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Zomato’s independent director Gunjan Soni steps down

Gunjan Soni, who holds a MBA in finance from XLRI Jamshedpur, began her career at Infosys Technologies and went on to work across McKinsey & Company, Star India, Myntra and Zalora Group.

It was stated in a filing with the BSE that Gunjan Soni would cease to be the member of the company’s risk management committee and corporate social responsibility committee.

CXO Moves: Exec movements across Bajaj Auto, L’oreal Professionel, Lowe Lintas, Tata Consumer Products and more

Keep up with all the key people movements in the brand marketing ecosystem in Storyboard18’s CXO Moves. A round-up of the executives who are in, out, and in-between.(Representational image via Unsplash)

Executive moves in the world of brands and agencies.

Kapil Batra joins Lowe Lintas as President

Kapil Batra started off in 2007 as creative director at McCann Worldgroup and went on to work across Eleven Brandworks, and then joined McCann Worldgroup again as the creative director.

Previously, Kapil Batra led Wieden + Kennedy India as national creative director.

Noel Tata appointed Chairman of Tata Trusts following Ratan Tata’s passing

Noel Tata, who has longstanding ties with Tata Group's various businesses, will be the first family member since 2011 to simultaneously serve on the boards of both Tata Sons and Tata Trusts.

Noel Tata has been appointed chairman of Tata Trusts on October 11, succeeding his half-brother Ratan Tata, who passed away at the age of 86 on October 9.

Partha Basu appointed as Managing Director of Ashirwad by Aliaxis

With a career spanning over three decades, Mr. Partha Basu has held prominent positions at major corporations such as AkzoNobel, Coca-Cola, and KPMG. (Image source: Aliaxis)

Basu takes the helm of Bengaluru-headquartered Ashirvad, bringing over 30 years of leadership experience to drive performance and growth.

Bajaj Auto’s Head of Marketing Deepika Warrier quits; Sumeet Narang elevated to President – Marketing

Deepika Warrier’s next move is unknown. Sumeet Narang’s responsibilities will include looking into the entire domestic business.

Ageas Federal Life Insurance appoints Jude Gomes as MD & CEO

Prior to that, Jude Gomes was Chief Partnership Distribution Officer for Manulife in Vietnam, and at HSBC Head Office based out of Hong Kong.

Jude Gomes brings more than 30 years of local and international experience in senior positions in insurance and banking. He had stints as CEO at Manulife China Bank in the Philippines and more recently as CEO at Union Assurance PLC in Sri Lanka.

Zarin Daruwala to retire from Standard Chartered India in 2025

Under Zarin Daruwala's leadership, Standard Chartered has established itself as a significant player in the Indian market, focusing on cross-border solutions in Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) and enhancing its Wealth and Retail Banking (WRB) offerings. (Image source: Fortune India)

After a distinguished career of over 35 years, Zarin Daruwala will step down as CEO of Standard Chartered in India and South Asia on April 1, 2025.

Zomato ropes in ex-BookMyShow executive Kunal Khambati

Kunal Khambati, who has spent nearly eight years at BookMyShow, played a key role in launching marquee events. (Image source: LinkedIn)

The company continues to build its live events business, District, by poaching industry professionals, signalling its ambitious expansion into event management and entertainment.

L’Oréal Professionnel’s marketing head Aditi Anand quits

As the head - creative strategy for Coca-Cola, India and South West Asia, Anand led Creative Strategy for Coke in India and Southwest Asia. In this role, I was responsible for translating the Brand and Business strategy into a Consumer Strategy and communicating the same through rich, immersive platform ideas.

Aditi Anand began her career at Bharti Airtel and went on to work across Flipkart, Micromax Informatics, HMD Global and The Coca-Cola Company.