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Dentsu India names Abhirup Datta as CEO – Sokrati

Abhirup Datta’s focus will be on expanding Sokrati’s footprint and reinforcing its industry leadership.

Additionally, Prajaktta Gosavi, head – performance delivery practice, dentsu India, has been tasked with leading integrated solution delivery for the Performance Practice across Sokrati, iProspect, Carat, and dentsu X.

WPP appoints Accenture’s Prashant Mehta as MD for Global Delivery Centre

Bringing extensive experience in the digital transformation, Prashant Mehta previously served as Global Managing Director of Global Assets at Accenture Song, where he spearheaded the adoption of generative AI strategies. (Image source: LinkedIn)

Prashant Mehta is an experienced digital transformation expert and joins WPP from Accenture, where he was Global Managing Director of Global Assets at Accenture Song, responsible for its generative AI-led asset strategy, delivery, and adoption.

Renault India’s VP – Sales & Marketing Sudhir Malhotra steps down

Malhotra began his career as an executive at DCM Toyota and went on to work across Daewoo Motors India, Honda Siel Cars India and General Motors.

In early 2025, Francisco Hidalgo Marques, who is the managing director of the Dacia brand in Spain and Portugal will succeed him as the sales and marketing head.

P&G India appoints Rohini Venkateswaran as Chief Sales Officer

An alumnus of SP Jain Institute of Management, Mumbai, Rohini Venkateswaran currently serves as the Vice President & Country manager Procter & Gamble Gulf - East Gulf & Sales Strategy Gulf. In her current role, Venkateswaran is responsible for 5 countries in Gulf- Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain and Qatar as General manager and UAE as overall sales strategy leader.

Rohini Venkateswaran, whose role will be effective beginning January 1, will be taking over the role from Sairamana Ponugoti.

Angel One’s chief growth officer Prabhakar Tiwari resigned; third key executive exit for the stockbroker this year

As the former CMO at Angel One, Prabhakar Tiwari created a highly agile, tech oriented and customer obsessed brand, and made Angel Broking a No. 1 brand in terms of market share.

Prabhakar Tiwari’s exit comes after Pravin Bathe, the chief compliance officer at Angel One put in his papers in October.

HUL appoints Vivek Mittal as Executive Director – Legal & Corporate Affairs

Vivek Mittal currently serves as global general counsel at Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Limited, managing legal, ethics, compliance, and data privacy risks for the company.

Vivek Mittal will take over from Dev Bajpai, who had announced his early retirement in October this year.

Mahindra Group names Devendra Sharnagat as SVP – AI Division

Devendra Sharnagat, who began his career as a an account executive at Direxions Marketing Services, went on to work across HDFC Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank.

In his previous role at Mahindra Finance, Devendra Sharnagat led Data and Analytics function for financial services sector.

Good Glamm’s Naiyya Saggi joins Tanla Platforms as Independent Director

Naiyya Saggi began her career at International Bar Association and then joined McKinsey & Company as a business analyst. From there, she moved to The Bridgespan Group as a consultant. Also serving as an independent director at Welspun World, Saggi went on to found BabyChakra, where she was responsible for product, brand development and outreach.

The Board comprises of founder chairman Uday Reddy, chief business officer Deepak Goyal and industry veterans Dr. RS Sharma , Sanjay Kapoor, Francois Ortalo-Magne and Rahul Khanna.

Zepto’s CHRO Martin Dinesh Gomez quits; Chandan Mendiratta to be Chief Culture Officer

Martin Dinesh Gomez, who had joined ZeptMartin Dinesh Gomez, who had joined Zepto this year in February, had started his career at Titan Industries. Then, he went on to work across Aditi Technologies, Talisma Corporation, Sapient Corporation, Accenture, Microsoft, Thomson Reuters and Amazon. (From left to right: Martin Dinesh Gomez and Chandan Mendiratta) this year in February, had started his career at Titan Industries. Then, he went on to work across Aditi Technologies, Talisma Corporation, Sapient Corporation, Accenture, Microsoft, Thomson Reuters and Amazon.

Zepto co-founder Aadit Palicha will handle some of Gomez’s tasks, Zepto’s chief brand officer Chandan Mendiratta will head the other human resource (HR) functions as Chief Culture Officer, Moneycontrol reports.

Poonawalla Fincorp appoints Salil Hajarnis as Chief Technology Officer

With over two decades of experience in technology leadership, Salil Hajarnis has consistently delivered impactful results in roles spanning enterprise architecture, software engineering, and AI integration, highlighted the company in a statement. At Fiserv, as head of technology for India, he led major initiatives including AI and API-enabled solutions, real-time integrations, and platform modernization across key markets in India, ASEAN, and Australia.

As CTO, Salil Hajarnis will shape the company’s technology roadmap, enhance operational efficiency, and deliver superior customer experiences.