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Metro Brands Ltd appoints Roch D’Souza as SVP of Marketing

With over 22 years of experience in the retail and FMCG sector, in his new role, Roch D’Souza will report to Alisha Rafique Malik, president at Metro Brands Ltd, and will actively contribute to driving the company’s marketing initiatives.

CXO Moves: Exec movements across ITC, Dentsu, VML, 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: Ankit Kapoor, Anuj Bansal, Shiva Vannavada and Rahul Pansare)

Executive moves in the world of brands and agencies.

Publicis Groupe’s BBH India onboards Nisheeth Srivastava as executive creative director

In advertising, Nisheeth Srivastava started his career with Mudra Ahmedabad as an account planner and moved to Lowe Lintas as a copywriter. He has worked on a diverse set of brands like Moov, Krack, Google pay, Dulux Paints, OLX, Philips to name a few.

Based out of Delhi, Nisheeth Srivastava’s mandate involves working across brands handled by both offices of the agency and reporting directly to Parikshit Bhattaccharya, chief creative officer of BBH India.

VML elevates Manas Lahiri as executive growth partner, India

Manas Lahiri began his career at Reliance Industries as sales associate, and went on to work across Samsung Mobile, Motorola, Contract India, McCann, Ogilvy & Mather, Creativeland Asia, Havas and Famous Innovations.

Previously, he was the executive client officer at VML.

ZEE’s Rahul Johri resigns; Punit Goenka streamlines Broadcast biz’s revenue vertical

Prior to the BCCI, hRahul Johri was with Discovery Networks Asia Pacific for 15 years where he successfully turned around it.

Rahul Johri was the first CEO of cricket body BCCI for over four years.

ITC elevates Anuj Bansal as head of marketing – chocolates, confectionery, coffee and new business

Anuj Bansal's innings at ITC began as a marketing management trainee in 2008.

Anuj Bansal was the general manager – sales and category development at ITC.

Dentsu elevates Shiva Vannavada as president, data and technology solutions

Having previously served as global chief product and technology officer, dentsu Solutions, Shiva Vannavada’s expanded responsibilities as President, Data and Technology Solutions will include driving cross-practice and product collaboration, nurturing dentsu’s AI Connective community and leading his team to contribute to tech-enabled solutions and strategy. 

In his new role, Shiva Vannavada will focus on creating synergies across product and platforms, AI innovation, analytics and across Dentsu Global Services (DGS).

ACKO General Insurance appoints Animesh Das as CEO; elevates Sanjeev Srinivasan to Board role

Animesh Das brings over a decade of experience in the insurance sector and has been instrumental in building ACKO as one of the core team members that started ACKO and recently as the Chief Underwriting Officer.

Animesh Das will succeed Sanjeev Srinivasan as the Chief Executive Officer of ACKO General Insurance Company, subject to regulatory approval.

Dabur India’s Harkawal Singh joins RSPL Group as vice president – global marketing

Harkawal Singh's innings at Dabur India began as senior brand manager where he orchestrated product design, communication strategy, research testing and 'go-to-market' implementation for the critical re-launch in Odomos Mostiquito repellent Range in the Home Care portfolio.

Harkawal Singh has joined RSPL Group as vice president – global marketing.

Social Panga appoints Ruksheen Palia as vice president – business and strategy

Ruksheen Palia who holds over 12 years of industry experience joins the team from VMLY&R India, where she served as the business lead for various accounts, one of her key accounts being Unilever.

Ruksheen Palia’s new role at Social Panga involves leading the agency’s growth initiatives, developing strategic plans, and fostering innovations for Mumbai hide out. Additionally, she will oversee the development of comprehensive business strategies and identify new market opportunities.