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Shweta Dalal appointed as Nivea India’s new marketing director

In her new capacity, Shweta Dalal will lead Nivea India's marketing strategy, with a clear focus on expanding the brand's presence in India. (Image source: LinkedIn)

Former Global Brand Director of Lux to drive Nivea India’s growth and consumer-centric initiatives.

The Advertising Club re-elects Rana Barua as President for a second term

Speaking about the appointment, Rana Barua, President, The Advertising Club said, “I am truly honoured to lead the prestigious Advertising Club for a second term. This past year has been an enriching journey, marked by significant milestones in a dynamic, ever-evolving industry. Together with my esteemed committee, we have made remarkable strides, and I look forward to building on this momentum in the year ahead with a fresh team and ambitious goals.”

Partha Sinha will continue as a member of the Managing Committee as the Immediate Past President for the ensuing year.

CXO Moves: Exec movements across Zomato, Dentsu, Flipkart and others

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.

Kedar Lele to take over as Castrol MD on Nov 1

Kedar Lele started his career at Unilever as a marketing manager for the ice cream department. At Kimberly Clark lever, as the head - sales and marketing, he led the sales and marketing function for Kimberly Clark Lever (joint venture of Hindustan Unilever & Kimberly Clark) based out of Pune. (Image source: LinkedIn)

Prior to this, Kedar Lele led Unilever as executive director and head of sales and customer development, South Asia.

Zomato’s co-founder and chief people officer Akriti Chopra steps down

Since Zomato's IPO, this is the third senior exit at Zomato, stated a media report. (Image source: LinkedIn)

Akriti Chopra began her career at PwC, and her innings at Zomato began in 2011 as senior manager – finance and operations.

Dentsu’s Robert Gilby steps down

Robert Gilby has almost three decades of experience in the media and entertainment industry and has worked in the Asia Pacific region for over 25 years. He has worked at The Walt Disney Company, Warnermedia and PwC and has extensive experience in markets that include China, India, Australia and Southeast Asia.

Robert Gilby, who was appointed in September 2022, had succeeded Ashish Bhasin.

Kinetic Green appoints Manav Mehra as Senior Executive Vice President – 2-Wheeler SBU

With over 26 years of extensive experience in the Indian industry, Manav Mehra has held leadership roles in various organisations, including Hero MotoCorp, IFB, Okaya EV, Revolt Motors, across the 2W, electric two-wheelers (e2W), and consumer durable sectors.

Manav Mehra’s focus will be on expanding the dealer network, boosting market penetration, towards service and sales excellence, and strengthening brand presence across the country.

OpenAI’s Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati steps down; two senior leaders exit

Mira Murati shared that her decision to leave was driven by a desire to "create time and space" for personal exploration after six-and-a-half years with the company. (Image source: Fortune)

Mira Murati announced departure to pursue personal exploration as OpenAI sees a leadership shake-up with the exit of two other senior research figures.

Singapore Airline’s CEO Goh Choon Phong to join Air India board post merger with Vistara

The board at Air India will approve these appointments only after the Ministry of Civil Aviation green signals Singapore Airline's investment, which as highlighted in the report, would give the carrier 25.1 percent stake in the airline. (Image source: Singapore Airlines)

Goh Choon Phong joined Singapore Airlines (SIA) in 1990, and has held senior management positions in Singapore and overseas with the Company. He joined SIA’s Board on 1 October 2010 and was appointed Chief Executive Officer on 1 January 2011.

Reliance’s Seema Nair joins Flipkart as CHRO

Seema Nair began her career at CG Power and Industrial Solutions, and went on to work across Microland Limited, Intel Corporation, Cisco and The Coca-Cola Company. (Image source: LinkedIn)

Previously, Seema Nair led Reliance as senior executive vice president, head – Reliance Group HR Office and head – Reliance Group HR Digitization.