Brand Makers – Page 64

IPG Mediabrands India CEO Shashi Sinha is considered a pillar of the ad industry. Here’s why

Shashi Sinha is known for his active presence in various industry bodies, including as the current chairman of BARC, former president of the Ad Club, and former chairman of ABC and MRUC. His involvement in ASCI, and contributions to IRS editions and AAAI, are an indication of his passion for advertising.

Shashi Sinha, CEO of IPG Mediabrands India, will be conferred with the AAAI Lifetime Achievement Award 2023 on December 1. His colleagues Anamika Mehta, Hema Malik, Sanjeev Goyle, Amardeep Singh, Vaishali Verma and Aditi Mishra share memorable notes on their boss.

DDB Worldwide hires Chaka Sobhani as president, CCO International

Chaka Sobhani sits on the External Affairs Committee for the Design Museum, as well as on the board of D&AD, The One Show, the British Arrows, Creative Circle and Facebook EMEA Creative Council, Snapchat Global Creative Council and WARC Advisory Board.

Chaka Sobhani will report to DDB Worldwide’s global CEO Alex Lubar.

Foot Locker signs long-term licensing agreement with Metro Brands and Nykaa Fashion

Under the terms of the agreements, MBL is granted exclusive rights to own and operate Foot Locker stores within India and to sell authorized merchandise in Foot Locker stores. (Representative image by Sebastien Chiron via Unsplash)

According to a report, the volume of the sneaker segment in India is projected to reach 66 million pairs by 2028.

VTION Digital appoints Srividya TN as head – sales and business development

Srividya has worked in companies like Kantar and Unilever, where she steered key functions successfully, is poised to leverage her expertise to propel VTION Digital to new heights.

Srividya will lead initiatives to further strengthen VTION Digital’s position in the marketing and analytics technologies sector, focusing on consumer insights using passive measurement technology solutions, customer success management and market expansion.

Digital Refresh Networks appoints Swapna Nair as national account director

Prior to Digital Refresh Networks, Nair was with DAN, digital unit of TBWA, 22feet, Storycentre and FoxyMoron.

She will be accountable for the overall growth of DRN and will be involved in client relationship, retention programming, planning, expansion strategy and process building for the clients

JioCinema appoints Mohit Bhatia as director – ad sales (sports)

Bhatia started his career at Indiabulls Ventures and went on to work in companies like Times Internet, Disney Star, Epic Channel India, dailyhunt and Alchemy Group.

Previously, Mohit Bhatia was the client partner lead – Snapchat ads at httpool.

Rajdeepak Das becomes CCO at Publicis Groupe South Asia and chairman, Leo Burnett South Asia

In his new role, Rajdeepak Das will also work closely with the creative, data and technology talent across the Groupe to champion these mandates.

Storyboard18 was the first to report about Rajdeepak Das’s elevation.

Mercedes-Benz India promotes Amrit Baid to head of marketing and Customer Experience; Pradeep Srinivas moves into global

Amrit Baid is currently associated with Region Overseas Marketing team of Mercedes-Benz Malaysia, in Kuala Lumpur. (From left to right: Amrit Baid and Pradeep Srinivas)

Amrit Baid replaces Pradeep Srinivas who is taking up a global role in Digital Solutions, Data, and Analytics at the German carmaker’s HQ.

Byju’s promotes Jiny Thattil as group chief technology officer

Jiny Thattil, who started his career with Thermax Babcock & Wilcox Energy Solutions, went on to work at companies like GE Global Research, GE Global HealthCare, Yodlee, InMobi, Amazon, Happay and Epic for Kids.

Jiny Thattil replaces outgoing executive Anil Goel.

Apple CEO Tim Cook on the one major quality needed to work in the tech giant

"The feeling of working with people who bring out the best in you is incredible; fundamentally, we all believe one plus one equals three, i.e., your idea plus my idea is better than the individual ideas on their own," Cook said. (Image via Twitter - @appleinsider)

Cook stated that Apple believed two employees should be capable to perform the tasks of three and explained the feeling of working with professionals who bring out the best in others as “incredible”.