Tag: CXO Moves

Haier India appoints Priyanka Sethi as Head of Marketing

In the past, Priyanka Sethi has held several leadership positions with Panasonic, Discovery and NEC Corporation India. She has conceptualised, led, and worked on numerous award-winning campaigns across the board. (Image source: LinkedIn)

In her new role, Priyanka Sethi will develop, implement marketing strategies and will look into strengthening the brand’s positioning and enhancing its customer engagement.

Diageo names Debra Crew CEO, making her the company’s first female CEO

With Debra Crew’s appointment as CEO, women will make up more than 50 percent of Diageo’s executive committee from 1 July. During the past decade, Diageo’s total shareholder returns have strongly outperformed the FTSE100, and the company has continued its progressive policy to increase dividends every year. (Image source: Diageo)

Debra Crew, who is currently the chief operating officer, was appointed in 2022. Prior to that, she was the president, Diageo North America and global supply

L&K Saatchi & Saatchi appoints Pallavi Nayak as EVP – Strategy

Pallavi Nayak has worked with some of the top agencies across India and South Asia. This includes Happy Creative Services, DY Works, Ogilvy, Contract Advertising and Lowe Lintas.

Pallavi Nayak, who is armed with an experience of over two decades in advertising and marketing, was previously associated with DY Works as senior vice president – business design.

Dentsu X appoints Ritika Goswami as VP – Strategy

Ritika Goswami started her career at Bennett Coleman and Co. Ltd. (Times Group) as assistant manager. From there, she moved to IMRB International, a market research, survey and business consultancy firm as senior research manager. (Representative Image: CoWomen via Unsplash)

Ritika Goswami, who comes with 18 years of experience, previously worked at NielsenIQ as associate director.

DDB Mudra appoints Saad Khan as president and managing partner – growth & strategy

With more than two decades of experience under his belt, Saad Khan has worked with brands such as Coca-Cola, Amul, Reckitt Benckiser, Tata Motors, ITC Foods, Volvo Cars, Honda, and Nerolac among others. His strategic expertise specifically in building the Tata Motors' brand has played a significant role in its success within the EV category. (Image source: LinkedIn)

In this new role, Saad Khan will lead business and build on strategic capabilities for the West region of the Group.

Ajit Gurnani appointed as chief business development officer, Publicis Groupe, South Asia

Ajit Gurnani has been with Groupe for nearly 8 years now across various roles in Zenith and Publicis Media. Apart from the agency and media experience he gained through leadership roles in leading media networks, he also brings a wide spectrum of client-side experience from his stint at Marico and others.

Gurnani takes on this role in addition to his current role as chief growth officer, Publicis Media Services, India wherein he works closely with Tanmay Mohanty, CEO, of Publicis Media Services India.

Kellogg India’s Sumit Mathur joins Paytm as CMO

Previously, Sumit Mathur was the CMO at Kellogg India and led the overall category strategy/vision and business P&L as part of the South Asia Leadership team for five and a half years. (Image source: LinkedIn)

From FMCG to fintech, Paytm’s new CMO Sumit Mathur started his career at Unilever as an area sales manager.

Mullen Lintas appoints Ram Jayaraman as CCO

As per LinkedIn, at Meta, Ram Jayaraman conceptualised platform-first ideas across Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger for India’s biggest clients and also co-created campaigns with the best creative agencies. (Image source: LinkedIn)

Ram Jayaraman is armed with an experience of 22 years and has been a part of agencies like JWT India and Grey Group where he worked on brands like Rin India (Unilever), Smirnoff, Amit Enterprises, Fortis Hospitals followed by many more.

Mars Wrigley elevates Kalpesh Parmar as GM – Asia, and appoints Tamer Kadry as India GM

Kalpesh Parmar and Tamer Kadry are currently transitioning into their respective roles. (From left to right: Kalpesh Parmar and Tamer Kadry)

Kalpesh Parmar will lead business operations of the chocolate, gum, and fruity confections segments across all Asia markets as well as the pet nutrition segment in South Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.