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Airtel names Shashwat Sharma as next MD & CEO; Gopal Vittal to move into exec vice chairman role

In preparation for this role, Shashwat Sharma is being appointed CEO designate of the company.

As the CEO designate, Shashwat Sharma will be responsible for the entire end-to-end consumer business. Gopal Vittal will be responsible for mentoring and grooming Sharma to take over as MD & CEO of Bharti Airtel Ltd.

Gautam Kamath to transition to Global Corporate Strategy role at P&G

With nearly 18 years at P&G, Kamath has held various leadership positions across multiple regions

The new role will be effective from November 1, 2024.

Srividya Srinivasan to take charge as CFO for Gillette India

An alumnus of Darden School of Business, University of Virginia, she currently is the Vice President & Head of Global Business Services and Global External Reporting in P&G Philippines.

Srinivasan joined P&G in 2005 in the United States of America and has since worked across various roles delivering outstanding results for several P&G businesses.

PHD elevates Rohan Tambyrajah to Global Chief Experience Officer

As the former global group strategy director, Rohan Tambyrajah was part of the management team of the Unilever Global Strategy Unit.

Rohan Tambyrajah started his career at Copyright Licensing Agency and went on to work across JCDecaux, i-level and Havas.

Mukesh Gupta resigns from ITC’s Board of Directors

Mukesh Gupta currently serves on the Boards of IDBI Bank Limited and CFM Asset Reconstruction Private Limited. He holds a bachelor’s degree in science and an MBA in human resources.

On October 24, 2024, the Board recommended the appointment of Siddhartha Mohanty, CEO and MD of LIC, as a Non-Executive Director for three years, effective January 1, 2025.

Exec movements across Pidilite, Disney+Hotstar, The Coca Cola Company and more

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Executive moves in the world of brands and agencies.

Mondelez International elevates Vidya Kailasam Hangal to Director – Omnichannel

Vidya Kailasam Hangal began her career at Infosys Technologies as a software engineer and worked across The Coca-Cola Company, Novartis Consumer Health and Britannia Industries.

In her new role, Vidya Kailasam Hangal’s responsibility will include leading the organized trade vertical of Mondelez India Foods and delivering the modern trade (B2C and B2B) and E-Commerce (Quick commerce, E-Grocery and E-marketplaces) business for the India BU.

Pidilite Industries elevates Manish Dubey to CBO, Fevicol

Manish Dubey began his career at Asian Paints as group brand manager and went on to work across General Mills and ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company.

Previously, Manish Dubey led Pidilite Industries as chief marketing officer.

Atsushi Takase to take charge as MD at Mitsubishi Electric India

Takase joined Mitsubishi Electric in 1988 and has held various significant positions throughout his career

Takase will focus on enhancing operational excellence and sustainable growth at MEI. His mission is to effectively leverage the integrated operations of MEI to addresses social issues through its business while aligning with the “Make in India” initiative.

Mitali Srivastava Hough moves on from McCann Worldgroup to pursue new ventures

In addition to her consultancy work, Mitali Srivastava Hough is diving into a collaboration with musical maestro AR Rahman, where she will be contributing as a writer on a project that is an amalgamation of creativity and technology.

Mitali Srivastava Hough hinted at her intent to mentor her creative consultancy – The Equal Agency and continue advising various other agencies.