Siddharth Shekhar promoted to Director, LCS at Google India
In his expanded role, Siddharth Shekhar will oversee government and public sector, BFSI, education and automotive sectors
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Tamil Nadu is a key market for us: Amit Syngle on Asian Paints-Sun TV collab TEST ARTICLE
Amit Syngle, MD & CEO of Asian Paints, speaks about the recently launched consumer-first initiative, Tractor Emulsion Varnamaalai in Tamil Nadu and why they chose to associate with Sun TV
Brand Street Integrated appoints Krishna Mugatkar as the new Business Director
Brand Street has expanded its operations into Pune
Shriram Capital appoints Subhasri as Managing Director & CEO
Subhasri has been serving as the Joint Managing Director
UNIQLO appoints Paulene Ong as Marketing Director for Singapore
Prior to this, Paulene Ong was with Unilever for over 2.5 years
Karan Johar gets interim relief from court over ‘unlawful’ use of his name in film title
Karan Johar had approached the court against makers of the movie ‘Shadi ke director Karan aur Johar'
Channel Factory appoints Chirag Bhatia as Managing Director
The company is establishing an on-ground force dedicated to Product & Engineering
Rejig in BBC India as per new FDI norms
BBC has reportedly handed over its publishing license to 'Collective Newsroom' set up by four former employees
Sheyphali B Sharan takes charge as PIB's Principal Director General
Incumbent PDG Manish Desai’s tenure ended on 31 March
Sun TV re-appoints 3 independent directors
Sridhar Venkatesh, Desmond Hemanth Theodore and Mathipoorana Ramakrishnan have been re-appointed for a five-year term
DishTV calls for EGM to appoint directors on March 21
The company will be seeking shareholders’ approval for appointment of Sunil Khanna as Independent Director, Ravi Bhushan Puri as Director, and Sonal Bankim Parekh as Independent Director
Production budget has not grown as expected: Ad director Vinil Mathew
Director Vinil Mathew spoke to e4m about his journey from being an ad film director to now having two commercial films in his portfolio
ICICI Direct launches ‘Live the AND Life’ campaign
The campaign, conceived by Vector Brand Solutions, emphasizes inclusivity and balance in one’s financial objectives
Nike looking for Marketing Director in India
The Marketing Director will be based in Nike’s Bangalore office, the company has said
Navaneel Kar named MD of Philip Morris International's India ops
Navaneel Kar has been associated with reputed brands like ITC & Tata Motors prior to this
Virtue Worldwide appoints Ayushi Saria as Associate Creative Director
Ayushi's professional journey is marked by a diverse background
Digital Refresh Networks ropes in Swapna Nair as National Account Director
Nair was previously Vice President - Brands / Account Management at Tonic Worldwide
Scarecrow M&C Saatchi elevates Kapil Tammal as National Creative Director
Lalit Sakurkar and Yuvraj Gorule as Group Creative Directors
Cashfree Payments appoints Sanghamitra Bhargov as Director - PR & Corp Comms
Bhargov has earlier worked with Biju’s, Flipkart, Titan and Nokia
Mustufa Arsiwalla joins Ferrero as Trade Marketing Director
He recently moved on as CMO of Britannia Bel Foods after a 4-year stint
Maneesha Khanna named Senior Director- Global Media Capability Lead at PepsiCo
Khanna has been with the company for more than a decade
Liberty General Insurance appoints Parag Ved as Director & CEO Designate
Prior to joining Liberty, he was the President of consumer Lines at Tata AIG General Insurance
Shirish Agarwal returns to Samsung India as Director - Marketing
Last month, he stepped down as Head - Marketing Communications & Brand at Panasonic
Disney Star promotes Subin Devan as Associate Director - Ad Sales, Sports
He was earlier Senior Sales Manager
DDB Tribal appoints Purva Ummat as Group Creative Director
Ummat will report directly to Iraj Fraz, who leads the creative department at DDB Tribal
Anupama Bhatnagar takes charge as Director General, Indian Institute of Mass Communication
She took charge after Prof. Sanjay Dwivedi’s term came to end on July 12, 2023
Vandana Chamaria joins board of Sahayradi Farms as independent director
She will also continue to serve as the head of business, brand and reputation marketing at Google
WhatsApp Communications Director Vidisha Chatterjee moves on
Chatterjee was with WhatsApp for almost 3 years
Bankruptcy court dismisses insolvency plea against Dish TV promoter: Report
The plea was filed by IDBI Trusteeship Services on behalf of Franklin Templeton Asset Management (India) Pvt Ltd
Rajesh Pantina, InMobi’s Director-Marketing APAC, moves on
Pantina was associated with InMobi for seven years
Dy Works names Ashish Kalpund as Senior Design Director
He has over 15 years of experience in the design and branding industry
R Arvind named Vermmillion’s Chief Creative Director - South
Arvind has over 18 years of experience in the advertising and marketing industry
Infectious Advertising appoints Ashish Naik as Executive Creative Director
Naik has earlier worked with agencies like Ogilvy, FCB Ulka, and Saatchi & Saatchi
Reema Singh joins Hilton India as Director – Communications
Her previous stint was with PR Pundit as Director – Client Services
McCann Detroit ropes in Kash Sree as Executive Creative Director
Sree is an Emmy and Cannes Grand Prix winner
Nissan Motor India names Naraayan Kannan as Director-Communications
Kannan will be a member of the Management Committee for India
BBC raids: Survey has thrown up several discrepancies and inconsistencies, says govt
The survey unearthed crucial pieces of evidence by way of employee statements, digital proof and documents which will be further examined in due course, according to CBDT
Schbang appoints Kashyap Joshi as Executive Creative Director
Prior to this, Joshi was with Wunderman Thompson as Vice President and Senior Creative Director
NEXT by Rediffusion creates television campaign for ICICIDirect
ICICIDirect Markets’ app has teamed up with ‘NEXT by Rediffusion’ to launch its cutting-edge features to aid the millennials to start investing in an easy and smart way
D2H revamps brand positioning, launches ‘direct to heart’ campaign
The campaign features their new brand ambassador cricketer Rishabh Pant
Havas Worldwide India appoints Nikhil Guha & Neeraj Toor as Group Creative Directors
While Guha joins Havas Worldwide India from McCann Worldgroup; Toor has worked in agencies including Dentsu Webchutney and Cheil India in the past
MIB allows infra sharing among DTH firms
The total number of permitted PS channels per operator will be capped at 5% of the total channel carriage capacity, the ministry has said
Takehiko Matsushita appointed as Managing Director, Toshiba JSW Power Systems
Matsushita has wide-ranging experience and expertise in mechanical system engineering
Nalin Jain appointed as Executive Director at ŠKODA AUTO Volkswagen India Private Limited
Nalin Jain will be taking over as the Executive Director – Finance and IT of SAVWIPL from 8 August, 2022.
Barun Das elevated as Managing Director and CEO, TV9 Network
Das joined the company in 2019 as CEO
Viacom18 appoints Soumyaditya Lahiry as Director, Sales - Digital & TV for sports
Lahiry joins the company from Pen Music where he was Regional Head of Sales for South & East
Sanjay Pugalia & Senthil Chengalvarayan join Quintillion Business Media's Board
Sanjay Pugalia, CEO & Editor-in-Chief of AMG Media, has joined as a Director and veteran business news journalist & broadcaster Senthil Chengalvarayan as an Independent Director
Sportradar appoints Oscar Brodkin as Managing Director for APAC
Brodkin will report to Eduard Blonk, Chief Commercial Officer
22feet Tribal Worldwide appoints Vishnu Srivatsav as National Creative Director
The former Creative Head – South of DDB Mudra has been elevated to lead creative at the agency
Perfetti Van Melle Director Marketing Rohit Kapoor steps down
Prior to this, he was International Marketing Manager for Global Brand team, Amsterdam, for three years