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Shalimar Paints appoints Kuldip Raina as MD & CEO for 3-year term

Raina’s illustrious career includes leadership positions at reputed companies such as Kansai Nerolac Paints, Jubilant Industries, Arvind Brands and ITC Limited.

Raina, who joined Shalimar Paints in May 2022, currently serves as Director – Sales, Marketing, and Strategic Sourcing.

Sula appoints Harish Acharekar as Associate VP – Global Brand Ambassador & Head of Experiential Marketing

Acharekar is a Certified Sommelier from the prestigious Court of Master Sommeliers and holds a WSET Level 3 certification in Wines & Spirits—credentials that further underscore his expertise in the category.

Prior to joining Sula, he served as a brand ambassador for Bacardi, where he played a key role in enhancing consumer engagement and elevating the brand’s on-ground presence.

NimbusPost appoints Irwin Anand as CEO

As CEO, Irwin will focus on accelerating product innovation, enabling seller success, driving operational excellence, and leading NimbusPost’s strategic expansion into new and existing markets.

Most recently, Anand served as the Managing Director for India and APAC at Udemy.

Bharat Kaushal named Executive Chairman of Hitachi India, to lead growth strategy

Hitachi credited Kaushal’s “strategic vision” with driving the company’s expansion in India across diverse domains

Kaushal, who previously served as Corporate Officer at Hitachi Ltd. and Managing Director of Hitachi India, will also continue to serve as the Acting Managing Director for Hitachi India alongside his new role.

Cleartrip appoints Manjari Singhal as Chief Growth and Business Officer; Anuj Rathi moves on

Manjari currently leads the Beauty, FMCG, and General Merchandise business.

Manjari Singhal will oversee the Business, Growth, Marketing, and Customer Experience functions.

Amit Wadhwa named CEO, Creative & Media; Anita Kotwani elevated to Chief Client Officer at Dentsu

Amit and Anita will jointly report to Harsha Razdan, CEO - South Asia, dentsu, and Prerna Mehrotra, CCO and CEO - Media, APAC.

This realignment strengthens the network’s commitment to delivering seamless, insight-driven solutions under a unified vision.

LIC appoints Govind Prasad Agarwal as Additional ED for Marketing, Product Development

During the 34 years of service in the Corporation, Govind Prasad Agarwal has experience of more than 16 years in insurance marketing at various levels of the Corporation. His experience in other operational departments ranges from new business, claims, policy servicing, pension & group schemes to corporate communications. (Image Source: CNBC-TV18)

Govind Prasad Agarwal joined the Life Insurance Corporation of India as assistant administrative officer in 1991.

McCann Worldgroup names Sumeer Mathur as Chief Strategy Officer

During his time at Dentsu, Sumeer Mathur led the growth vertical through integrated approaches (Creative, CX, Media, and tech), established Dentsu Creative's first strategy department, and promoted "Modern Creativity" combining culture, data, and technology.

Previously, Sumeer Mathur led Dentsu Creative in a similar position.

Publicis Groupe South Asia appoints Paritosh Srivastava as CEO of BBH India

Paritosh Srivastava will work closely with BBH India’s managing director and chief operating officer Himanshu Saxena, and chief creative officer Parikshit Bhattaccharya.

This is in addition to Paritosh Srivastava’s current role as CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi India, Saatchi Propagate India.

Dabur India appoints Sriram Padmanabhan as Head – Healthcare Business

Sriram Padmanabhan has an extensive experience of over 21 years in marketing across categories, sales, strategic planning and P&L management, and has worked with various organisations such as Abbott Nutrition, GSK Consumer Healthcare, Kimberly Clark Lever, Times Internet, Dabur Foods Ltd etc.

Sriram Padmanabhan succeeds Philipe Joseph Haydon, whose cessation from the services of the company will be effective from the close of working hours of July 01, 2025.