Tag: CXO Moves

Infectious Advertising appoints Neville Suraliwala as business head

Neville Suraliwala has worked across agencies such as FCB Ulka, Lowe Lintas, Soho Square (Now 82.5), L&K Saatchi and Saatchi and Makani Creatives.

Neville Suraliwala has worked with brands like Indian Oil, Fair & Lovely, Clinic Plus, Head & Shoulders, Piaggio, Bisleri, Franklin Templeton, Yes Bank, Nilkamal, Lee Cooper, Tata Real Estate, and several other respected names.

ACKO appoints Aravind Sampathkumaran as senior vice president, core products

Aravind Sampathkumaran, an alumnus of companies like Swiggy, Sun Mobility, Yahoo, and Microsoft, has demonstrated leadership in various domains, including online and mobile consumer products, portals, search, advertising platforms, and social platforms.

Aravind Sampathkumaran has also founded the Chatterati App, a cloud-hosted platform aimed at fostering highly engaged communities.

Full-funnel agency tgthr introduces its creative leadership team

Collectively, they will amplify the agency's impact as a ‘force multiplier.’

The team comprises of Anadi Sah – national creative director, chief innovation officer & founding partner, Vibhor Yadav – regional creative officer – North and South, & founding partner, Pragati Rana – regional creative officer – West, head of originals & founding partner and Anirudh Venugopal- senior creative director, head of culture and founding partner.

Ogilvy elevates Anurag Agnihotri as chief creative officer

Anurag Agnihotri will report to the Ogilvy India CCOs, and be a part of the core Ogilvy West leadership running these offices alongside Hirol Gandhi, president and head of Office - Mumbai and Kolkata, and Ganapathy Balagopalan, chief strategy officer.

Anurag Agnihotri’s new role will be effective January 1, 2024.

OpenAI sets sights on India; appoints Rishi Jaitly as senior advisor

The appointment has hinted at OpenAI’s plans to set up in India to capitalise on the country’s growing market and potential. (Image sourced from Virginia Tech website)

In his role, Jaitly will bridging the gap between OpenAI and the Indian Government by fostering a strong relationship between them to understand AI policies.

Epigamia promotes Rahul Jain to CEO

An IIT Bombay and ISB Hyderabad alumnus, Rahul Jain began his career in finance, working for Deutsche Bank’s Credit Structuring team. Post his MBA, he successfully launched Doctor Moo – a 100% organic milk brand. Later on, he partnered with Mirchandani to launch Epigamia.

Rohan Mirchandani and Ankur Goel also get new roles.

Duroflex Group onboards Sridhar Balakrishnan as group CEO

Sridhar Balakrishnan began his career at Marico, where he dedicated 17 years and grew to the role of chief operating officer for clusters across South Asia, Middle East & Africa. During his tenure at Marico, Balakrishnan managed the P&L of international business units, overseeing sales, business finance, and supply chain for the India business.

Balakrishnan will play a critical role in unifying the management and growth strategies of both the in-house brands under Duroflex Group – Duroflex and Sleepyhead.

2023: Top executive movements in marketing

We're witnessing a dual movement of localization and globalization. Brands’ story telling is increasingly incorporating local narratives and ingredients, creating region-specific offerings. (Representative Image:Jacek Dylag via Unsplash)

A recap of CXO moves and marketers who switched jobs in 2023.