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iProspect appoints Garima Bijlani as managing partner – North

At Isobar, as the associate vice president, Garima Bijlani headed the media business and strategy for Isobar North & East, and was responsible for P&L.

Previously, Garima Bijlani was partner digital at Neo Media World.

Elon Musk’s X hires ex Publicis Media exec in a bid to restructure ad business

Existing X employee Kylie McRoberts, who has been with X for four years, has been made the head of safety.

The platform has hired Yale Cohen as the new head of brand safety and advertiser solutions. Cohen was previously the EVP for global digital standards at Publicis Media.

Titan’s Suparna Mitra joins Swiggy as independent director

Suparna Mitra began her career at Arvind Brands as business head - Lee, and her innings at Titan Company began in 2006 as the global marketing head.

Suparna Mitra is the chief executive officer, watches and wearable division, The Titan Company.

Honda Cars India appoints Ryuto Shimizu as director – marketing and sales

Ryuto Shimuzu, who has been associated with Honda for over 25 years, has been a part of several international markets that include Japan, China and Thailand. (Image source: Mobility Outlook)

Previously, Ryuto Shimuzu was associated with Honda Automobile (Thailand) where he was in-charge of business planning office.

Paytm’s CMO Sumit Mathur quits to join Glanbia Performance Nutrition as country head

Previously, Sumit Mathur was the CMO at Kellogg India and led the overall category strategy/vision and business P&L as part of the South Asia Leadership team for five and a half years. (Image source: LinkedIn)

Sumit Mathur led Paytm as chief marketing officer. As country head at Glanbia Performance Nutrition he will oversee India and South Asia markets.

Vineet Singh joins Pocket FM as VP – branding and communications

A graduate from ICFAI School, Vineet has contributed to companies like BYJU’S, Embassy Group, WeWork, Google and many more.

In this role, Singh will spearhead the brand marketing, communications and creative charter, and will work closely with Rohan Nayak.

Uber’s APAC boss Pradeep Parameswaran to get a global role: Report

The company's revenue from rides increased 74 percent to Rs 678 crore in FY23 as against Rs 388 crore last financial year.

Pradeep Parameswaran took over as President of Uber India and South Asia in 2018 and has been a key member of Uber’s regional leadership team.

Genpact’s Piyush Mehta’s role expands as country manager, India

“India’s talent has always been a prime differentiator for economic growth in the country,” said Piyish Mehta, CHRO and country manager, India, Genpact.

Piyush Mehta, who is Genpact’s CHRO, in his expanded role, he will leverage his expertise to drive Genpact’s AI-first strategy in India, driving value for key India stakeholders while continuing to lead the company’s HR function globally.

Sandeep Walunj joins Motilal Oswal Financial Services as Group CMO

Sandeep Walunj has 20-plus years of a track record in building and transforming businesses to higher profitability through nurturing brands, process and product innovation, and digital transformation with sharp focus on the consumer value chain. He has worked across Blue Chip FMCG, BFSI and modern retail companies across India and Middle East, and North Africa. Walunj is an alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad.

Sandeep Walunj was previously with Nippon India Mutual Fund.

Inshorts Azhar Iqubal takes over as chairman

Azhar Iqubal co-founded the company as a Facebook page along with Purkayastha and Anunay Arunav, where in 2013, Inshorts was released as an app.

Deepit Purkayastha will take over as the chief executive officer.