Adobe Appoints Lara Balazs as Chief Marketing Officer

Lara Balazs previously served as CMO and General Manager, Strategic Partner Group at financial software and services leader Intuit, where she reimagined the company’s brand and go-to-market activities to support its AI-driven financial technology platform and elevated its brand awareness and reputation to new heights.

Lara Balazs will lead the Global Marketing Organization responsible for Adobe’s brand, Adobe.com, the company’s industry-leading events, campaigns, communications, social media and its media operations and marketing insights.

Intel Corporation’s CEO Patrick Gelsinger steps down

Patrick P. Gelsinger has more than four decades of technology leadership and experience driving innovation, with 30 of those years serving in Intel engineering and executive roles.

Intel Corporation has named named chief financial officer David Zinsner and senior executive Michelle Johnston Holthaus as interim co-chief executive officers.

Zee Ent appoints Saurav Adhikari as Additional Director

Saurav Adhikari is currently the founder and senior Partner at Indus Tech Edge Fund I, a growth fund. Adhikari also serves as a board member of Goodricke Group Limited, Accelya Solutions India Limited, and Bridgeweave Limited, UK, an AI-based fintech firm. (Image Source: Shiv Nadar University)

Saurav Adhikari is a senior global business leader with four decades of experience in businesses such as technology, FMCG, and consumer durables sectors.

Intel broadens the role of Apurva Jani, the chip maker’s director of marketing, India Region

Apurva Jani brings rich insights from the Indian market as well as a deep understanding of sales, marketing and brand building, having worked with organizations such as Intel, General Electric, Ford, Tata and Mahindra & Mahindra.

Apurva Jani’s extensive career includes leadership roles at some of India’s most prominent companies, including General Electric, Ford, Tata, and Mahindra & Mahindra.

Honasa Consumer elevates Vipul Maheshwari to SVP – Product and Data Analytics

Vipul Maheshwari brings extensive experience in leveraging existing data infrastructure to solve complex business challenges. An alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, with a master’s degree in mathematics and computer science, Maheshwari has previously held key positions at Delhivery and Global Analytics India Pvt Ltd, where he pioneered several data-driven business solutions.

In his new role, Vipul Maheshwari will lead this continued integration of advanced analytics for product development, further enhancing Honasa’s diverse brand portfolio.

SBI Funds Management appoints Nand Kishore as MD & CEO

Nand Kishore brings over 34 years of experience across various banking verticals at SBI, including branch banking, Treasury operations, and investment banking.

Before joining SBIFML, Nand Kishore served as Deputy Managing Director (Global Markets) at SBI’s corporate centre in Mumbai.

Apurva Sircar joins Leander Paes’s Flying Man Ventures as CEO

Apurva Sircar brings over 20 years of multifaceted marketing experience to the financial sector. (Image: Sircar at the Storyboard18 - Visionaries chapter in Delhi with L'Oreal India MD Aseem Kaushik and Kulmeet Bawa, Global Chief Revenue Officer, SAP Business Technology Platform.

Apurva Sircar previously led Bandhan Bank as senior vice president and head of marketing.