Author: Kashmeera Sambamurthy

Sudhanshu Vats, Pidilite Industries’ new MD designate: More about the marketer from the HUL CEO factory

During his tenure, Sudhanshu Vats shaped many popular household brands, most notably Lipton, Vim, Wheel, Surf, Rin, Dove, Pears, Lifebuoy and Lux. He launched Domex, Lipton IceTea and Comfort in India.

A marketing veteran, a marathoner and a product of the HUL CEO factory, Sudhanshu Vats led Viacom18 and EPL before he joined Pidilite Industries in 2021.

Pidilite Industries’ Bharat Puri to leave; Look back at the marketing maven’s journey

Bharat Puri's association with Pidilite began as an Independent Director of the company in 2008. His career has witnessed many achievements during his tenure at leading Indian and Global companies. In his last assignment, he was President - Global Chocolate, Gum and Candy Categories at Mondelez International, Zurich with worldwide responsibilities for the growth of these categories.

Bharat Tilkaraj Puri, an IIM-Ahmedabad alumnus, has steered iconic organisations and brands, and has been a true champion of creativity from the beginning.

IAMAI launches task force to combat Big Tech’s “abuse” of market dominance

In May last year, founders of several Indian startups raised their voices against the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), flagging a lack of "credence" and claiming that the industry body was not representing their interests but favouring big tech. (Image source: Unsplash)

Led by Bharat Matrimony’s Janakiraman, industry body IAMAI’s task force will scrutinize Big Tech’s market dominance and advocate for regulations.

Meta shuts News tab in US, Australia; won’t renew news deals with publishers

Over the last eight years, Meta says it has rolled out industry-leading transparency tools for ads about elections or politics, developed comprehensive policies to prevent election interference and voter fraud, and built the largest third party fact-checking programme of any social media platform to help combat the spread of misinformation. (Representative Image: Dima Solomin via Unsplash)

Meta said news makes up less than 3 percent of what people around the world see in their Facebook feed. It won’t enter into new commercial deals for traditional news content in these countries, and will not offer new Facebook products specifically for news publishers in the future.

Meta to deprecate Facebook News tab in Australia, the US

The Mark Zuckerberg-led company said the FTC has failed to meet its burden to present evidence establishing a relevant antitrust market and proving that it has included all reasonable substitute services in its market definition. (Representative image by Dima Solomin via Unsplash)

In early April, Meta will deprecate Facebook News, a dedicated tab for news content, in the United States and Australia, after 80 percent drop in users of News tab. News makes up less than 3 percent of what people around the world see in their Facebook feed.

FanCode signs multi-year exclusive broadcasting deal with Formula 1

FanCode’s extensive coverage of Formula 1 races will include all practice and qualifying sessions, F1 Sprint events and Grands Prix throughout the season. (Image source: Moneycontrol)

The F1 season, consisting of 24 races starting February 29 in Bahrain will be available to Indian fans on FanCode across multiple devices including smart TVs, mobile phones, and tablets.

Zetwerk appoints Josh Foulger as president – electronics

Previously, Josh Foulger also worked with Nokia Corporation, where he spent seventeen plus years with the company.

In his new role, Josh Foulger will spearhead the consumer and electronics manufacturing segment of the company and work closely with Rahul Sharma, co-founder of Zetwerk.

In Pics: Guests arriving at Anant Ambani-Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding celebrations in Jamnagar

The other attendees are international pop singer Rihanna, Adam Blackstone, multi-instrumentalist and song writer, and J Brown, singer and song writer, among others. (From left to right: Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, Meta's chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg and international pop singer Rihanna. (Image source: Firstpost)

Notable figures from all walks of life, including business tycoons, singers, actors, and sportspersons are expected to attend the pre-wedding festivities. The guest list includes India’s top billionaires, including Gautam Adani and Sunil Bharti Mittal, mega stars from the film industry such as Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan, and cricket icons from Sachin Tendulkar to MS Dhoni.

Pidilite appoints Sudhanshu Vats as MD designate; Kavinder Singh as joint MD

Commenting on the announcement, M. B. Parekh, executive chairman of Pidilite Industries, said “The appointments of Sudhanshu and Kavinder will reflect the next phase of the Pidilite leadership journey. I look forward to working with the two of them in building the Pidilite of the future." (From left to right: Sudhanshu Vats, Bharat Puri and Kavinder Singh)

Sudhanshu Vats and Kavinder Singh will take charge of Pidilite after current Managing Director, Bharat Puri’s term ends.