Priya Nair takes over as Unilever’s Business Group President, Beauty and Wellbeing

In 2023, Priya Nair became a part of the Unilever Leadership Executive which also comprises Nitin Paranjpe, Unilever's Chief People and Transformation Officer, and Rohit Jawa, who is the current CEO of HUL

Priya Nair joined Hindustan Unilever in 1995. As Business Group President, Beauty and Wellbeing for Unilever, Nair will oversee a €12 billion business.

UpGrad announces appointment of CP Gurnani to its board of directors

Under Gurnani's 19 years of leadership as Tech Mahindra’s Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, the company scaled up significantly, both in terms of operations/innovations and topline, retaining its position among the Top 5 Indian IT marquee players.

Gurnani becomes the second non-executive director after the India HQskilling giant announced the appointment of Chegg’s Dan Rosensweig in March last year.

CNN’s chief digital officer Athan Stephanopoulos quits

Stephanopoulos who joined CNN in October 2022, was brought in under the leadership of Chris Licht, Thompson's predecessor. (Image by @Stephanopoulos via X)

With Thompson aiming to restrategize CNN’s digital and streaming businesses, this move marks a judicious shift to elevate the network’s digital profile to cater to changing viewer habits away from traditional cable TV.

Motorola Mobility appoints TM Narasimhan as managing director, Mobile Business Group – India

TM Narasimhan will report to Prashanth Mani who will continue to be the head of Motorola’s Asia Pacific business.

TM Narasimhan comes with extensive experience in sales operations, business & financial planning and P&L Management, having held various roles in FMCG, and consumer tech organizations like PepsiCo, Britannia & Samsung.