Brand Makers – Page 93

Ekta Relan steps down as chief strategy officer of Lowe Lintas

Ekta Relan started her career at Lowe India as strategic brand planning director. Then, she moved to Unilever where her last role was regional marketing manager for the brand Clear in South East Asia.

Ekta Relan has worked with Lowe, Unilever and SapientNitro.

Wardwizard Innovations appoints Tarun Sharma as president – marketing and branding

Tarun Sharma held the position of head of strategic marketing for enterprise business (B2B) at Vodafone Idea, where he played a role in establishing Vi Business as a preferred partner through strategic marketing programs.

In his new role, Tarun Sharma will spearhead the organisation’s strategic market planning and adopt an all-encompassing approach towards achieving unmatched effectiveness in marketing endeavours.

Zoo Media appoints Satya Koniki as Head of Global Delivery

Satya Koniki's His previous work includes establishing Microsoft Ad-Support Centers in Costa Rica in 2022 and four WPP Hubs globally within a year for Team Nokia in 2010.

Satya Koniki’s role involves overseeing operations worldwide, beginning with Indian centres and later expanding to different regions.

L&K Saatchi & Saatchi onboards Samir Shanbhag as Business Head and EVP

Before joining L&K Saatchi & Saatchi, Samir Shanbhag was with Rain Creative, Dubai where he was part of the founding team and instrumental in establishing Rain as an independent creative agency.

In his new role, Samir Shanbhag will spearhead brand and business solutions’ development and lead overall business efforts.

Storyboard18 YoungGuns: Pictures from the star-studded evening

YoungGuns is an annual recognition program that puts creativity and talent back in the spotlight.

In pictures, Raja Rajamannar, Prasoon Joshi, Piyush Pandey, Ram Madhvani, among key CXOs from media and creative agencies.

BharatPe’s chief business officer Dhruv Dhanraj Bahl quits

Dhruv Dhanraj Bahl holds a degree in biomedical engineering from Boston University, and a masters in business administration from INSEAD.

Dhruv Dhanraj Bahl is moving on from his position to explore his entrepreneurial journey, as per media reports.

WhiteHat Jr CEO Ananya Tripathi steps down

Ananya Tripathi, who joined the company April 2022, started her career as a software engineer at Tata Consultancy Services. She was the MD at KKR Capstone before joining WhiteHat Jr.

Ananya Tripathi joined WhiteHat Jr in April 2022. She was the MD at KKR Capstone before joining WhiteHat Jr.

How Maruti Suzuki is steering in the right direction

Maruti Suzuki has been losing its market share in the small cars segment, which for decades it dominated. (Representative Image: Adrian Balasoiu via Unsplash)

With the cost of owning compact cars having gone up substantially, the SUV segment is expected to drive growth.

Dilen Gandhi quits Reckitt as Regional Marketing Director, Health & Nutrition

Dilen Gandhi, who has a strong background in P&L management, brand strategy, innovation, new business development, key account management and marketing communications, started his career at Gillette India as area sales manager.

Dilen Gandhi has been with Reckitt for the past 2.5 years. He was previously with PepsiCo.

PB Fintech promotes Sarbvir Singh as Executive Director and Group CEO

Sarbvir Singh started his career at Emerson Electric as manager - marketing for the China region. He has worked across Citi, Hercules Capital, HomeShop18, Network18, JP Morgan Asset Management and WaterBridge Ventures.

Previously, Sarbvir Singh served as the CEO of PolicyBazaar.