Brand Makers – Page 25

Publicis Media appoints Anil K Pandit as executive vice president – head of programmatic, data, tech

At Omnicom Media, Anil K Pandit was the vice president - OMG programmatic, lead- Accuen India.

Anil K Pandit began his career at the Times of India as the senior officer, and went on to work across India Today, Apnapaisa, People Interactive India, Omnicom Media Group and MicroAd.

Peenaz Tyagi appointed India TV’s executive editor

Tyagi has been in the industry for over 22 years. (Image sourced via YouTube - TedTalks)

Tyagi previously worked for News Nation as senior news anchor and digital head, where she had a decade long stint.

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.

Storyboard18 Visionaries: Britannia’s Varun Berry shares leadership lessons

Varun Berry talks about change and says that he has seen more change in the last two years than that in the last 35 years of his work life.

Varun Berry, Managing Director, Britannia Industries shares his leadership lessons that he learnt over the past 39 years of working at the Bangalore chapter of Storyboard18 Visionaries.

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.

Sonic branding is not just about utilisation but also about utility: Rajeev Raja

Rajeev Raja discusses how sonic brand assets positively impact purchase intent for a brand, shares the sound design process and gives us an idea about the mogo creation of Mastercard and Zomato.

Rajeev Raja, founder and soundsmith at BrandMusiq discusses how sonic brand assets positively impact purchase intent for a brand, elaborates about the sound design process and gives us an idea about the MOGO® creation of Mastercard and Zomato.