The week turned out to be quite an eventful one, with several major announcements. The industry witnessed some big appointments and resignations, including Piyush Pandey’s elevation as Global Chief Creative Officer of Ogilvy, Unilever CMO Keith Weed’s retirement and India Today Group CEO Vivek Khanna stepping down. The other highlight of the week was Hindustan Unilever’s acquisition of GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare India. exchange4media did detailed coverage of all these developments. Click on the links below to read the stories.
Ogilvy appoints Piyush Pandey as its global CCO
https://www.exchange4media.com/announcements-news/ogilvy-appoints-piyush-pandey-as-its-global-cco-93292.html
Unilever CMO Keith Weed Quits
https://www.exchange4media.com/marketing-news/unilever-cmo-keith-weed-quits-93320.html
HUL acquires GSK Consumer Health India for Rs 31,700 crore
Another first for Piyush Pandey, only Indian to become a Global CCO
https://www.exchange4media.com/advertising-news/another-first-for-piyush-pandey-only-indian-to-become-a-global-cco-93302.html
Piyush Pandey: The universal creative director everyone wants to impress
https://www.exchange4media.com/advertising-news/piyush-pandey-the-universal-creative-director-everyone-wants-to-impress-93321.html
HUL-GSK merger: A win-win for both sides
https://www.exchange4media.com/marketing-news/hul-gsk-merger-a-win-win-for-both-sides-93251.html
What giant mergers say about the future of agencies
https://www.exchange4media.com/advertising-news/what-giant-mergers-say-about-the-future-of-agencies-93268.html
India Today Group CEO Vivek Khanna quits
https://www.exchange4media.com/media-tv-news/india-today-group-group-ceo-quits-93237.html