Brand Makers – Page 53

Star Exodus: 15-20 executives quit Star Sports before IPL

These departures come at a crucial juncture for Star Sports, especially considering the challenging financial landscape. (Representative Image: Grant Durrs via Unsplash)

The departures are a result of various factors that include recent talks of Disney planning to sell off its India business and the division of TV and digital rights for IPL.

Wakefit’s Chetan Sharma joins Cleartrip as head of marketing

Chetan Sharma, who started his career at Quasar has worked across Fareportal, Times Internet, FreeCharge, TaxiForSure, LendingKart, Adda52 Rummy and Simpl.

Previously, Chetan Sharma was the vice president – online revenue and demand at Wakefit.

HDFC Securities appoints Puneeth Bekal as chief marketing officer and executive vice president

Puneeth Bekal was recently awarded as the 100 Most Influential Marketers by Business World and authored the Business World Marketing White Book.

Before joining HSL, Puneeth Bekal worked for organizations including Mastercard, Godrej Group, Lodha Group, and Ceat Tyres.

Amazon India’s Anirban Roy to join Swiggy Instamart as vice president

Anirban Roy started his career at Infosys and worked with companies like ITC and PepsiCo. (Image via LinkedIn)

Prior to this, he was Amazon India’s performance marketing head.

CashKaro ropes in Ishan Agarwal as director – brand and creative

Ishan Agarwal, who began his career with Capital Marketing, has worked in companies like Madison World, DDB Mudra Group, DA MILANO Leathers, Heads Up For Tails and Bandstand Hospitality.

Previously, Ishan Agarwal was the brand lead at HT Media.

Puneeth Bekal joins HDFC Securities as CMO and HDFC Sky as executive vice president

Prior to this, Bekal served as director - area marketing for Mastercard.

Bekal’s new role is expected to start on January 9.

‘Trivago guy’ Abhinav Kumar joins Estate Protocol as head of marketing

Abhinav Kumar is best known for featuring in ads of brands like Trivago and Paytm. He is popularly known as the 'Trivago guy' and has featured in several memes since then.

Abhinav Kumar is best known for featuring in ads of brands like Trivago and Paytm.

Pocket FM onboards Suyog Gothi as VP and India country head

At Pocket FM, Gothi's responsibilities include overseeing operations in India and implementing strategic initiatives to further strengthen the company's dominance in the market.

Prior to Pocket FM, Gothi was leading the merchant lending division at PhonePe.

GroupM hires Gurpreet Singh as head of performance

In his new position at GroupM Nexus, Gurpreet Singh will be responsible for driving a high-performance culture. He will play a pivotal role in deploying the latest technology, data, and automation solutions.

Singh joins the GroupM Nexus India from Performics – Publicis Groupe, where he held the position of managing partner.

Swiggy Instamart’s vice president Sidharth Satpathy quits

Sidharth Satpathy began his career at HP. He has also worked with companies like Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages, Johnson & Johnson, Marico and Reckitt Benckiser.

Anirban Roy, who is currently the performance marketing head of Amazon India, will step into Sidharth Satpathy’s shoes.