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.
Sanjiv Kapoor
Previous: Chief executive officer – designate, Jet Airways
Sanjiv Kapoor has moved on from his respective role at Jet Airways. Kapoor has an experience of more than three decades and has worked across Oracle, Northwest Airlines, Bain & Company, Temasek Holdings, GMG Airlines, Spicejet, Vistara and Oberoi Hotels & Resorts.
Varghese John
Previous: Vice president, Lowe Lintas
Present: Vice president, McCann Worldgroup
McCann Worldgroup, a global marketing services company, has brought Varghese John on board as the vice president. John comes with an experience of over two decades and has worked across Fountainhead, Rubecon Communications, Lowe Lintas and Partners and Mullen Lowe Lintas Group.
Uday Mohan and Ramachandran Venkatasubramanian
Present: Managing directors, Havas Media Group India
Havas Media Group India, the specialised media division of Havas India has announced the elevation of two of its senior leaders. Uday Mohan, previously president and chief client officer, has been promoted as managing director of Havas Media India. On the other hand, R. Venkatasubramanian has been elevated to the position of managing director of Havas Play in addition to his current role as president – investments at Havas Media India.
In his new role as managing director, Mohan will be responsible for overseeing the overall operations and growth of Havas Media India. With over 20 years of experience in the media industry, Mohan has been a key contributor to the success of Havas Media India, having played a pivotal role in the agency’s growth over a period of 15+ years.
Venkatasubramanian has been with Havas Media India for over a decade, combining his two stints with the agency. He will now be serving a dual role: as president – investments at Havas Media India, and managing director, Havas Play wherein he will be responsible for the growth of Havas Play in India in addition to driving the agency’s media investments and partnerships.
Mohan is armed with an experience of over two decades and has worked across Leo Burnett, TBWA\India, Tata Group, McCann, Madison Communications and MPG. Venkatasubramanian comes with an experience of over two decades and has worked across Lintas Media Group and MPG.
Sangeet Chaudhary
Previous: Vice president – marketing, Smoke Lab
Present: Vice president and branch head, Rediffusion
Independent full-service advertising agency Rediffusion has appointed Sangeet Chaudhary as vice president and branch head for the agency’s Delhi office. She has an experience of two decades and has worked across Prastut Consulting, Cheil Communications, Mudra Communications, Capital Advertising, Leo Burnett, Cheil Worldwide and Huawei Technologies.
Shalini Poddar
Previous: Executive vice president – head of ads revenue and strategy, Hotstar
Present: Country director, Apple Services
Shalini Poddar has joined Apple Services as the country director. She is armed with an experience of 19 years and has worked across Deutsche Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Accenture Management Consulting and Google.
Megha Nair
Previous: Vice president – digital and media planning, Carat India
Present: Senior vice president, Carat India
Media and marketing agency Carat India has elevated Megha Nair to the role of senior vice president. Nair comes with an experience of 17 years and has worked across Montage Advertising, Tribal DDB India, Maxus Global, Ogilvy & Mather, Myntra and PHD.
Prasun Bhadani
Previous: Co-founder, Rubicube Gaming
Present: General manager, India, Sportradar
Global sports technology company Sportradar AG has appointed Prasun Bhadani as general manager where he will look into the India operations. In his new role, Bhadani will support the execution of Sportradar’s strategy for the region and strengthen client relationships. Further, he will also forge new partnerships across key business verticals.
Bhadani has worked across Reliance Retail, Vodafone, Aviva Life Insurance India, GVK, Reliance Broadcast Network, Rhiti Group of Companies and Rise Worldwide.
Geet Rathi
Previous: Creative / design director, TBWA\India
Present: Creative director and vice president, Area 23
Full-service healthcare agency has appointed Geet Rathi as creative director and vice president. Rathi is armed with an experience of 19 years and has worked across Ogilvy & Mather, Et Elier Design, Sony Music Entertainment, DMA Branding, DDB Mudra Group, Publicis Groupe and TBWA\Media Arts Lab.
Sudhansh Kumar, Priya Bellubbi and Suchita Salwan
Beauty e-tailer Nykaa announced a slew of appointments across technology, finance, business, and marketing. The new leaders will join existing leadership, now comprising over 50 leaders, and will be instrumental in driving the company’s growth agenda forward.
In the marketing and customer growth segment, the company has hired Sudhansh Kumar, who will lead performance marketing while Priya Bellubbi would lead customer lifecycle management. Suchita Salwan, co-founder and chief executive officer, LBB (acquired by Nykaa) will lead the content division.
Kumar comes with over a decade of experience across Myntra, Hotstar and J&J. They bring with them diverse knowledge and experiences of over 40 years between them across digitally led organisations, including Amazon, Myntra, Livspace, Hotstar and LBB.
Bellubbi is armed with an experience of over 15 years and has worked across US Airways, Discovery Communications, FICO, Intel, Amagi and Amazon.
Salwan has worked across Wizcraft International Entertainment, BBCW Channels and is the founder of LBB (Little Black Book – acquired by Nykaa).
Neha Agarwalla
Previous: General manager – marketing, Paytm
Present: Associate vice president, Paytm
Paytm has promoted Neha Agarwalla to the role of associate vice president. Agarwalla comes with an experience of over 15 years and has worked across GroupM and Initiative.
Aditya Swaminathan
Previous: Associate vice president – COE, marketing and partnerships, Paytm Ads
Present: Vice president – strategy, partnerships and marketing, Paytm Ads
Paytm Ads has promoted Aditya Swaminathan to the role of vice president – strategy, partnerships and marketing. Swaminathan comes with an experience of over a decade and has worked across Development Credit Bank, Encyclopedia Solutions, Affle and Flipkart.
Vignesh Narayanan
Previous: Vice president – head of business, Airtel Ads, Airtel Digital
Vignesh Narayanan who served as the vice president – head of business at Airtel Ads has moved on from his role, as per an exclusive media report. Narayanan is armed with an experience of more than 15 years and has worked across ICICI Bank, Barclays Bank, American Express, Snapdeal, Lazada Group, Zalora Group, Reebonz, Silkrouter, C1X and MediaMath.
Rahul Sudhir Sharma
Previous: Head of agency business, Momspresso
Present: Vice president – growth and strategy, Viral Pitch
Viral Pitch, an influencer marketing pitch has appointed Rahul Sudhir Sharma as vice president – growth and strategy. His responsibilities will include driving Viral Pitch’s growth strategy, overseeing overall business development and identifying new business opportunities for revenue growth.
He will also be responsible for shaping the brand’s growth strategy, with a focus on driving revenue growth and expanding the company’s market presence. This will be by developing relationships with key partners and clients.
Sharma comes with an experience of over a decade and has worked across ICICI Lombard GIC, HT Media, ABP News Network and RailYatri.
Vijay Chaudhury
Previous: DGM and head country communications, SKF India
Present: Director of communications and marketing, Schaeffler
Automotive industry company Schaeffler has appointed Vijay Chaudhury as director of communications and marketing. He will be responsible for steering the communications and marketing function, implementing overall brand development strategy for the countries and regions which are – India, Japan, Korea, South East Asia region, which includes Australia and New Zealand.
Chaudhury comes with an experience of over 15 years and has worked across Hanmer & Partners, 20:20 Media and Eaton Corporation.
Basant Dhawan
Previous: Chief executive officer, Twenty First Century Media
Present: Group chief marketing officer, Capri Global Capital
Capri Global Capital has appointed Basant Dhawan as the group chief marketing officer. In his new role, Dhawan will spearhead the marketing portfolio and will look into planning, developing, implementing and monitoring the marketing strategy across all businesses. This includes brand marketing, brand building, strategic communications, digital and social media marketing strategies.
Dhawan comes with an experience of over two decades and has worked across Escotel, Touchtel, Bharti Airtel, Reliance Communications, Reliance Infocomm, WorldSpace Satellite Radio, Aircel, Vodafone India, Star India and Network18 Media & Investments.
Himanka Das and Rohit Verma
Previous: Chief executive officer, Vizeum India, Dentsu International India; CEO and co-founder TorcAI Digital
Present: Country director, and global chief of strategy and new initiatives, Infomo
Global AI AdTech pioneer Infomo has appointed and promoted Himanka Das and Rohit Verma as the country director, and global chief of strategy and new initiatives.
Das comes with an experience of more than two decades and has worked across Bhatia Shipping & Agencies, Madison World, Initiative, Starcom Mediavest Group, FCB Ulka and Lintas Media Group.
Verma is armed with an experience of more than two decades and has worked across Lowe Lintas, ACL Wireless, Bharti Airtel, Times Internet and Vserv.
Compiled by Kashmeera Sambamurthy