also the co-founder of Studio Samsara.