Category: Brand Makers

Sales and marketing sector offering an average salary hike of 25 percent – 40 percent: Michael Page

According to the report, India's six percent GDP growth coupled with significant domestic investments and independence from external factors, positions India uniquely in the region, even amidst global challenges. (Image source: Unsplash)

As per Michael Page India Salary Guide 2024, sales and marketing sector is looking for talents for positions like digital marketing, growth manager/ leader, and growth head / business head and lucrative for professionals having expertise in digital / paid marketing, demand / lead generation and branding.

Genpact’s Piyush Mehta’s role expands as country manager, India

“India’s talent has always been a prime differentiator for economic growth in the country,” said Piyish Mehta, CHRO and country manager, India, Genpact.

Piyush Mehta, who is Genpact’s CHRO, in his expanded role, he will leverage his expertise to drive Genpact’s AI-first strategy in India, driving value for key India stakeholders while continuing to lead the company’s HR function globally.

Sandeep Walunj joins Motilal Oswal Financial Services as Group CMO

Sandeep Walunj has 20-plus years of a track record in building and transforming businesses to higher profitability through nurturing brands, process and product innovation, and digital transformation with sharp focus on the consumer value chain. He has worked across Blue Chip FMCG, BFSI and modern retail companies across India and Middle East, and North Africa. Walunj is an alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad.

Sandeep Walunj was previously with Nippon India Mutual Fund.

After Rahul Johri, is Punit Misra also on his way out of ZEE?

Punit Misra oversees content for both the TV network of ZEE as well as its digital offering ZEE5, both domestically and globally. He also manages ZEEL’s international business spanning 190 countries.

Punit Misra, who is President, Content and International Markets at ZEE Entertainment Enterprises Ltd, is likely to leave the company, according to sources.

FCB/Six India appoints Gagan Prabhakar and Arun Iyer as VP – CX Operations and Sr. Director – CRM

With over 17 years of experience, Gagan Prabhakar has also worked with HDFC Bank, Indiabulls Group and most recently Dhani Stocks. Arun Iyer comes with over a decade of experience and has been associated with companies like Mirum India and The Walt Disney Company. (Left to right: Gagan Prabhakar and Arun Iyer)

Gagan Prabhakar moves from Dhani Stocks, where he was General Manager, Marketing, whereas Arun Iyer was lead strategy consultant at Mirum India.

Swiggy’s Karan Arora moves on

At Snapdeal, as the director of supply chain, Arora handled multiple roles in supply chain covering first mile and last mile management, customer experience and cost optimization. He was responsible for Snapdeal’s Premier Customer Program: SD Gold's strategy, faster delivery service expansion, operational adherence and customer NPS. (Representative Image: Raphael Koh via Unsplash)

Karan Arora’s innings at Swiggy Instamart began in 2020 as AVP. He started his career at Sterling Commerce and went on to work across GE Healthcare, Technova, Snapdeal and Medlife.com.

AB InBev GCC India elevates Bijoy Pinto as global director – GCC

In his previous role as Value Creation Director, Bijoy was leading the finance, admin, tax, legal and compliance domains for the global headquarters (GHQ) in India, achieving significant milestones for AB InBev GCC in the region.

In his new role, Bijoy Pinto will be spearheading the overall business operations and will be responsible for delivering strategic and impactful outcomes driving global transformation and automation for the parent brand, highlighted the company in the release.