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.

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.

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.

Sridhar Ramaswamy joins Snowflake as chief executive officer

Sridhar Ramaswamy started his career at Telecordia Technologies, and went on to work across Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies, E.piphany, Google and Neeva.

Sridhar Ramaswamy succeeds Frank Slootman, who announced his retirement. But, he will continue to serve as chairman of the board.

Rayomand J Patell joins Laqshya Group as group chief creative officer

Rayomand J Patell began his career at Everest Young & Rubicam, and went on to work across SSC&B Lintas, Contract India, Havas Worldwide and Idealake Information Technology Pvt. Ltd.

As group chief creative officer, Rayomand J Patell’s role will be to significantly raise the bar on creativity, effectiveness and integrated synergies.

Aerospike appoints Khushal Bhansali as country head – India and South Asia

Prior to joining Aerospike, Khushal Bhansali held key leadership positions at companies such as Informatica, BMC Software, Novell/SuSe Inc, and TigerGraph.

In his new role, Khushal Bhansali will lead Aerospike’s business operations for these markets, focusing on expanding the company’s presence, driving growth, and delivering exceptional customer service.