Category: Brand Makers

Suman Sinha Dies: Remembering PepsiCo legend Suman Sinha, “the original cola warrior”

Known for building PepsiCo India and Indianizing the global company offering, Sinha was also known for his networking capabilities and keeping a pulse of the market. Industry remembers him as hard but people oriented manager. (Representational image via Unsplash)

Suman Sinha was the second chairman of PepsiCo India. He served the company for about a decade having joined the company in 1993.

Diageo India CEO Hina Nagarajan: Consumers are not necessarily drinking more, but they are drinking better

She also shared that living her purpose has defined the way she brings her best self to work. This is a formula for success she said. It’s how you deliver a win-win situation.

There’s been a structural shift in consumer choices and behavior over the last few years. Consumers are drinking better, they are living in the physical and the digital world now and really experimenting, said Hina Nagarajan, MD and CEO of Diageo India. In an exclusive interview with Storyboard18’s editor Delshad Irani, Nagarajan shared her views on the alcobev major’s premiumisation and M&A strategies, key consumer trends, advertising, women in leadership, ESG agenda and more.

Bookstrapping: In conversation with Yuval Noah Harari, author of Sapiens and Unstoppable Us

Yuval Noah Harari's key themes have been that society has largely been driven by our species’s capacity to believe in ‘fictions’ - that exist in our collective imaginations. In this two-part interview series, we focus on storytelling for parents and storytelling for the C-suite.

Author of bestselling books like Sapiens, Yuval Noah Harari shares his views on everything from smartphones to social media to sugar, in this two-part special series of Storyboard18’s Bookstrapping.

From CMO to CEO: Unilever’s global CMO Priya Nair in the running for Hindustan Unilever’s CEO position?

Unilever's global CMO Priya Nair stated, "Increasingly, we will see brands using the latest tech to move diversity and inclusion forward in product offerings. The See My Skin campaign from Vaseline is one example of how to address the lack of diversity in images that dermatologists use for diagnoses. It’s just one example of how smart tech combined with great creative can drive positive outcomes for different groups."

Priya Nair is currently Unilever’s global chief marketing officer for beauty & wellbeing. If Nair does become top boss, she would also make history as HUL’s first-ever female CEO.

Pernod Ricard appoints Paul-Robert Bouhier as new India managing director

Paul-Robert Bouhier He has 27 years of experience working internationally in marketing, sales, and general management in a variety of industries and brand corporations. (Image source: CNBC-TV18)

Bouhier will step into the new role from January 2023. According to the French booze mogul, he will modify the firm’s India business strategy, strengthen the organisation and its workforce, and recognise new opportunities for profitable and sustainable business expansion.

Havas Group Chairman and CEO, Yannik Bollore on the future of media and entertainment

"In terms of manufacturers and demographics, we are keeping India in mind because it is going to be the country with the largest population. So, India is a place for huge opportunities among all the regions." - Yannick Bollore, Chairman and CEO, Havas Group. (Image via Twitter - @HavasGroup)

Havas Group’s Chairman and CEO, Yannick Bollore talks about the future of the Group, Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter and the impact of negative macroeconomics on business and more.