Brand Makers – Page 105

When Nithin Kamath doubled up as Zerodha’s social media manager

Kamath has several times spread awareness on deepfakes and how they can be misused and the consequences can be grave. (Twitter via @CNNnews18) (Image source - Twitter via @CNNnews18)

Zerodha’s Nithin Kamath talks about creating his personal brand online, the power of storytelling and building Zerodha from scratch.

Exec movements at ITC, Mindshare, Godrej & Boyce, Viacom18, and more

Get the full picture on people and their moves on the corporate jungle gym in CXO Moves. (From left to right: Diwan Arun Nanda, Shashank Sinha, Sanjiv Puri and Rajeev Jain)

Executive moves in the world of brands and agencies.

Bookstrapping: Outlive by Dr Peter Attia with Bill Gifford

A poor health span is characterised by cognitive decline, loss of physical function and loss of emotional health. Actions we take to improve health span, which is the vision for Medicine 3.0, will naturally increase lifespan as well. (Image source: Amazon)

In Outlive, the authors Dr Peter Attia and Bill Gifford touch upon the four ‘Horsemen’, characterisation of poor health followed by the myth surrounding the definition of the profession ‘Doctor’.

No battle between logic and magic: Forging CMO-CFO power alliances

Subhranshu Singh, (left) and GV Ramanand (right) discuss their functions from a historic lens and also share insights on how the two functions can collaborate together for business growth.

According to Shubhranshu Singh , vice president, marketing – domestic & IB, CVBU , Tata Motors, if logical creativity and creative logic can be hybridised, then one come to a meeting point.

Meta India’s Snehi Jha is now head of Mindshare Fulcrum – South Asia

Most recently, Snehi Jha was a part of the Meta India leadership team. During her tenure, which began in 2013, Snehi played a pivotal role in developing and executing the sales strategy for the Indian market. She led efforts in ad product monetization growth, product development, and client solutions.

In her new role, Snehi Jha will report directly to the CEO of Mindshare South Asia, Amin Lakhani, based out of the Mumbai office.

Pearson appoints Siddharth Parnerkar as international sales director for Workforce Skills in India  

Prior to joining Pearson, Parnerkar had a long stint of 16 years at Vodafone, during which, he held key leadership roles to drive the growth of their B2B and Strategic Alliances business, managing JVCo and M&A opportunities, and launch of new businesses in the Mobile Commerce space.

Siddharth Parnerkar’s experience and expertise will be instrumental in driving Pearson’s endeavour to address the upskilling requirements of the workforce and help organisations understand, maintain and enhance their most important asset, their people.

Zoo Media appoints Vishnu Kanth Gokul B J as head of sales and partnership

In his new role, Vishnu Kanth Gokul BJ will report directly to Pratik Gupta, founder and CEO, Zoo Media ensuring streamlined communication and alignment with the company's overall objectives.

Vishnu Kanth B J started his career at Rediff as senior executive – ad sales and has moved up to hold many other prominent positions at various companies.

If I wanted to lead like a woman earlier, now I want to do it like an Indian: Ogilvy’s Devika Bulchandani

Bulchandani talks about making sure that the creative reputation of Ogilvy is intact.(Image sourced from Forbes India)

The Indian-origin global CEO of Ogilvy believes winning, be it a client or at Cannes, fixes everything. She says the industry loves complication, but in the end, it is creative thinking that solves a business problem. She talked to Storyboard18’s Delshad Irani at Cannes Lions 2023.

Disney extends CEO Bob Iger’s contract through 2026

The biggest concern for the entertainment giant is to figure out Iger’s succession plan. Iger has already extended his tenure by almost two decades.

The Walt Disney Company has extended the contract of their chief executive officer, Robert A, through December 31, 2026. The 72-year-old chief executive previously said he planned to leave at the end of his contract in 2024.

ITC reappoints Sanjiv Puri as chairman and managing director

Sanjiv Puri, ITC chairman and managing director said the decision on ITC holding 40 percent in the hotel business has been well thought out and that the demerger process is on track for the 15-month journey.

Sanjiv Puri started his career at ITC in 1986 as branch manager and moved up to hold various executive roles within the organisation.