Keep up with all the key people movements in the brand marketing ecosystem in Storyboard18’s CXO Moves. Here’s a round-up of the executives who’ve moved jobs, got bigger roles, switched industries and more.
Priya Nair
Present: Business group president – beauty and wellbeing, Unilever
Priya Nair has taken over Unilever as business group president – beauty and wellbeing. Nair began her career at the FMCG company and has held positions in different companies within the company.
Saakshi Verma Menon
Previous: Marketing director, Kimberly-Clark
Present: Senior marketing director, Africa Middle East & South Asia, PepsiCo
Saakshi Verma Menon has joined PepsiCo in a new role. She has worked across Colgate Palmolive, The Coca-Cola Company, Uber and Nicobar Design.
Sagar Sharma
Previous: Director – business strategy, The Coca-Cola Company
Present: Senior director, growth strategy, India and SW Asia, The Coca-Cola Company
The Coca-Cola Company has promoted Sagar Sharma as senior director, growth strategy for the Indian and south west asian region. Sharma has been a part of companies like Aricent, Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting and GSK Consumer Healthcare India.
Gwanggu Lee
Previous: President, Kia Mexico
Present: Managing director and chief executive officer, Kia India
Gwanggu Lee has stepped into the shoes of Tae Jin Park who is embracing retirement after a 36 year stint at the company.
Krishnan Sundaram
Previous: Vice president and business head – nutrition, Unilever
Krishnan Sundaram has moved on from his respective role. He started his career at Unilever as a business leadership trainee.
Geetika Mehta
Previous: Managing director, Hershey India
Present: MD, Nivea India
Geetika Mehta has been appointed by Nivea India in a new role. She has worked in companies like Unilever too.
Sanjay Adesara
Previous: Head of marketing, Adani Wilmar
Present: Chief business officer, Adani Sportsline
Sanjay Adesara has joined Adani Sportsline in a new role. He started his career with Adani Wilmar.
Virginia Sharma
Previous: Head of marketing, Google Cloud India
Present: Head of marketing, Google Cloud Public Sector
Virginia Sharma has joined Google Cloud Public Sector in a new role. Sharma has worked across IBM, LinkedIn, JioSaavn and Pennar Industries.
Poornima Sharma
Previous: Partner – marketing lead, Netflix
Present: Head of marketing partnerships, India, Netflix
Netflix has elevated Poornima Sharma in a new role. She has worked in companies like NDTV, International School of Film and Media, The True School of Music and Paytm Insider.
Ritesh Pai
Previous: President – products and solutions, TerraPay
Present: Chief executive officer – international payments, PhonePe
PhonePe appointed Ritesh Pai in a new role. He has worked across HDFC Bank, BNP Paribas, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Yes Bank.
Rajat Diwaker
Previous: Managing director, Marico
Present: Chief executive officer – India, iD Fresh Food
iD Fresh food has appointed Rajat Diwaker as chief executive officer – India. PC Musthafa, who looked after iD Fresh for nearly two decades takes on the role of global CEO while continuing to serve as the chairman of the board of directors.
Diwaker has worked across Pidilite Industries, General Motors, PepsiCo, The Walt Disney Company and Marico.
Vikas Sachdeva
Previous: National head: international Business, Disney Star
Present: Executive Vice President & Head- International Ad Sales, Zee Entertainment
Vikas Sachdeva has joined Zee Entertainment in a new role. He has worked across Jagran Prakashan, Bennett Coleman and Co and Radio City India.
T M Narasimhan
Previous: Director, D2C e-commerce, Samsung India
Present: Managing director, Motorola Mobility
Motorola Mobility has appointed T M Narasimhan in a new role. He has worked across PepsiCo, Endeavor Group and Britannia Industries.
Umma Saini
Previous: Brand and creative lead, Google
Present: Chief creative officer, Schbang
Umma Saini has stepped into the shoes of Rayomand Patell as chief creative officer. Saini has worked across Saints and Warriors, Ogilvy & Mather and BBDO Singapore.
Compiled by Kashmeera Sambamurthy