Brand Makers – Page 31

Myntra onboards Shoppers Stop’s Venu Nair as the chief of strategic partnerships and omnichannel

Venu Nair began his career as branch manager at Arvind Mills, and went on to work across Arvind Worldwide, Aditya Birla Nuovo (Madura Garments), Marks and Spencer, Tata Trent and Westside.

Venu Nair was the managing director and chief executive officer at Shoppers Stop.

Layoffs: Maria Martinez, CISCO’s chief operating officer departs

Maria Martinez started off at AT&T Bell Labs and went on to work across Motorola, Embrace Networks, Microsoft, Declara, Plantronics and Salesforce. Last week, Cisco System announced that it would cut five percent of its global workforce, or more than 4,000 jobs.

Maria Martinez’s next move is unknown.

Cosmos Maya’s Megha Tata moves on

Megha Tata started her career with Sunday Mail as marketing executive and went on to work across Star India, Turner International India, HBO India, BTVI and Discovery Communications India.

Megha Tata’s next move is unknown.

iCubesWire promotes Mazen Bahnassy as influencer marketing – lead

Bahnassy has more than eight years of professional experience across marketing roles. His expertise spans across the marketing industry, including influencer marketing, campaign strategy development and partnerships management.

This move aligns with the company’s upcoming expansion plans to strengthen its grip in the region.

FCB India restructures its creative leadership team

In their new capacity as national creative directors, Udayan Chakravorty and Anusheela Saha will be responsible for driving creative strategy and execution, working closely with the senior management team. As head of design, Saha will also oversee the implementation of design initiatives across all client projects, ensuring a cohesive and visually compelling brand experience.

Udayan Chakravorty and Anusheela Saha, ECDs at FCB India, have been promoted to national creative directors. Saha will also take on the additional role of head of design at the agency.

Swiggy appoints Abhishek Shetty as marketing lead – Swiggy Instamart and Pvt Brands

Abhishek Shetty began his career at Emirates Trading Agency - Mechanical and Electrical, and went on to work across Honeywell, Saatchi & Saatchi, MiD DAY Infomedia, Bestseller, celio India and Sony Pictures Networks India.

Abhishek Shetty was the chief marketing officer at Stader Labs.

Tarun Chhabra to be Nokia’s country manager; replaces Sanjay Malik

The firm, in a statement, said Chhabra will continue in his role of head of mobile networks market India in addition to assuming India country manager responsibilities.

Tarun Chhabra will be replacing Sanjay Malik who retires on March 31.

Urban Company makes its platform accessible for persons with visual impairment

To make the platform accessible, Urban Company worked with the team at Mission Accessibility, an NGO dedicated to eliminating barriers faced by individuals with disabilities. (Image source: Moneycontrol)

Using assistive technologies, available as part of smartphone operating systems, persons with disabilities will be able to book at-home services on the Urban Company app easily using touch gestures.

Havas India’s transformation chief Jaibeer Ahmad on his way out

Jaibeer Ahmad started his career at Lowe Lintas and Partners as account executive, and went on to work across Ogilvy & Mather, Draft FCB Ulka, Rediffusion Y&R, Samsung Electronics, Saatchi & Saatchi, J. Walter Thompson and Cheil Worldwide.

Jaibeer Ahmad was reporting to Rana Barua, Group CEO, Havas India, South East Asia & North Asia (Japan & South Korea).