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Unilever’s Hemant Bakshi joins Ola as chief executive officer

During a media briefing on January 25, Hemant Bakshi stated that he offers ride-hailing service at night to gain firsthand experience and better understanding of customer requirements.

Hemant Bakshi was the executive vice president – Unilever marketplace and chairman – Unilever Indonesia.

Samina Hamied to step down from Cipla

Samina Hamied started her career with Goldman Sachs at the investment management division. She rose to become the division’s associate and also looked after consultant relations.

Samina Hamied worked as the executive vice chairperson.

FICCI appoints Viacom18’s Kevin Vaz as chairman of FICCI media & entertainment Committee

In his current capacity, Kevin Vaz oversees the media company's broadcast business, film studio, merchandising business, live entertainment, and regional entertainment on Viacom18’s digital (OTT) platform.

Kevin Vaz joined Viacom18 in July 2023 as CEO – broadcast entertainment.

Xiaomi’s Sumit Sonal joins Qualcomm as head of marketing

Sumit Sonal began his career at Star News and went on to work across Lintas Media Group, Omnicom Group, HARMAN International, Myntra and Jio.

Sumit Sonal headed Xiaomi Technology as general manager – marketing.

GroupM Nexus appoints Rajiv Rajagopal as head – advanced TV

Rajiv Rajagopal started his career with Red FM and went on to work across Star India. As the South region’s head at GroupM, Rajagopal spearheaded the launch of Finecast, Group M's addressable TV solution. And, he led sales nationally.

Rajiv Rajagopal previously led Finecast as head – client development.

Publicis Groupe’s Performics India elevates Gautam Surath as chief operating officer

Gautam Surath will report to Lalatendu Das, chief executive officer of Performics India.

In his new position, Gautam Surath will provide strategic direction and oversight to all domestic large client portfolio, spanning across BFSI, CPG, telco, travel & hospitality, gaming and new-age startup industry verticals.

Good Glamm Group’s Priyanka Gill joins Kalaari Capital as Venture Partner

Gill has taken on the role of Venture Partner at Kalaari Capital, having already served as a Founding Board member of CXXO. (Image sourced via Priyanka Gill website)

The Good Glamm Group has also appointed Group Co-founder Priyanka Gill to the Board.

DDB Mudra Group’s MudraMax promotes Deleise Ross as senior vice president and head of business

Deleise Ross's innings at DDB Mudra Group began in 2018 as senior partner - client leadership.

Deleise Ross led MudraMax as associate vice president.

Sunil Dhar takes over Red Bull India as CEO

At Hershey India, Dhar headed sales & distribution of all product categories in organized retail channels including modern trade, HORECA and defence.

Sunil Dhar steps into the shoes of Bhaskar Sharma who has transitioned into a non-executive advisory role.

Netflix film’s chief Scott Stuber to step down

Scott Stuber began his career at Universal Pictures and then moved to Bluegrass Films.

Scott Stuber joined Netflix in 2017 and became the chairman of Netflix film in 2023.