January 2025

	January 2025

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Media	read more
Nikhil Pavithran elevated to become the COO of Kaizzen Sonia Huria joins Maddock Films UFO Moviez elevates Siddharth Bhardwaj to CEO- Digital Cinema Business WPP appoints Wavemaker’s Deepa Jatkar as India head for OpenDoor Nikhil Kumar rejoins TIME as Executive Editor Surbhi Nagpal named National Head – Sales for WION and Zee Business Ritika Malhotra joins FCB Interface as Head of Digital RepIndia names Neelanjan Dasgupta as VP- Creative Strategy & Innovations Rajaraman S. joins Sony Pictures Network India as Head of Content Strategy Former Zee CRO Mona Jain joins BrandPulse Global as Chief Growth Officer SW Network names Keerthi Kumar as Business Head for Bengaluru operations Havas India appoints Manas Lahiri as Chief Growth Officer ZEE Studios appoints Girish Johar as Head of Distribution & Revenues Deepali Handa joins Endemol Shine India as EVP & Head of Commercials and Production Microsoft’s Sangeeta Bavi joins YourStory Media as COO Shiva Chinnasamy takes on additional role as Zee5’s Chief Business Officer TikTok’s Sameer Singh to join HT Media as Group CEO Bikash Kundu named Head of Agency Partnership at JioStar Warner Bros. Discovery names Priya Aiyar Chief Legal Officer Matt McNally returns to Publicis Groupe as Global CEO of Publicis Health Omnicom Advertising Group appoints Sean Donovan as President of OAG Asia Enormous appoints Akshat Trivedi as National Creative Director– West Criteo appoints Michael Komasinski as Chief Executive Officer Magnite appoints Sahil Bansal as Country Lead for India Anthony Noto and Joey Levin to join Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. board of directors Digital agency Fictive Kin onboards Gillian Rode as CEO Huella Services appoints Saurabh Wason as Revenue Head for NEXad Sameer Singh Transitioned From Independent Director To CEO Of Hindustan Media Venture; Praveen Someshwar Set To Step Down As MD Tonic Worldwide appoints Viacom18’s Nishant Gopalia as Senior VP-Media & MarTech Zee Media names Aditya Tandon as Chief Brand Officer for Campaigns & IPs Madison Turnt appoints Rishabh Ratnu as Vice President for Delhi branch Eularie Saldanha joins Publicis Groupe India as Director – Corporate Communications Imtiyaz Vilatra Elevated to CEO of Posterscope India Avishek Roy takes HR leadership role at Perfetti Van Melle VML appoints Eric Campbell as North American CEO Lesley John appointed CEO as VIRTUE Asia enters new era of growth Vikram Chande appointed as National Sales Head – Digital at Zee5 Comscore appoints Jackelyn Keller as new CMO Giulio Malegori appointed Chairman and Acting CEO of Dentsu Americas Value 360 Communications appoints Archana Hindocha to lead Bangalore operations Lawrence Suchitha joins Teamology Softech & Media Services as VP of Growth and Strategy Dipshika Ravi is Digital National Creative Director for West & North at Schbang Umesh Kaipenchery joins aha as Senior VP & Head of Non-Subscription RevenueG roupM appoints Emily Del Greco as Global COO OrangeGlobal Stories fortifies leadership with five key appointments Parul Kamra joins UCS Media as Director Rishi Kapoor named CEO & Director at Team Marksmen Network WPP’s Ketan Desai to lead Monks India YAAP Digital appoints Siddhartha Sahni as the Head of Mumbai #e4mExclusive: Anuradha Mathu Agrawal to lead Mid-Market Ent Ad Sales at JioStar as Dhruv Dhawan quits Faiz Rehman appointed VP & Head of Ad Revenue for HT Digital
BFSI	read more
Amandeep Arora joins PNB MetLife India Insurance as Head of Communications & CSR Venkatasubramaniam Maruthai appointed as CEO – Stressed Asset Management at Aikyam Capital Amit Ganorkar Appointed as Managing Director and CEO of TATA AIG General Insurance Goldman Sachs Announces Alex Golten As New Chief Risk Officer Eric Bramoullé Named As Amundi UK CEO Angel One appoints Ambarish Kenghe as Group Chief Executive Tata AIA Life taps Niladri Bhattacharya as VP of Corporate Comms & Social Media Amisha Sethi joins FPSB India as SVP – Policy and Communication Samunnati elevates Anil Kumar SG to Founder & MD; Badri Narayanan named Group CEO Elev8 Venture Partners appoints Ashpi Gupta as Principal – Investments and Portfolio Management TransBnk appoints Govind Dichwalkar as Chief Operating Officer Gaurav Seth Takes Over As Chief Executive Officer Of 5paisa Capital
CONSUMER ECOMM	read more
Red Bull elevates Pourushasp Mehta as head of communications Dunzo co-founder Kabeer Biswas to exit the company Zairus Master steps down as Chief Business Officer of Honasa Consumer Siddhartha Juneja joins NIVEA India as new E-Commerce Director Xiaomi India appoints Sandeep Singh Arora as Chief Business Officer Nishant Pitti resigns as EaseMyTrip CEO; Rikant Pittie takes charge Shrirang Tembhekar joins Dinshaw’s Dairy Foods as Head of Marketing Ecom Express appoints Kammal Daas as Vice President of Operations – Last Mile Jaslein M. joins Licious as PR and Communications Manager Narayanam Sesha Srikanth takes head of HR helm at Allcargo Gati Page Industries Appoints Karthik Yathindra As CEO Dunzo Co-Founder Kabeer Biswas Likely To Join Flipkart Minutes Lokesh Chhaparwal joins Honasa Consumer as Senior VP- Technology & Engineering Karan Parekh joins Delhivery as Head of Digital Marketing AceVector appoints Achint Setia as Snapdeal’s new CEO Tarandeep Singh Sekhon rejoins KidZania as Chief Business Officer Honasa Consumer appoints Amit Singh as Brand Lead for Brand Factory Akasa Air appoints Belson Coutinho as Chief Operating Officer Cornitos appoints Kumar Vishal as National Sales Manager Venkata Pradyumna Rallapalli appointed as Senior Brand Manager for Maggi John Jacobs elevates Sumit Chawla as AVP of Marketing PepsiCo names Nitin Bhandari as Beverages Head; George Kovoor to retire DMart parent Avenue Supermarts names Unilever’s Anshul Asawa as CEO Rajat Kumar Jain takes helm as Managing Director of Nestle Singapore Harpreet Singh announces new role at Spotify: Director of Sales – Tech, Travel, Online Services, Foodtech/QSR & Government Tanvi Choksi Joins Mahindra Holidays as Chief Human Resources Officer Gokul Kandhi takes charge as Chief Operating Officer at Curefoods Rakesh Saini Succeeds Nishit Sheth As CS & CCO Of Shoppers Stop Luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz appoints Emrah Ozer as CFO for India Rashmi Soni joins IndiGo as VP & Head of Communications Rishabh Sharma elevated to APAC Marketing Solutions Head at X Poshn appoints Anit Kunj Gupta as Senior Director – Finance & Accounts Fixderma promotes Venugopal Nair as Chief Business Officer- OTC Akshat Arora joins Third Wave Coffee as Marketing Director
Government	read more
UIDAI Appoints Bhuvnesh Kumar As CEO Manish Singhal Succeeds Deepak Sood As Secretary General Of ASSOCHAM KALP Foundation appoints Dr. Joël Ruet as Non-Executive Director Devajit Saikia elected as Secretary of BCCI; Prabhtej Singh Bhatia named Treasurer QX Appoints Mandar Vanarse as Chief Technology Officer and Board Member IRCTC appoints Sudhir Kumar as CFO Maya And Leah Tata Appointed To The Board Of Trustees Of Sir Ratan Tata Industrial Institute Rupinder Brar appointed as Part Time Official Director, Coal India Dr. Tapas Kumar Pattanayak joins Board of NALCO as Director (HR) Arunangshu Sarkar to hold Additional Charge of Director (Technology & Field Services) at ONGC Board MIDHAN Welcomes New CMD: Gowri Sankara Rao Naramsetti Arnab Maitra Takes Charge as the Business Unit Head, NTPC Bongaigaon Bibhas Ghatak Appointed GM-Operations & Maintenance at NTPC Korba V Narayanan to join as new ISRO chief PESB Recommends Shri Rajeev Kalra for Director (Finance), Yantra India Limited Shri Sanjeet appointed as Government Director on SAIL Board Indraprastha Gas Ltd announces Changes in Directorship, Here to Know Shri Harish Saran joins as Whole Time Director designated as (Director-Marketing) of PTC India Alok Verma joins as Director In-charge of SAIL-Rourkela Steel Plant Robert Jerard Ravi gets three months extension as CMD of BSNL, MTNL Manish Raj takes charge as SAIL, Director (Technical, Projects & Raw Materials) Ankur Baruah recommended as Director (HR) of Oil India Ltd Gunjan Sinha Takes over as Director (Personnel), ECL IRCTC appoints Sudhir Kumar as CFO, Gaisingam Kabui tenure’s ended on 18 December ARISE announces Governing Board for 2025; Praveen Raju takes over as President Devajit Saikia elected as Secretary of BCCI; Prabhtej Singh Bhatia named Treasurer
Healthcare	read more
Shashi Ranjan joins Kedaara Healthcare as Chief Customer Officer Shashi Ranjan appointed Chief Customer Officer at Kedaara Healthcare Vikram Shukla Joins Zydus Lifesciences As President Of Parenteral Operations Alembic Pharmaceuticals Welcomes Prag Goel As VP Of Sales & Marketing Suvalaxmi Chakraborty Joins Fortis Malar Hospitals As Independent Director Navneet Bali Appointed as Executive Director and Group CEO of Clearmedi Healthcare Nimesh Mathur appointed as the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) at Curefit Healthcare (cult.fit) Navneet Bali Appointed as Executive Director and Group CEO of Clearmedi Healthcare
Hospitality	read more
Cinépolis India hires Yajur Gulati to lead its brand and comms Hilton Gurugram Baani City Centre appoints Harkaran Singh Sethi as General Manager Sayaji Hotels (Pune) Welcomes Goverdhan Singh Panwar As CFO Cox & Kings appoints Suresh Victor as Senior VP to lead Technology vertical ibis India appoints Akshay Bhasin as Director of Revenue The Westin Hyderabad Mindspace appoints Arup Panda as Director of Food & Beverage Hilton and Hilton Garden Inn Bengaluru Embassy Manyata Business Park welcomes Pushpinder Chambial as Cluster Director of Finance Jaipur Marriott Hotel strengthens leadership team with key appointments Hyatt Pune announces key leadership promotions Novotel Hyderabad Convention Centre & HICC appoints Govind Dhanu Naik as Director of Security Gonzalo Aguilar appointed as Chief Executive Officer at Minor Hotels Europe & Americas Marriott Executive Apartments Hyderabad appoints Sagnik Ukil as Director of Sales DoubleTree by Hilton Goa-Panaji appoints Blisse Colaco as Marketing & Communications Manager Chef Gaurav Paul welcomed as Executive Chef at Bengaluru Marriott Hotel Whitefield Novotel Visakhapatnam Varun Beach appoints Uday Prakash as Director of Food & Beverage The Leela Gandhinagar welcomes Rahul Mehta as Director of Sales and Marketing Maan Vilas by Stonewood Premier, Udaipur appoints Amish Mathur as General Manager Ramee Group of Hotels announces new appointments to strengthen leadership Courtyard by Marriott Mahabaleshwar strengthens Sales Team Kashyap Ruparel appointed as Director of Food & Beverage at Hyatt Regency, Pune Viman Nagar Holiday Inn Amritsar Ranjit Avenue appoints Ravi Dhankhar as General Manager Park Hyatt Hyderabad reappoints Pooja Rajpurohit as Director of Events Le Meridien Kochi announces new appointments in Training and Finance Chalet Hotels appoints Gaurav Singh as Chief Operating Officer Chandra Singh Rawat appointed F&B Manager at Alila Fort Bishangarh Michelin-Starred Chef Nino Di Costanzo returns to Blu at Four Seasons Maldives Shangri-La Bengaluru appoints Shireen Sheriff as Director of Marketing and Communications GRT Hotels & Resorts appoints Puneet Dutta as COO Chef Sachin Joshi joins Taj Skyline Ahmedabad as Executive Chef Tamara Leisure Experiences strengthens leadership with key appointments Ibis Styles Mysuru strengthens leadership with strategic appointments Courtyard by Marriott Mahabaleshwar appoints Sudip Ghorai as Housekeeping Manager Aniket Gawali takes over as Director of Sales at Four Points by Sheraton Nashik Novotel Goa Resort & Spa welcomes Pronab Biswas as Executive Housekeeper Jumeirah appoints Thomas B Meier as Chief Executive Officer Hilton Garden Inn New Delhi/Saket appoints Raj Singh as General Manager Monday Hotels elevates Vijay Garine to Director of Sales and Business Development Aamaghati Wildlife Resort welcomes Ravindra Nath Purohit as General Manager RAMA appoints Mukundan Menon as the President Radisson Blu Dwarka promotes Arup Acharya to Hotel Manager The Westin Kolkata Rajarhat welcomes Abira Basu as Director of Human Resources Anurag Anand appointed as Director of Operations at Sayaji Pune Norwegian Cruise Line elevates Damian Borg to Senior Director of Sales Strategy & Operations for Asia Pacific Javier Gimeno to lead as General Manager at Meliá Pattaya Hotel InterContinental Marine Drive appoints Mandar Jamsandekar as Rooms Division Manager JW Marriott New Delhi Aerocity welcomes Mohan Singh as Director of Engineering [Holiday Inn Goa Candolim appoints Nitin Gosain as Director of Sales and Marketing](https://bwhotelier.com/article/holiday-inn-goa-candolim-appoint
INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING	read more
Omkar Bagdekar joins Sintex as Digital Marketing Head Suresh Vasant Patil Appointed CEO of India Cements Ltd, a Subsidiary of UltraTech Cement Srirama Raju Kapalli Appointed As CFO Of Nagarjuna Fertilizers & Chemicals Prithwish Banerji Succeeds Murari Ranganathan As Commercial Director Of Women’s Health, Metabolics & International Business At Abbott India Rajesh Jain Succeeds R. Janakiraman As Chief Supply Chain Officer Of Navin Fluorine International Nikita Hooper joins Micromax Informatics as Head of Communications Diageo India appoints Praveen Someshwar as CEO-Designate RPG Group hires Sunaina Jairath as VP of the group’s brand & comms Covestro appoints Dr. Yun Chen as Head of European Sites Anshal Chaturvedi Appointed as Chief Executive Officer – International Business at WERT International
Infrastructure	read more
CRC Group appoints Garvit Gupta as AVP of Marketing and Communication TATA Power names Sonia Sarin as Head of Brand and Marketing Srabani Sen joins Vikram Solar as General Manager- Corporate Communications Amit Barve Appointed as CEO of Rayzon Solar Abhishek Ranjan Appointed CEO of BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd Nageshwar P B Appointed Group Chief Human Resources Officer at Casagrand Builder Private Limited IRCON International gains after appointing Alin Roy Choudhury as CFO Global Offshore Services Reappoints Faisy Viju As Independent Director Himanshu Raj joins Juniper Green Energy & Experion Developers as VP – Communications GPS Renewables appoints Homai Ardeshir Daruwalla as independent director Nageshwar P B Appointed Group Chief Human Resources Officer at Casagrand Builder Private Limited Jai Krishan Aggarwal And Rajesh Agrawal Join Salasar Techno Engineering As Independent Directors IGL appoints Sukhmal Kumar as Chairman Midea Group Appoints Siddharth Saxena as the Country Head for India Operations Puravankara Limited Appoints Deepak Rastogi as Group CFO
Technology	read more
Sanjay Trehan takes on advisory role at Quizzly.ai in India Nasscom Foundation appoints Jyoti Sharma as Chief Executive Officer Aditya Khera Joins BMW TechWorks India as CEO Swapnil Jain Joins 47Billion as Chief Operating Officer Movate Appoints Industry Veteran Srijit Menon as Chief Revenue Officer for Digital Services to Drive Strategic Growth and Transformation Orient Technologies appoints Shrihari Bhat as Chief Executive Officer Apple India’s Ankit Goyle joins Snap Inc. as Head of Marketing for India Gunjan Nagpal to steer BiUP’s growth and innovation in US & Europe MediaTek appoints Rahul Sandil as VP and GM for Global Marketing and Communications New Relic appoints Ved Antani as SVP of Engineering and MD of Hyderabad Innovation Center Vinay Reddy Appointed CEO at NAIPUNYA AI LABS Yogesh Dipankar Elevated to Chief Technology Officer at Spiro Ranga Kanapathy Elevated to Global CTO at Altimetrik Truecaller appoints Hemant Arora as VP of Global Ad Sales Business Usman Shuja appointed to the Executive Board of Nemetschek Group AXISCADES appoints Alfonso Martinez as new group CEO and MD Roman Rafiq Appointed Global Chief Information Officer at Startek Hinduja Global appoints Anshuman Singh as CEO for UK Operations Movate Appoints Industry Veteran Srijit Menon as Chief Revenue Officer for Digital Services to Drive Strategic Growth and Transformation Bolt.Earth Announces $5M in Funding Round and Appoints Raghav Bharadwaj as CEO to Double Down on Growth in EV Charging Mastek appoints Umang Nahata as CEO New Relic appoints Ved Antani as MD for Hyderabad Innovation Center Zimyo appoints new CFO, CBO, and CTO amid global expansion plans Publicis Sapient appoints Rajeev Singh as Industry Lead for Transportation and Mobility in EMEA and APAC Axiscades Welcomes Alfonso Martinez As New CEO & MD Nelco Welcomes Vijay Somaiya As Independent Director, Reappoints Two Directors, & Bids Farewell To K.N. Murthy TCS Elevates Girish Ramachandran And R. Vivekanand As SMPs Indu Kapoor Joins Infosys as Head of Human Resources for Consulting Business Roman Rafiq Appointed Global Chief Information Officer at Startek New Relic appoints Simon Lee as SVP and MD for APJ Raj Upadhyay Appointed as Vice President of Technology at EXL Darshana Shetty Joins DataStax as Area Vice President and Country Manager India Saraswathi Ramachandra Takes Charge as Lightcast’s India Head Amit Dhawan Takes Over as CEO for India and APAC at Network Intelligence Giesecke+Devrient Names Hemlata Goel as Head of HR for India AiDASH Appoints Amresh Mehra As Director Of People And Culture Raj T. Joins AIonOS as Chief HR Officer to Lead Transformation Efforts Raj T appointed CHRO, AIonOS Apple’s Carol Surface joins HP as chief people officer Everest Group elevates Jimit Arora to CEO
Law Legal	read more
JSA Advocates & Solicitors onboards Pritha Chatterjee as Partner Luthra and Luthra hires Monalisa Kosaria and Saswat Mohanty as partner designates Trilegal lawyer Shringarika Priyadarshini joins JSA as Partner in Gurugram Megha Arora leaves JSA to join IndusLaw as Partner in Bengaluru Ajinkya Jain appointed as PhysicsWallah Group General Counsel Timothy Franklyn joins Fox & Mandal as Deputy Managing Partner and National Head – Capital Markets Evneet Uppal joins Aarna Law as Partner in Disputes practice
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