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Nachiket Deshpande and Sudhir Chaturvedi top contenders for LTIMindtree’s CEO role: Reports

Nachiket Deshpande, chief operating officer, and Sudhir Chaturvedi, president, are touted as the top contenders for the CEO position. This is because the board prefers to have an insider who could handle the responsibilities of the position, stated the report. (From left to right: Nachiket Deshpande and Sudhir Chaturvedi)

Nachiket Deshpande, chief operating officer, and Sudhir Chaturvedi, president, are being considered to succeed Debashis Chatterjee, chief executive officer, whose term will end late 2025.

Apple’s longest-serving designer leaving the company

The designer was known as one of Ive’s top lieutenants and helped run the team after former chief Evans Hankey, Ive’s successor, departed last year. (Representative Image: Barna Bartis via Unsplash)

Andre was one of the last remaining designers from the Jony Ive era at Apple.

Ogilvy India appoints B. Ramanathan as chief client officer

His international stints in leadership roles in Indonesia and his significant contributions as the chief marketing officer of Ogilvy Asia and Global Brand Leader for Mondelez further showcase his global perspective and strategic prowess. (Image source: Marketing in Asia)

As chief client officer, Ram will lead strategic client relationships, contribute to brand stewardship, drive business growth, and spearhead the development of innovative offerings.

Genpact elevates Vidya Rao as chief technology and transformation officer

Vidya Rao started her career at Blue Chip Computer Consultants and went on to work across Infosys, Wipro, Cambridge Technology Partners and Accenture. She was also a board member at Micro Focus.

Vidya Rao will look into establishing a robust data office to enhance Genpact’s data capabilities.

Stellantis elevates Shishir Mishra as brand director – Citroen, India

Shishir Mishra began his career as a marketing executive at Onida and went on to work across Ford Motor Credit Company, ICICI Bank, HDFC Ergo General Insurance, Toyota Financial Services India and Banque PSA Finance.

Previously, Shishir Mishra was the director and head – Stellantis sales and marketing synergy – India.

Warner Media appoints Vaibhav Nagpal as head – partner relations and music acquisition

Vaibhav Nagpal has spearheaded the content and partner relation verticals at Hungama Digital Media Entertainment and has a proven track record in implementing strategies that have significantly boosted revenue milestones.

Vaibhav Nagpal brings in 14 years of experience in the digital media entertainment industry, with a focus on partnerships, acquisition, and music distribution.

Visa appoints Shruti Gupta as vice president and head – CRM, India and South Asia

Shruti Gupta has a master’s degree in business administration from FORE School of Management and a bachelor’s degree in science from Delhi University.

In her role, Shruti Gupta will head Visa’s business and corporate solutions including Commercial Solutions, Integrated Money Movement and Visa Government Solutions.

Indian-origin executive Sunil Gupta to become CEO of Coca-Cola Beverages Africa

Sunil Gupta will play a critical role in The Coca-Cola Company’s continued commitment to successfully list CCBA as a public company via an initial public offering (IPO) once market conditions become more favourable.

Sunil Gupta was previously chief financial officer for The Coca-Cola Company’s Bottling Investments Group (BIG).

Bridgestone appoints Hiroshi Yoshizane as managing director – India

Bridgestone Corporation underwent a global restructuring where India was reorganised under East to create Asia Pacific, India and China as a strategic business unit (SBU). (Image source: Unsplash)

Hiroshi Yoshizane will succeed Stefano Sanchini, who took up the position in January 2023 replacing incumbent Parag Satpute.

T-Series ropes in Neeraj Kalyan and Shiv Chanana as directors to its board

Neeraj Kalyan oversees T-Series' business development, licensing of music catalogues and films, managing music publishing revenue, collaborating globally, formulating corporate growth strategies, and representing the company on industry forums, stated a media report. At T-Series, Shiv Chanana is responsible for acquiring content, managing complex challenges in the film industry, and enhancing project success. (From left to right: Neeraj Kalyan and Shiv Chanana)

Neeraj Kalyan and Shiv Chanana currently serve as president and executive vice president (films), and will also hold the position of executive directors.