Brand Makers – Page 30

Heeru Dingra quits Dentsu India after nine years

In June 2021, Heeru Dingra assumed the CEO position at Isobar Group India, where she delicately balanced operations for Isobar, WATConsult and Perfect Relations. Her subsequent role as Chief Business Officer (CBO) of Dentsu Creative India highlighted her skill in nurturing growth, cultivating excellence, and fostering client relationships across a variety of brands.

Heeru Dingra took on the role of chief executive officer (CEO) at WATConsult in 2019, guiding the agency in the digital landscape.

Bandhan Bank onboards Rajeev Mantri as executive president and chief financial officer

Rajeev Mantri began his career at Diageo as the assistant manager - finance and went on to work across Standard Chartered Bank, Mashreq Bank and TransUnion CIBIL Limited.

Rajeev Mantri was the managing director, chief financial officer, India and cluster finance head, South Asia at Citi.

2023 music genre ad volumes surge by 3 percent: TAM

Exclusive advertising within the music genre saw the participation of 45 plus advertisers in 2023 (Image source: Sergio Ruiz via Unsplash)

Reckitt Benckiser and HUL retained their first and second positions as top advertisers for 2023.

Samir Shah: Meet the BBC’s first Indian-origin chairman

Samir Shah was appointed a CBE for services to Television and Heritage in the 2019 Queen’s Birthday Honours. He was previously made an OBE in the 2000 New Year’s Honours List. (Image source: Wikipedia)

The 72-year-old has now been confirmed in the four-year term role and will take charge as the UK’s public broadcaster BBC’s first Indian-origin Chair.

Sephora appoints Samyukta Ganesh Iyer as chief experience officer, vice president and head of marketing

Samyukta Ganesh Iyer started her career at Grey Worldwide, and went on to work across Hindustan Unilever, Asian Paints, Lumiere Business Solutions, Parle Agro, Unilever, Baskin Robbins and Kaya.

In her new role, Samyukta Ganesh Iyer is crafting brand Sephora for the Indian diaspora with a narrative that helps the consumer experience the brand in a truly immersive and meaningful manner.

Nikhil Sharma joins Perfetti Van Melle India as managing director

Storyboard18 broke the news on January 30.

Storyboard18 broke the news on January 30. Nikhil Sharma was perviously the managing director of Perfetti Van Melle Vietnam.

Creativeland Asia onboards Divya Agarwal as chief strategy officer

Divya Agarwal started off as a delegate of the Government of India and went on to work across Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Steel, National Geographic Channel, Leo Burnett, McCann Worldgroup and Ogilvy.

Divya Agarwal was the lead, vice president, strategy and planning at Edelman.

Flipkart Group’s senior vice president Ayyappan R steps down from his position

On February 20, Storyboard18 reported that the former CEO of Cleartrip was expected to leave the firm. During his tenure, Ayyappan was also responsible for overseeing and driving the travel players' brand initiatives.

Ayyappan R was also the chief executive officer of Cleartrip.

Apple appoints Ruchir Dave as the head – audio division

FT carried Apple's statement that said, "This lawsuit threatens who we are and the principles that set Apple products apart in fiercely competitive markets,” it said. “If successful, it would hinder our ability to create the kind of technology people expect from Apple — where hardware, software and services intersect. It would also set a dangerous precedent, empowering government to take a heavy hand in designing people’s technology.” (Image source: Unsplash)

Ruchir Dave, currently, is the senior director at the tech giant.

Unilever’s chief brand officer Aline Santos Farhat moves on

As the global head of diversity and inclusion, she led the gender balance agenda within Unilever.

Aline Santos Farhat’s next move is unknown.