Tag: CXO Moves

LinkedIn appoints Kumaresh Pattabiraman as India Manager and Product Head

Pattabiraman's journey with LinkedIn began in July 2013, where he served as the group product manager for the search and discovery product team. Over the years, he has played a pivotal role in enhancing the platform's user experience, particularly through innovations in the Search and Feed features, as well as launching new products such as Profile Video and Career Breaks. (Image: LinkedIn)

Long-time LinkedIn executive Kumaresh Pattabiraman to lead India operations, succeeding Ashutosh Gupta, in the platform’s fastest-growing market.

Former P&G exec Priyali Kamath joins Imperial Brands PLC as president

As the brand director of feminine careat P&G, Priyali Kamath led the marketing program for P&G's Whisper business, including developing a profitable launch model for affordable protection. The affordable protection program propelled Whisper India to record share, and accelerated category development in both urban and rural India. (Image source: LinkedIn)

Priyali Kamath began her career at P&G as human resources manager and over a period held various roles in different capacities.

Protean eGov Technologies elevates Gaurav Ramdev to chief growth & marketing officer

As the CMO, Gaurav Ramdev ran all marketing functions - Brand Marketing, Digital Marketing, Performance Marketing, Content Marketing, Product Marketing, Corp-Comm and PR functions. (Image source: LinkedIn)

Gaurav Ramdev will continue to be the Brand Steward and will take additional charge as Growth owner for D2C P&L across B2C, B2B, B2B2C and Digital partnerships.

Debjani Ghosh moves on from Nasscom; Rajesh Nambiar to lead as president

As the NASSCOM President, Debjani Ghosh actively worked with the industry and Government to accelerate the growth of the Industry and strengthen India’s position as hub for Innovation and Digital Talent. (From left to right: Debjani Ghosh and Rajesh Nambiar)

Debjani Ghosh, who holds a MBA in marketing from SP Jain Institute of Management & Research, started her career at Intel Corporation and then rose the ranks as managing director, South Asia. Currently, she is a distinguished fellow at NITI Aayog.

Ad veteran Swati Bhattacharya joins Godrej Consumer Products’ in-house ad agency Lightbox

During her stint at FCB India, Swati Bhattacharya played a crucial role in shaping the agency's creative reputation and bringing international recognition through path-breaking campaigns, while her keen insights and bold approach to storytelling have left an indelible mark on the organisation, inspiring creativity and pushing boundaries. She will remain at the agency until the end of March. (Image sourced via LinkedIn)

Apart from the India operations, Bhattacharya in her new role will handle the markets of Argentina, Africa, Chile, Indonesia, etc, stated the report.

GE Power India’s Prashant Jain resigns as MD

GE Power India Ltd. (GPIL) announced on Wednesday that Prashant Jain's resignation would be effective from the close of business on August 31, 2024.

Prashant Jain steps down as Managing Director of GE Power India Ltd. after a tenure marked by strategic initiatives, with Puneet Bhatla set to take the helm from September 1, 2024.

PepsiCo appoints Mark Kirkham as Senior VP – marketing, Pepsi & sparkling brands

Mark Kirkham began his journey at FitzGerald Communications and went on to work across Ovum, Forrester Research, ACNielsen and Procter & Gamble. (Image source: LinkedIn)

As the SVP and CMO, Mark Kirkham was responsible for creative, innovation, and marketing strategy across PepsiCo’s international beverages portfolio; including brands such as Pepsi, 7UP, Mirinda, Rockstar Energy, Mountain Dew, Gatorade, Aquafina, and Bubly.

Neville Tata takes charge of Tata Group’s Star Bazaar

Neville Tata joined Trent Ltd in 2016, and as explained in the report, headed packaged foods and beverages business before taking up the responsibilities at Zudio, a clothing brand. (Image source: magicpin)

Neville Tata was on board of Trent Hypermarket, a grocery retailing subsidiary, as its non-executive director. But, he has stepped down from that role.

Warner Bros. Discovery U.S. Networks chairman Kathleen Finch to retire

Kathleen Finch joined Scripps Networks in 1999 as a programmer at the start-up Food Network, following 12 years as a journalist at CBS News. She helped turn a small food-focused network into one of the most watched and well-known cable brands, now a television mainstay thanks to the extraordinary chefs and restauranters who Finch developed, including Bobby Flay and Guy Fieri.

Upon Kathleen Finch’s retirement at the end of the year, the US Networks business will be led by Channing Dungey, Warner Bros. Television Group Chairman and CEO.

Standard Chartered elevates Gaurav Rajput to MD, global head corporate & investment bank marketing

Gaurav Rajput, who began his career in advertising as an account executive at FCB Ulka, ventured into the world of marketing and went on to work across Rediffusion Y&R, NDTV, Citibank India, Aviva, Cigna TTK Health Insurance Company and IDFC Bank.

Previously, Gaurav Rajput led Standard Chartered as managing director and head consumer bank marketing – Asia.