CXO Moves – Page 82 – storyboard18

ShareChat’s Chief Commercial Officer quits, DDB Mudra Group bolsters leadership team; CXO Moves at Ather Energy, Reliance Retail and more

Mohit H Chablani started his career at Intelenet Global Services, and went on to work across Euclid Infotech Services, Aujas Networks, Media.net, ZEDO and Gameloft. (Representative Image: Ryoji Iwata via Unsplash)

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Ather Energy brings former Samsung exec Pranesh Urs on board as VP, marketing

Prior to joining Ather, Pranesh Urs was director of marketing at Samsung India, where he was leading marketing for the Smartphone division.

At Ather, he will take charge of all brand and marketing initiatives, including brand, media, consumer insights, creative, and community.

DDB Mudra’s creative head Pallavi Chakravarti resigns

Pallavi Chakravarti was responsible for driving DDB Mudra’s creative offerings.

Chakravarti confirmed the news to Storyboard18. However, she didn’t comment on her next move.

ShareChat’s chief commercial officer Ajit Varghese steps down

He would also be looking at developing the long-term vision and defining the strategic direction of the sales organization in his new role, said an official statement from the television network. Varghese would be reporting to K Madhavan, president and country manager, Disney Star

Prior to this, Ajit Varghese was the global president of WPP-owned media agency Wavemaker.

GroupM promotes Navin Khemka, Sonali Malaviya for new roles at EssenceMediacom South Asia

Navin Khemka will report to Prasanth Kumar, CEO – GroupM South Asia and Rupert McPetrie, CEO – EssenceMediacom APAC. Sonali Malaviya will report into Khemka.

Khemka and Malaviya will work together to bring additional specialisations such as e-commerce, addressable content, and digital OOH, to the agency’s offerings, along with other responsibilities.

CXO Moves: Eduvanz gets new CMO, Twitter’s leadership shrink continues, Schbang ropes in new ECD

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CXO Moves: Tata CLiQ’s CEO steps down; Exec moves at WhatsApp Pay, Pernod Ricard, Duroflex, Netflix, Dentsu Creative, BBH India

Licious, as per reports is the only unicorn in its sector that has witnessed a gradual slowdown over the last year. (Representational image via Unsplash)

Executive moves in the world of brands and agencies. Find out who’s moved up, in and out.

Pernod Ricard appoints Paul-Robert Bouhier as new India managing director

Paul-Robert Bouhier He has 27 years of experience working internationally in marketing, sales, and general management in a variety of industries and brand corporations. (Image source: CNBC-TV18)

Bouhier will step into the new role from January 2023. According to the French booze mogul, he will modify the firm’s India business strategy, strengthen the organisation and its workforce, and recognise new opportunities for profitable and sustainable business expansion.

Duroflex’s chief marketing officer Smita Murarka quits the sleep solutions firm

Murarka, who started her career at brand-comm, and has worked in companies like Bulchee, Landmark Group, Lifestyle International and MAS Holdings.

Murarka stepped down from her position in November. Her stint at the company lasted for two years and 11 months.

WPP agency VMLY&R India gets Red Fuse’s Saurabh Saksena as CEO

In his new role, Saurabh Saksena will drive the integration of VMLY&R’s capabilities across India – from creative excellence to transformational solutions at the intersection of brand and customer experience (BX & CX), data, platforms and commerce.

Saurabh Saksena will be based out of Mumbai and will report to Hari Ramanathan, CEO- VMLY&R, South and South-East Asia and Japan.