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Gourav Rakshit steps down as chief operating officer from Viacom18

Commenting on Gourav Rakshit’s departure, a Viacom18 spokesperson had said, “Gourav has played a key role in shaping Viacom18's digital agenda over the last five years. He has now decided to move on other pursuits outside the organisation. We wish him all the very best in his future endeavours.”

Gourav Rakshit’s next move is unknown.

Mondelez International onboards Brian McNamara to its board of directors

Brian McNamara joined GSK as head of Europe and Americas at GSK Consumer Healthcare.

Brian McNamara is the chief executive officer at Haleon.

Bimlendra Jha steps down as managing director from Jindal Steel and Power

Bimlendra Jha began his career at Tata Steel as chief ASPIRE and improvement groups. Then, he worked across Tata Growth Shop, Tata Steel and Ambuja Cements. (Image source: Moneycontrol)

Sabyasachi Bandyopadhyay, who is the wholetime director, will be stepping into Bimlendra Jha’s shoes for the time-being.

Vikram Anand to lead Infinera’s India growth

Anand, with his experience at VMware, Ericsson, and Cisco, is tasked with expanding Infinera's Indian customer base by attracting well-known companies. (Image sourced via LinkedIn)

Anand previously held the position of senior director of sales at Ciena, a US-based telecom vendor.

Prantik Mazumdar moves on from Dentsu Singapore; heads TiE Singapore as president

Prantik Mazumdar started his career at Accenture as a summer intern and went on to work across IE Singapore, StrategiCom, Pinstorm, Time International, Gamechanger Sports Ventures, Learncool and Dentsu International.

Prantik Mazumdar led CXM Group, Dentsu Singapore as managing director.

Meesho’s Lucky Saini elevated as head of marketing and growth at CheQ

During his stint at Meesho, Lucky Saini launched its sale event charter and took Amazon and Flipkart sale events head on with a marque sale event property.

Lucky Saini, who was the vice president and head of brand at Meesho, had joined CheQ on a part-time basis.

Malcolm Raphael joins Sideways Consulting as chief growth officer

At Bennett Coleman and Co, Malcolm Raphael joined as the vice president and business head for BrandScope where he created aspirational brands to address market opportunities and plug consumer need gaps.

Malcolm Raphael worked at Bennett Coleman and Co as senior vice president – creative strategy and planning | trade marketing | innovations.

Vinay Shrivastava steps down as Udaan’s business head – FMCG

Vinay Shrivastava began his career at Larsen & Toubro (L&T) where he managed the project planning and execution.

Vinay Shrivastava’s next move is unknown.

Unilever’s Ashwath Swaminathan joins Swiggy as chief growth and marketing officer

Before him, Karthik Gurumurthy, a Senior Vice President, left to pursue his own venture, while Anuj Rathi, the former Head of Revenue and Growth, resigned in September 2023. Additionally, former Chief Technology Officer Dale Vaz exited in April last year, stated India IPO.

Ashwath Swaminathan led Unilever as vice president – oral care and deodorants.

SkodaAuto Volkswagen India onboards Jan Bures as executive vice president – sales, marketing and digital

Jan Bures started his career at Honda R&D Europe as area sales and service manager.

Jan Bures led the subsidiary of the German automotive manufacturing company as NSC Steering – head of project working capital management.