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CXO Movement: Exec movements at Mondelez, Pidilite, Pernod Ricard and more

Get the full picture on people and their moves on the corporate jungle gym in CXO Moves. (From left to right: Manish Dubey, Debasree Dasgupta, Vidya Kailasam Hangal and Akshat Raizada)

Executives move in the world of brands and agencies.

Countdown to the most illustrious celebration of next-gen creativity – YoungGuns 2023

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

Industry leaders and legends will gather to celebrate the YoungGuns on August 24 in Mumbai.

IQOO appoints Shwetank Pandey as chief gaming officer

Shwetank Pandey was appointed after a selection process that spanned across criterions of gameplay, gaming knowledge, and personality and communication skills. (From left to right: Shwetank Pandey and Nipun Marya)

In addition to the chief gaming officer role, iQOO has also appointed two zonal CGOs to the dynamic team. Aojesh Shrivastava from Delhi and Battu Nikhil Reddy (Shoutout YT), Hyderabad.

Zoo Media appoints Akhilesh Sabharwal as chief technology officer

Akhilesh Sabharwal has also held key positions at prominent agencies within the WPP network, including Wunderman and Bluehive (Global Team Ford).

Akhilesh Sabharwal will directly report to Suveer Bajaj, the co-founder of Zoo Media.

Pidilite Industries brings on board Manish Dubey as chief marketing officer

An alumnus of IIM Bangalore, Manish Dubey has also held senior marketing positions in companies like General Mills and Asian Paints.

In his prior role at ICICI Prudential Life Insurance, Manish Dubey held the position of chief of marketing and e-commerce.

Colgate reaches nine out of ten Indian households

Colgate-Palmolive is a leader in toothbrush sales and is focusing on water conservation, water-led programmes and speeding up action on climate change. (Image source: CNBC-TV18)

Colgate-Palmolive has employed hundreds of scientists that make sure that their products use cutting-edge science.

Punt Partners appoints Kunal Sawant as head of sales for martech

Kunal Sawant, head of sales - martech, Punt Partners.

Kunal Sawant has previously worked with organisations such as SAS Institute Inc, Resulticks, Tata Teleservices and Zenith Infotech.

Poonawalla Fincorp appoints Kumar Gaurav as CMO

Gaurav is a seasoned industry professional with close to two decades of experience across banking, NBFC, insurance and FMCG.

In his new role, Kumar Gaurav will lead the marketing, brand, corporate communications, public relations, digital marketing and will be responsible for developing brand campaigns to enhance company’s brand presence and reputation in a manner that drives consistent business growth.

My role is to ensure leadership teams are sober about how they approach technology, says WPP Chief AI Officer

Daniel Hulme, chief AI officer, WPP. (Image sourced via Forbes Espana)

Daniel Hulme, global chief AI officer for WPP says his role entails helping boards and clients strategize to ensure that they are using these technologies to add value to their business.

Bacardi’s Zeenah Vilcassim joins Zomato Live Entertainment as CEO

Vilcassim was promoted in April 2021 to head consumer and customer marketing across the entire Bacardi portfolio of brands. She joined Bacardi four years ago as global brand director for Dewar’s Scotch whisky. She was based out of the company’s Gurugram office.

Zomato Live Entertainment is the experience arm of restaurant aggregator and food delievery company.