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Kotak Mahindra Bank makes appointments at leadership levels; KVS Manian joins as joint managing director

KVS Manian had been with the lender for almost 30 years.

Shanti Ekambaram has been appointed as deputy managing director, Devang Gheewalla will succeed Jaimin Bhatt as the group chief financial officer,
Milind Nagnur has been elevated as chief operating officer and Paul Parambi has been elevated as group chief risk officer.

Dentsu’s global chief financial officer Nick Priday departs

Nick Priday took the mantle of global CFO of Dentsu International (formerly Dentsu Aegis Network) in 2013, following the acquisition of Aegis by Dentsu.

Nick Priday’s next move is unknown.

Meta’s Archana Vohra joins Google as managing director – payments and commerce, Asia Pacific

Vohra started her career at New Delhi Television, Adlabs, Times Internet and Amazon.

Archana Vohra was the senior director – global business group mid market and SMB at Meta.

Ripple’s Navin Gupta joins Crystal Blockchain as chief executive officer

Navin Gupta began his career at Citigroup and HSBC. During his stint at Citigroup, he was a relationship manager for tech. He had clients like Google, Amazon, Intel among others.

Navin Gupta led Ripple as managing director – South Asia and MENA.

Mars appoints Avik Sarkar as business head – South East Asia and South Asia

Avik Sarkar started his career at Parle Agro and went on to work across Emami and ITC. During his stint at ITC, he facilitated growth and became the biggest soap brand (Vivel) in East India through impactful strategies & innovation.

Avik Sarkar led Kellogg Company as regional marketing lead – Middle East, Turkey, Africa.

CXO Moves: Exec movements across McDonald’s, Ogilvy, VML, OpenAI, Genpact, HMD and more

Get the full picture on people and their moves on the corporate jungle gym in CXO Moves. (From left to right: Andrej Karpathy, Sunil Gupta, Vikas Gupta and Priya Rege Jaggi)

Executive moves in the world of brands and agencies.

Carlsberg India appoints Vandana Kapur as vice president – human resources

Vandana Kapur, with a career spanning over 22 years si experienced in corporate, consulting, and entrepreneurial roles.

At Carlsberg, Vandana Kapur will focus on organization effectiveness, talent management, and strengthening of our DE&I, amongst other critical responsibilities.

VLCC elevates Vikas Gupta to managing director and group CEO

In his new capacity, Vikas Gupta will continue to lead the company's strategic direction, focusing on driving overall business growth by leveraging technology and prioritizing customer-centric approaches to introduce the finest beauty and skincare products to the Indian market.

Vikas Gupta was appointed Group CEO of VLCC in April 2023.

Orkla India onboards Murali S as chief executive officer of condiments brand Eastern

In his new role, Murali will be based out of Cochin and he will guide the team in strengthening the company’s footprint in Kerala market. Further, he will also spearhead the Eastern business unit. (Image Source: Gama)

Murali S will succeed Navas Meeran.

HMD elevates Tathagat Jena as head of marketing, DTC & Online Biz Head, India and APAC

Tathagat Jena started his career as a management trainee at McCann Ericson, MAA Bozell India, Maxicare Creative Concepts, Lowe Lintas, Ogilvy & Mather, Leo Burnett, The Spa Group, Samsung Electronics and Transsion infinix.

Tathagat Jena was the head of marketing at HMD Global.