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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.

Disney names Adam Smith chief product & technology officer, Disney Entertainment & ESPN

Adam Smith joins Disney from YouTube, where he most recently served as Vice President, Product Management, leading Music and Premium as well as Subscriptions and Commerce since 2016. During more than 20 years at Google and YouTube, Smith held executive roles across numerous divisions.

In this role, Adam Smith will be responsible for driving technology strategy, development, deployment and continued innovation across the company’s streaming platforms and networks, portfolio of consumer digital touchpoints, proprietary advertising technology, emerging technologies and more.

ITC’s COO Sanjay Singhal joins Wagh Bakri Tea Group as CEO

Sanjay Singhal began his career at Lakme Lever and went on to work across Hindustan Unilever, Yum! Restaurants International, GE Capital, Aditya Birla Capital and Dabur India Limited. (Image source: d2c India)

During his stint at ITC, Sanjay Singhal looked into all aspects of the dairy and beverages business.

CXO Moves: Exec movements across Pernod Ricard, Swiggy, Google and more

Get the full picture on people and their moves on the corporate jungle gym in CXO Moves. (Representative Image: Daryan Shamkhali via Unsplash)

Executive moves in the world of brands and agencies.

GMR Sports appoints Satyam Trivedi as chief executive officer

Prior to his stint at RSPG Sports, Trivedi held a leadership position at Adani Sportsline for over a decade.

In a LinkedIn post expressing his excitement about the new position, Trivedi described joining GMR Sports as “stepping onto the pitch as the new skipper”. He highlighted the familiarity with many team members and the warm welcome he has received from the promoter family.

BCCI invites applications for marketing leadership role

While Singapore has emerged as a new contender, Saudi Arabia remains firmly in the running, with locations such as Riyadh or Jeddah under serious consideration.

The GM Marketing will be responsible for developing and implementing the overall marketing strategies of the BCCI.

Sonal Kabi returns to Amazon Prime Video as director and head of marketing

She joined Amazon Prime Video in 2017 as Lead for Originals.

She joined Netflix as Director of Marketing in May 2023

DBS CEO Piyush Gupta to step down in March 2025

In a show of accountability for service disruptions that plagued the bank, Gupta took a 30% pay cut in 2023. (Image source: CNBC TV18)

His successor will be Tan Su Shan, the bank’s current deputy CEO and head of institutional banking.

Creativeland Asia appoints Poran Malani as Group CEO

Poran Malani, Group Chief Executive Officer, Creativeland Asia and Sajan Raj Kurup, Founder and Chairman, Creativeland Asia Group

Malani will spearhead the group’s growth and expansion across its diverse business portfolio.

Swiggy Instamart appoints Sairam Krishnamurthy as chief operating officer

Previously, he served as the Chief Operating Officer of the supermarket business at More Retail, where he also held the position of Chief Merchandising Officer before that.

In this new role, Sairam will oversee Swiggy Instamart’s operating units, which include dark store operations, infrastructure operations, city growth and expansion.