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Disney’s CEO Bob Iger to step down by end of 2026

The biggest concern for the entertainment giant is to figure out Iger’s succession plan. Iger has already extended his tenure by almost two decades.

Bob Iger returned as the CEO of Disney in November 2022, replacing Bob Chapek.

DDB Worldwide hires Chaka Sobhani as president, CCO International

Chaka Sobhani sits on the External Affairs Committee for the Design Museum, as well as on the board of D&AD, The One Show, the British Arrows, Creative Circle and Facebook EMEA Creative Council, Snapchat Global Creative Council and WARC Advisory Board.

Chaka Sobhani will report to DDB Worldwide’s global CEO Alex Lubar.

VTION Digital appoints Srividya TN as head – sales and business development

Srividya has worked in companies like Kantar and Unilever, where she steered key functions successfully, is poised to leverage her expertise to propel VTION Digital to new heights.

Srividya will lead initiatives to further strengthen VTION Digital’s position in the marketing and analytics technologies sector, focusing on consumer insights using passive measurement technology solutions, customer success management and market expansion.

Digital Refresh Networks appoints Swapna Nair as national account director

Prior to Digital Refresh Networks, Nair was with DAN, digital unit of TBWA, 22feet, Storycentre and FoxyMoron.

She will be accountable for the overall growth of DRN and will be involved in client relationship, retention programming, planning, expansion strategy and process building for the clients

JioCinema appoints Mohit Bhatia as director – ad sales (sports)

Bhatia started his career at Indiabulls Ventures and went on to work in companies like Times Internet, Disney Star, Epic Channel India, dailyhunt and Alchemy Group.

Previously, Mohit Bhatia was the client partner lead – Snapchat ads at httpool.

Rajdeepak Das becomes CCO at Publicis Groupe South Asia and chairman, Leo Burnett South Asia

In his new role, Rajdeepak Das will also work closely with the creative, data and technology talent across the Groupe to champion these mandates.

Storyboard18 was the first to report about Rajdeepak Das’s elevation.

Mercedes-Benz India promotes Amrit Baid to head of marketing and Customer Experience; Pradeep Srinivas moves into global

Amrit Baid is currently associated with Region Overseas Marketing team of Mercedes-Benz Malaysia, in Kuala Lumpur. (From left to right: Amrit Baid and Pradeep Srinivas)

Amrit Baid replaces Pradeep Srinivas who is taking up a global role in Digital Solutions, Data, and Analytics at the German carmaker’s HQ.

Byju’s promotes Jiny Thattil as group chief technology officer

Jiny Thattil, who started his career with Thermax Babcock & Wilcox Energy Solutions, went on to work at companies like GE Global Research, GE Global HealthCare, Yodlee, InMobi, Amazon, Happay and Epic for Kids.

Jiny Thattil replaces outgoing executive Anil Goel.

Is McCann Worldgroup’s Amitesh Rao joining Leo Burnett India as its new chief?: Storyboard18 Exclusive

Amitesh Rao will report into Anupriya Acharya, CEO Publicis Groupe South Asia and will work closely with Rajdeepak Das, chief creative officer, Publicis Groupe India and chairman, Leo Burnett South Asia.

Storyboard18 Insider: Amitesh Rao is likely to join the Publicis Groupe-owned creative agency after Dheeraj Sinha quit to join FCB recently.

Dentsu appoints Sujit Vaidya as chief financial officer for South Asia

Sujit Vaidya brings over 30 years of experience as a certified Chartered Accountant, having previously served as CFO for Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India and Disney in India.

In this role, Vaidya will partner with dentsu’s business teams across South Asia to orchestrate the financial strategy and steer the finance function.