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Rajesh Magow has joined MakeMyTrip.com as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining MakeMyTrip.com Magow was working as CFO and Head of Back Office Finance Operations with Cendant. Magow is a chartered accountant with 15 years’ experience. His association with MakeMyTrip goes back to 2001 when he was Vice-President, Finance. He has also held senior positions in Aptech, Quantum and Voltas.

exchange4media Staff Jul 15, 2006 9:36 AM

Rina Caiser has joined Aakanksha Healthcare as Brand Services Director & VP Operations. She moves from Ipca International, where she was Group Product Manager handling South East Asia and CIS countries. She has a rich experience of handling brands across various therapies like cardiovasculars, diabetes, neuropsychiatry, gynaecology, dermatology, etc. She joins Aakanksha Healthcare after spending eight years in the brand management side.

exchange4media Staff Jul 15, 2006 9:34 AM

Murjani Group has made two key appointments recently – Pradeep Mansukhani and Vikram Raizada. Mansukhani has joined the Group as Chief Operating Officer. He moves from Marico Industries, where he was CEO, Sales and Manufacturing. Raizada, former Vice-President, Marketing, Communications and Digital, MTV Networks, has come aboard as Marketing Head of the Group’s Luxury Division, where he will be handling brands such as Gucci and Jimmy Choo. The Murjani Group has already inked exclusive distribution agreements with Gucci, Jimmy Choo, Calvin Klein, FCUK, TUMI and Build-A-Bear, in addition to others under negotiation.

exchange4media Staff Jul 15, 2006 9:33 AM

Anupama Shah has joined SSC&B Lintas, Bangalore as Account Planning Director. Her previous assignment was with Vertebrand Management Consulting, Bangalore, where her responsibilities included analysing consumer needs and motivations, studying market trends and segmentation, conducting brand audits, developing marketing plans, planning marketing communications and implementing strategies on the ground.

exchange4media Staff Jul 15, 2006 9:31 AM

Asif Shakeel has joined SSC&B Lintas, Bangalore as Account Director. He will be responsible for the Royal Challenge account. In his seven-year career, Asif has worked on brands such as Dhara, Kodak, Kotak Securities, LG, Onida, Jagatjit Industries and New Holland Tractors. Asif moves from Mudra, Ahmedabad, prior to which he was with O&M in Mumbai and New Delhi.

exchange4media Staff Jul 15, 2006 9:30 AM

Reckitt Benckiser has uveiled a new ad campaign for its disinfectant floor cleaner brand Lizol. The focus of all-purpose cleaners advertising in India has been mostly focused on killing germs kill, but the new TVC seeks to differentiate the brand on the platform of cleaning tough stains and great fragrance, along with guaranteed germ kill.

exchange4media Staff Jul 15, 2006 8:41 AM

You can recognise the vroom from miles away. They are sexy, they are Italian and they sport the famous bull badge. Yup, we're talking Lamborghinis here. But if you think it's all about being adrenalin-pumping macho, think again.

exchange4media Staff Jul 15, 2006 8:40 AM

Modi Revlon is exploring the possibility of launching India-specific brands in the hair colours segment. Currently, the company is test marketing a hair colouring brand by the name of Top Speed in the southern markets.

exchange4media Staff Jul 15, 2006 8:38 AM

Cobra Beer can raise a cheer. The beer brand owned by NRI industrialist Lord Karan Bilimoria, has won 12 Golds at the prestigious Monde Selection, Brussels 2006 – World Selection of Quality. For the second year running, Cobra has been awarded more Golds than any other beer company in the world.

exchange4media Staff Jul 15, 2006 8:37 AM

RadioActive Pvt Ltd, a newly established independent radio consultancy company, has tied up with Xavier Institute of Communications (XIC) to launch two radio training courses. The RadioActive-XIC association aims to create a single radio identity that will be recognised by the industry throughout India.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jul 15, 2006 8:36 AM

Firsteservice India has developed an industry specific solution on the Sage CRM SalesLogix platform for advertising sales teams in TV channels, newspapers and magazines.

exchange4media Staff Jul 15, 2006 8:36 AM

In an exclusive piece authored for the BBC News website, actor Aamir Khan has condemned the recent Mumbai serial blasts, hitting out at the people behind what he describes as a ‘horrifying’ act.

exchange4media Staff Jul 15, 2006 8:34 AM

The position of Vice President, Marketing, Sales and Service, which was vacant at Ford India for quite sometime now following the exit of V.Sivaramakrishnan in April 2006, has been filled now with the appointment of Scott McCormack.

exchange4media Staff Jul 15, 2006 8:33 AM

The Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) has ordered STAR Group to offer its channels to ASC Enterprises promoted DishTV within 15 days, but has directed DishTV to accept both the bouquets of STAR Group.

exchange4media Staff Jul 15, 2006 8:31 AM

Children have a natural attraction to media and this is a universal fact. We come with the belief that television is the most powerful teacher. Now we can argue whether it’s a good thing or a bad thing, but it is a reality. So, the question is not just television teaches, the question is what does it teach. What interests me is that despite huge economic challenges, television is reaching millions and millions of people in India, and if you can use it to promote some of the popular agendas that we have created here with our partners, it has the potential to have an enormous impact.

exchange4media Staff Jul 15, 2006 12:00 AM