Tag: CXO Moves

Airtel Payments Bank appoints Anuj Bansal as chief financial officer

Before joining Airtel Payments Bank, Anuj was with MasterCard India as Vice President - Financial Planning & Analysis, where he led the Business Finance Centre for supporting the global FP&A operations for the organisation.

Anuj Bansal will be responsible for overall financial strategy, including corporate financial planning, budgeting, supply chain, and treasury management.

BluSmart appoints Aditi Shukla as President of Corporate Development

Aditi Shukla, President, Corporate Development, BluSmart, stated, “I am excited to join BluSmart at this stage of the journey as we build an integrated energy – infrastructure - mobility & technology business in line with our vision to ‘Decarbonise Mobility at Scale’”.

In her new role, Aditi Shukla is spearheading strategic initiatives for BluSmart across fundraising, strategic partnerships, and will work closely with the co-founders on organic and inorganic growth opportunities.

SpiceJet’s Shilpa Bhatia and Arun Kashyap resign

In February, SpiceJet announced its plan to cut down on its workforce. Around 1,400 employees, which constitutes 15 percent of the total workforce are likely to be given the pink slip. (Image sourced via CNBC-TV18)

Shilpa Bhatia and Arun Kashyap, who are likely to start their own charter airline business, March 31 will be their last working day at SpiceJet.

DDB Group Singapore ropes in Subodh Deshpande as chief strategy officer

Subodh Deshpande joins from a global consulting firm Innate Motion, where he led teams to build human-centric brand narratives for global companies such as Unilever, HP, Kellogg’s, Upfield, Suntory, and Reckitt’s across India, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.

In his new role, Subodh Deshpande will work alongside chief executive officer Jeff Cheong and chief creative officer Vinod Savio, and will spearhead the agency group’s strategic product for local and regional clients.

Pepperfry onboards Mahip Dwivedi as VP – marketing and head of marketing

Prior to joining the ecommerce furniture company, Mahip Dwivedi served as the chief marketing officer at Tyke Investment & the Head of Performance Marketing & SEO Growth at Flipkart.

Mahip Dwivedi will spearhead the organisation’s marketing strategy, brand communication, performance marketing, retention, and public relations functions.

Talented promotes Binaifer Dulani to the role of Founding Partner

In the past, Binaefer Dulani has been part of the leadership team at Dentsu Webchutney, where she led India's most awarded piece in Cannes Lions History: The Unfiltered History Tour winning multiple Grand Prix, and the Titanium Lion.

Binaifer Dulani is known for her work for ‘Marriage Conversations’ and ‘The Interview’ for Tanishq, ‘1947% More History’ for Britannia and Chhota Kaam & Chhoti Soch for Urban Company.

IAMAI’s DNB committee appoints Happilo’s Vikas D Nahar as chair; Smytten’s Swagat Sarangi to be co-chair

The IAMAI Digitally Native Brands Committee contributes towards the progress and growth of the digital consumer brands sector through policy engagements with governmental departments, regulatory bodies, opinion leaders and industry captains. The committee engages in key sectoral issues pertaining to logistics and supply chain, marketing and advertisement and regulations hampering industry efficiency. (From left to right: Vikas D Nahar and Swagat Sarangi)

Vikas D Nahar is the founder & chief executive officer, Happilo, and Swagat Sarangi is the co-founder, Smytten. They have been appointed to chair IAMAI.