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TVS Motor Company appoints Saurab Kapoor as VP-Marketing, Future Mobility

Kapoor is a sales and marketing professional with over sixteen years of experience working with organisations in the consumer durables segment. Before joining OnePlus, Kapoor spent a decade in Samsung Mobile serving the company in different roles. His last assignment was head - marketing planning & media strategy

He joins the firm from OnePlus India where he served the company as marketing director, category, and brand management.

Meta Appoints Vikas Purohit as Head of Global Business Group in India

Purohit who has worked with companies Tata CLiQ, Amazon, Reliance Brands Limited, Aditya Birla Group and Tommy Hilfiger in various sales and marketing roles will spearhead the company’s strategic relationship with the country’s leading brands and agencies to drive Meta’s revenue growth across key channels in India, as well as partner with the media and creative ecosystems for accelerating adoption of digital tools by the largest advertisers and agencies.(Image source: LinkedIn)

Purohit will head Meta’s work with India’s largest businesses and the agency ecosystem.

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Dentsu India makes Sapna Arora as chief client officer

Arora brings 22 years of global growth and general management experience, coupled with expertise in developing consumer tech businesses and digital products.

Prior to this, Sapna was with OLX India as CMO, PRO, brand head – emerging markets. In addition to this, she has also been a diversity and inclusion enabler.

Mastercard announces appointment of Gautam Aggarwal as Division President, South Asia & Country Corporate Officer, India

Gautam joined Mastercard in 2014, bringing with him more than a decade of experience across technology, sales and business development, product management, strategy, and M&A. Since then, he has held several leadership roles across the company, in both the United States and Asia Pacific region. Most recently, from 2019-2022, he served as Regional Chief Technology Officer for Asia Pacific, spearheading Mastercard’s $1 billion+ technology investments in key markets including India, Australia, China, Japan and Southeast Asia

Aggarwal will oversee all of Mastercard’s activities across South Asia and India, including product management, engagements with customers and regulators, marketing and more.

AnyMind Group’s Rubeena Singh: Legacy brands will be forced to have D2C strategy in 2023

"The India tech stack offers a very compelling advantage which is driving the hyper growth of digital transactions in India. All legacy brands will be forced to have a direct-to-consumer (D2C) strategy and will ride on this wave of digital and influencer marketing driven commerce," says Singh. (Image courtesy: Rubeena Singh)

Rubeena Singh talks about her new mandate at AnyMind, cross-pollination of ideas between Indian and the MENA markets and key trends that will dominate 2023.

Former Josh country manager Rubeena Singh joins AnyMind Group

Singh joined Josh, a homegrown short video platform in October 2021. Prior to this Singh was the chief executive officer of Dentsu Group-owned digital-first media agency iProspect, where she spent four years.

Singh will lead the India and MENA operations for the Singapore-based group that acquired India-based Pokkt Mobile Ads in March 2020.

NIVEA India’s marketing director Ajay Simha moves on

Prior to this, Simha worked with Beiersdorf NIVEA's parent company as regional marketing manager in the UAE for more than five years.

This was Simha’s second stint with NIVEA.

Hyundai Motor India promotes Tarun Garg to COO

Tarun Garg, who was the director (sales, marketing and service) has been elevated as chief operating officer (COO) who will oversee sales, marketing, service and product strategy.

The company also elevates Gopala Krishnan CS to chief manufacturing officer.

OYO’s Mayur Hola joins Culinary Brands as chief marketing officer

In his previous stint, Mayur Hola worked on big brands like Coca-Cola, Domino's, TrueCaller, MasterCard, Reckitt, National Geographic etc. Hola's skills range across integrated marketing, leadership, creative strategy, brand development and marketing strategy.(Image source: LinkedIn)

In his new role at Culinary brands, Mayur Hola will be responsible for product innovation, scale, and growth.