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Vipin Unni joins OTT platform aha as CMO

Vipin Unni began his career at Hindustan Unilever as a territory sales incharge and then went on to work across Reliance Infocomm, airtel, and Star TV Network.

Previously, Vipin Unni led Sun TV Network as head of strategy – Malayalam and Telugu cluster.

FCB/SIX India announces elevations across senior leadership

From its launch in 2023, FCB/SIX India grew its team threefold to 170 kinnectors. The agency has also onboarded several Indian and global clients, including Crompton, SBI, Polycab, Amazon, HDFC Bank, Plum, Aditya Birla Capital, ZF Aftermarket, among others. (From Left to Right: Salman Shamsi, Dhruv Shah, Ankit Banga and Anmol Dang)

Dhruv Shah has been elevated to Senior Vice President – CX, while Anmol Dang takes on the role of Vice President – Media (West). Salman Shamsi has been elevated to Associate Vice President – Brand Reputation Management.

Croma appoints Shibashish Roy as chief executive officer

Shibashish Roy, Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

The decision is an outcome of planning process in the organization with the imminent retirement of the present Managing Director and CEO, Avijit Mitra in March 2025.

Sandeep Sangwan appointed as Global CMO for Castrol

With an impressive background spanning over 20 years, Sandeep Sangwan previously held leadership positions in sales, marketing, and P&L delivery at Gillette and P&G across India, the Middle East, China, and Europe. (Image source: LinkedIn)

Former Castrol India MD to lead global marketing, as Michelle Jou welcomes successor Kedar Lele for India operations.

Truecaller appoints Rishit Jhunjhunwala as new CEO

Rishit Jhunjhunwala has been with Truecaller since 2015 and currently serves as the chief of products and managing director of the company's India division.

Rishit Jhunjhunwala is set to assume his new position at Truecaller on January 9, following the departure of the current CEO, Alan Mamedi.

Publicis Groupe elevates Lalatendu Das to CEO, Publicis Media South Asia

Lalatendu Das started his career as a business relationship manager at Tata Consultancy Services, and then worked as a partner at McKinsey & Company.

Currently, Lalatendu Das is serving as the CEO of Performics India.

Xiaomi India’s President Muralikrishnan B steps down

Muralikrishnan B began his career at Asian Paints as an area manager where he headed branch units responsible for overall sales & administration - Sales & Sales promotional plans, forecasting, dealer network management and compliance.

During his stint, Muralikrishnan B was responsible for Operations, Services, Public Affairs & Strategic Projects.

Yamaha Motor India appoints Itaru Otani as Chairman

Itaru Otani brings over three decades of experience with Yamaha Motor Company, having held key leadership roles across global markets, including Australia, Brazil, and Japan.

Prior to this role, Itaru Otani served as Chief General Manager, leading the Land Mobility Business Operations based out of Japan.

OLX India’s MD & CEO Amit Kumar steps down

Amit Kumar started his career with the OLX Group as the vice president. As the former VP, Kumar grew the business from a pilot being incubated in Delhi NCR to retail presence pan India. He built the end to end product allowing the transactions business to scale. He built a team across of 1000+ people across functions (Product, Operations, Sales, HR, Finance etc.) and geographies grounds up.

Amit Kumar started his career with Britannia Industries as a management trainee and went on to hold various roles in different capacities.

CXO Moves: Exec movements across Bharti Airtel, Gillette India, P&G and more

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