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Oppo India CMO Damyant Singh Khanoria quits the Chinese smartphone maker

Damyant Singh Khanoria began his career at Capital Advertising, and went on to work across Mudra Communications, Adidas and Apple.

Damyant Singh Khanoria, who is Oppo India’s chief marketing officer, has quit the company, Storyboard18 can confirm.

CXO Moves: Exec appointments across Unilever, Mastercard, PepsiCo, The Coca-Cola Company, Kia and more

Get the full picture on people and their moves on the corporate jungle gym in CXO Moves. (From left to right: Sagar Sharma, Krishnan Sundaram, Virginia Sharma and Poornima Sharma)

Executives move in the world of brands and agencies.

Snap-take: Death of third-party cookies and impact on marketers

When cookies are placed by a third party on other websites, they help companies or marketers track all the information pertaining to the user, which helps them personalise their offerings as per their tastes and preferences. (Representative Image: Vyshnavi Bisani via Unsplash)

On January 4, 2024, Google introduced a Tracking Protection Tool, for one percent of Chrome users, which restricts third-party cookies.

Who is Priya Nair – Unilever’s new group President managing a 12 billion euro global business?

In 2023, Priya Nair became a part of the Unilever Leadership Executive which also comprises Nitin Paranjpe, Unilever's Chief People and Transformation Officer, and Rohit Jawa, who is the current CEO of HUL

Priya Nair joined Hindustan Unilever in 1995. Today, she’s leading a 12 billion euro business group for Unilever globally.

PhonePe onboards Ritesh Pai as chief executive officer – international payments

Rai began his career at HDFC Bank and went on to work across BNP Paribas, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Yes Bank and Ratnakar Bank.

Ritesh Pai had led TerraPay, a financial services company, as president – products and solutions.

Bookstrapping: Five books to read in 2024

In one of the books listed, The Power of Habit, Charles Duhigg reminded us that ‘Habits aren’t destiny’. By harnessing the power of this new science, we can transform our businesses, our communities, and our lives. (Image source: Amazon)

Our reviewer Reeta Ramamurthy Gupta has listed down five books for reading this year in 2024.

Consistency yields extraordinary results, says Edelweiss Tokio Life Insurance’s Abhishek Gupta

Abhishek Gupta, CMO, Edelweiss Tokio Life Insurance states, "A work hack I live by is to always try and hire people who are better than you. And once you hire them, don’t second guess their decisions and approach. Don’t micromanage."

Never give up on learning and ensure good execution of ideas, says Abhishek Gupta, chief marketing officer, Edelweiss Tokio Life Insurance, who lives by these two mantras at work and in life.

Priya Nair takes over as Unilever’s Business Group President, Beauty and Wellbeing

Priya Nair joined Hindustan Unilever in 1995. As Business Group President, Beauty and Wellbeing for Unilever, Nair will oversee a €12 billion business.

iD Fresh Food appoints Rajat Diwakar as India CEO; PC Musthafa takes on global CEO role

iD Fresh will also appoint dedicated Business Heads and CEOs for each International market.

iD Fresh’s plan for 2024 is to enter new markets, such as Singapore and Australia, while expanding its footprints in the existing markets.

PepsiCo appoints Saakshi Verma Menon as senior marketing director, Africa, Middle East and South Asia

Saakshi Verma Menon started her career at Colgate-Palmolive and went on to work at companies like The Coca-Cola Company, Uber and Nicobar Design.(Image source: Passionate in Marketing website)

Prior to this, Saakshi Verma Menon was the marketing director at Kimberly-Clark.