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WPP appoints Philip Jansen as non-executive chair of the board

Philip Jansen was Chief Executive of BT Group from 2019 to February 2024. Before that he was CEO of Worldpay, the technology-led global payments services group.

Philip Jansen will join the Board on 16 September 2024 and will succeed Roberto Quarta as Non-Executive Chair of WPP from 1 January 2025.

Honasa Consumer appoints Nilesh Kotalwar as senior vice president – online revenue and growth

Nilesh Kotalwar will focus on building a robust online network strategy, optimizing digital marketing efforts, and enhancing the overall online consumer experience.

In his new role, Nilesh Kotalwar will spearhead the online revenue strategy, driving growth and profitability for Honasa Consumer’s diverse portfolio of brands, including Mamaearth, The Derma Co., Aqualogica, Dr Sheth’s, and Bblunt.

Former Mindshare exec Sidharth Parashar sets up Nestassured Realty

Sidharth Parashar stated, "After a fulfilling 25-year journey in media, including incredible 20 years with GroupM India and Mindshare APAC, I am thrilled to announce my new venture in Real Estate Consulting: Nestassured Realty, a boutique firm based in Gurgaon. I’ve partnered with Aveen Dhall to co-found Nestassured Realty, a premier, RERA-licensed consultancy dedicated to empowering clients on their investment journeys. We collaborate with top developers to deliver customized strategies and premium opportunities."

Sidharth Parashar started his career as a media planner at Universal McCann and went on to work across Madison Communications, Optimum Media Solutions, Wavemaker and GroupM.

CXO Moves: Exec movements across Google, Gozoop Group, SPNI and more

Get the full picture on people and their moves on the corporate jungle gym in CXO Moves. (From left to right: Sanjay Gupta, Alain Tuscan and Ashok Nambissan)

Executive moves in the world of brands and agencies.

LTIMindtree appoints Karan Rajpal as senior director

He is into marketing outcomes for LTIMindtree's delivery units, delivering outcomes across retention, strategic goals and client experience.

In his new role, Karam Rajpal is running marketing for two mandates at LTIMindtree.

Google elevates Sanjay Gupta to President, APAC

As per the report, Roma Datta Chobey would be the interim head for the large customer sales (LCS) team.

Sanjay Gupta began his career at Hindustan Unilever and went on to work across Bharti Airtel, and Star India.

CXO Moves: Exec movements across Mahindra & Mahindra, WPP, PepsiCo and more

Get the full picture on people and their moves on the corporate jungle gym in CXO Moves. (From left to right: Brian Lesser, Adam Warner, Harsh Bhutani and Manjari Upadhye)

Executive moves in the world of brands and agencies.

Mahindra & Mahindra appoints Manjari Upadhye as chief marketing officer – automotive division

Manjari Upadhye started her career at Colgate Palmolive as senior product manager, and went on to work across Ocean Spray Cranberries, PepsiCo, Mondelez International, Danone Dairy and Amazon.

At Welspun World, Manjari Upadhye’s skills ranged across product innovation, strategy, partner relationship management, marketing strategy, team leadership, P&L management and business modeling.

Fisdom ropes in Girish Venkat as head of the wealth management biz

Fisdom appoints Girish Venkat as the head of its wealth management business

According to Fisdom, Girish Venkat pioneered wealth management in PSU banks in the country

WPP appoints Brian Lesser as GroupM’s global CEO

Brian Lesser first joined WPP with the acquisition of 24/7 Real Media in 2007. He went on to create the Media Innovation Group, building addressable advertising products and technology for GroupM, including one of the industry’s first data management platforms. In 2011 he founded Xaxis, the programmatic media buying platform which now forms part of GroupM’s media performance organization, GroupM Nexus.

Brian Lesser succeeds Christian Juhl, who is stepping down after five years in the role.