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S4 Capital’s Monks India names WPP’s Ketan Desai as MD

Desai joins Monks on 03 February 2025 and will report to Kenny Griffiths, Managing Director, APAC at Monks.

Ketan Desai previously served as WPP Grey’s chief operating officer.

Mahindra Finance appoints Anu Raj as the head of marketing

At present, Anu Raj leads leads Aditya Birla Health Insurance Company as chief marketing officer.

In her previous role, Anu Raj was Aditya Birla Health Insurance Company’s chief marketing officer.

Zomato onboards Shalin Bhatt to head the dining vertical

Shalin Bhatt, who holds an MBA from IIM-A, began his career at MediaCom Singapore, and then joined IDG Ventures India, and then Matrix Partners India. From there, he moved to Zomato as the associate vice president - user growth and marketing, and was elevated to lead as the head of growth.

Shalin Bhatt succeeded Sankalp Kathuria, who had stepped down last month.

Greaves Cotton names Parag Satpute as MD and Group CEO

In his new role, as appointed by Autocar Professional, Parag Satpute will oversee the operations of Greaves Engineering, Greaves Retail, Greaves Finance, Greaves Technologies, and Excel Controlinkage. Satpute began his career as a sales engineer at Grindwell Norton and went on to work across Sandvik Asia, Swedish Chamber of Commerce India, CII, ASSOCHAM and Bridgestone Mobility Solutions.

Parag Satpute’s role will be effective starting April 15 for a period of five years.

Mihir Karkare departs from Mirum India after nearly 16 years

Karkare was promoted to Managing Director in February 2024

Karkare co-founded Social Wavelength in 2009, which would later become Mirum India.

Sridhar Vembu steps down as Zoho’s CEO; assumes the role of chief scientist

Sridhar Vembu, who is regarded as one of the country's most influential tech entrepreneur, played a crucial role in shaping Zoho into a bootstrapped firm with over 80 million users worldwide, further added the MC report. (Image Source: Moneycontrol)

In his new role, Sridhar Vembu will focus research and innovation, especially in artificial intelligence and deep tech.

Disney Experiences announces key leadership appointments

Disney Experiences has an expansive footprint in the global theme park travel and experience business with 12 parks around the world.

The announcement comes as Disney Experiences has embarked on expansion plans for its cruise line business and at theme parks around the world.

CXO Moves: Exec movements across Coca-Cola India, Parle Products, LinkedIn, Publicis Groupe and more

Get the full picture on people and their moves on the corporate jungle gym in CXO Moves. (From left to right: Desmond Nikhil D’Souza, Krishnarao Buddha, Vidhya Srinivasan and Geraldine White)

Executive moves in the world of brands and agencies.

Parle Products’ Krishnarao Buddha steps down

Krishnarao Buddha, who is an alumni of IIM-Ahmedabad, began his career at Maxwell Apparels, and then moved to Uncle Chipps as deputy product manager. Then, he joined Excelcia Foods as product manager, and then joined Gold Cross.

As the senior category head – marketing, Krishnarao Buddha handled the portfolio of confectionery, snacks, cakes and rusks.

Google’s Vidhya Srinivasan expands role, now overseeing ads and commerce

Before joining Google, Vidhya Srinivasan held engineering, product management, and operations roles at Amazon, where she led the Amazon Redshift team. (Image: LinkedIn)

Long-time Google ads leader assumes broader role, incorporating shopping, payments, and AI-driven innovations.