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BharatPe elevates its CFO Nalin Negi to CEO

Nalin Negi started his career at American Express, and went on to work across GE Capital Services India and SBI Card. (Image source: CNBC-TV18)

Previously, Nalin Negi led BharatPe as chief financial officer.

Marketing solutions agency Asymmetrique appoints Arunima Singh as chief operating officer

In 2024, Arunima Singh received the Social Media Influencer Award from DMA Asia, Singapore Chapter. In 2018, she was awarded the Distinguished Digital Leader Award by XIME University Chennai and Karunya University Coimbatore.

Arunima Singh will be responsible for overseeing the brand experience and communications business of Asymmetrique.

Leo Burnett India appoints Rajeev Rakshit as executive director

Rajeev Rakshit began his career at Publicis and went on to work across Everest Brand Solutions Y&R, HMV Saregama India, McCann Erickson, L&K Saatchi and Mediology Software.

Previously, Rajeev Rakshit led Thinking Folks Brand Solutions as chief executive officer and managing partner.

Shivani Tiwari joins AJIO as head of growth and digital marketing

Shivani Tiwari began her career at Planning Commission of India, and went on to work across Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games, Madison Communications, GroupM and Google.

Previously, Shivani Tiwari led Flipkart as a growth marketer.

L&K Saatchi & Saatchi elevates Snehasis Bose as group chief strategy officer; appoints Ekta Relan as chief strategy officer

Snehasis Bose will now oversee strategy across L&K Saatchi & Saatchi, Publicis India, and Saatchi & Saatchi Propagate. Ekta Relan She joins L&K Saatchi & Saatchi after a stint as Chief Strategy Officer at Lowe Lintas, where she led the strategy team for Unilever, the agency’s biggest client, apart from driving new business acquisitions. (From left to right: Snehasis Bose and Ekta Relan)

Together, Snehasis Bose and Ekta Relan will collaborate to enhance the agency’s strategic initiatives.

Byju’s India CEO Arjun Mohan steps down

In January 2023, Arjun Mohan had resigned as the chief executive officer of upGrad, and he succeeded Mrinal Mohit as Byju's India CEO. (Pictured above: Arjun Mohan, CEO, Byju's) (Image source: Moneycontrol)

Arjun Mohan will continue to serve as an advisor to the edtech company.

Havas Media India appoints Anand Kumar as President – South

In his most recent role, he spearheaded a media consultancy, catering specifically to Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) clients.

Kumar will be based out of Bengaluru and report to Uday Mohan, Managing Director, Havas Media India, and will work closely with the core leadership team of the agency.

CXO Moves: Exec movements across L’Oréal India, FCB India, Wipro, Kellanova among others

Get the full picture on people and their moves on the corporate jungle gym in CXO Moves. (Representative Image: Daryan Shamkhali via Unsplash)

Executive moves in the world of brands and agencies.

Criteo elevates Mohit H Chablani to head of brand activation, India

Mohit H Chablani started his career at Intelenet Global Services, and went on to work across Euclid Infotech Services, Aujas Networks, Media.net, ZEDO, Gameloft and mCanvas. (Representational image via Unsplash)

Previously, Mohit H Chablani led Criteo as head of sales – enterprise India.

Kraft Heinz’s Irina Rodina joins Bacardi as senior vice president – marketing strategy and operations

In her new role, Irina Rodina will drive strategic alignment and marketing transformation with global CoE in media and partnerships, customer marketing, strategy, insights and data analytics, innovation, planning, capability, brand homes.

Previously, Irina Rodina led The Kraft Heinz Company as chief marketing officer, Northern Europe.