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Shekhar Sethu has joined Herbalife Ltd. as Managing Director, India. He will be responsible for all business operations. Herbalife is a global marketing company that sells weight-management, nutritional supplements and personal care products Sethu has over 15 years’ experience managing retail and consumer product brands in India and South Asia, with an extensive background in sales, marketing and strategic planning. Prior to Herbalife, Sethu was GM-India and South Asia for Schwarzkopf Professional, part of the Henkel Group. He has also worked with adidas in India for around five years.

exchange4media Staff Jul 21, 2006 9:31 AM

Luxury car manufacturer Audi has appointed Rahil Ansari as Country Manager for India. He takes over from Michael Weber, who now holds the Country Manager position within Quattro GmbH, a 100% subsidiary of Audi AG in Ingolstadt. Ansari brings with him two years of Audi AG experience in price strategy in the European and Asia-Pacific markets.

exchange4media Staff Jul 21, 2006 9:29 AM

SABMiller plc has appointed Jean-Marc Delpon de Vaux as Managing Director of SABMiller India with effect from August 1, 2006. He will take over from Richard Rushton who will assume a position in SABMiller South America. Delpon de Vaux comes in from Unilever, where he held numerous senior marketing and general management positions, including Chairman and CEO of Unilever Pakistan, and most recently, of Lever Faberge, France. SABMiller India is the subcontinent's second largest brewer with a market share of approximately 33%.

exchange4media Staff Jul 21, 2006 9:28 AM

Prabal Banerji has joined the Hinduja Group India Limited (HGIL) as Group President-Finance and CFO. He will be responsible for strategic investments, M&As, new ventures and offer strategic financial planning advice to group companies. A Chartered Accountant, Banerji brings more than two decades of experience in strategic financial management across diverse industries. He has moved in from Mahindra & Mahindra where he was Group VP - Finance & Investor Relations.

exchange4media Staff Jul 21, 2006 9:27 AM

Harvinderjit Singh Bhatia, Chief Financial Officer, Radio Mirchi, has decided to move on after a more than five-year stint with ENIL. He has not disclosed his next destination but has decided to explore new opportunities with other emerging industries in India with a global connect. Consequently, A P Parigi, MD & CEO, ENIL, will oversee the finance function till a successor to Bhatia is identified.

exchange4media Staff Jul 21, 2006 9:26 AM

Ford India has appointed Scott McCormack as VP, Marketing, Sales and Service. McCormack most recently served as Dealer Development Director at Ford Thailand. Prior to his assignment in Thailand, he was based in Ford Indonesia as Marketing & Sales Director. He was a key member of the team that re-launched Ford’s operations in Indonesia. McCormack joined Ford in New Zealand in 1993.

exchange4media Staff Jul 21, 2006 9:24 AM

As part of the restructuring of its creative team, Saatchi & Saatchi, Delhi, has taken on board Ayon Sarkar and Vijay Simha. Sarkar comes in as Creative Director, moving in from JWT, prior to which he was with Rediffusion and Leo Burnett. Sarkar has won a Cannes Lion to his credit and is keen to add to his tally. Simha joins as Associate Creative Director, after a two-year stint with Grey Delhi. A Formula 1 aficionado, Simha brings is known for his love for insight-driven work.

exchange4media Staff Jul 21, 2006 9:23 AM

Rediff.com has posted revenues of $5.78 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2006. The Nasdaq-listed portal’s revenues from online advertising grew 68 per cent for the same quarter, while its registered user base has gone up to 45 million.

exchange4media Staff Jul 21, 2006 7:19 AM

Bunge, owner of Dalda, is ready for more acquisitions. The MNC is in talks with some cooking oil brands to enter new segments of the market. It is also in talks with Reliance Industries for supplying branded oil.

exchange4media Staff Jul 21, 2006 7:18 AM

Godrej Appliances is setting up a new manufacturing unit for refrigerators. The new unit would come up with an investment of about Rs 100 crore and would be operational within one year.

exchange4media Staff Jul 21, 2006 7:16 AM

The Delhi High Court has ordered the Union Government to issue a revised notification within seven days for implementation of CAS in the notified areas of Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata by December 31, 2006.

exchange4media Staff Jul 21, 2006 7:15 AM

India Today Group has entered into a tie-up with Conde Nast Traveler to address the entire spectrum of advertising related issues including marketing, sales and relationship management for the American publication in South Asia and the sub-continent.

Tuhina Anand Jul 21, 2006 7:14 AM

India has been seeing visits by quite a few advertising and marketing gurus in recent times. After Philip Kotler launched the 12th edition of his tome on marketing in Chennai recently and Kevin Keller held his Brand Conclave in Kolkata, it was ad guru Dan O’Day’s turn to share his views on ‘How to create a Maximum Impact Broadcast Advertising’ at a seminar organised by Adlabs Radio in Mumbai on Thursday.

exchange4media Staff Jul 21, 2006 7:10 AM

Close on the heels of winning the Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills account in a pitch against Mudra, Maitri Advertising Works has won the media and creative duties for two new accounts – Bloomingdale Hotels and Original Choice Evening Snack.

exchange4media Staff Jul 21, 2006 7:08 AM

CII, which has been steadily bringing a number of international brand gurus as part of its Brand Conclaves, has now brought in Prof Kevin Lane Keller, one of the international leaders in the study of brands, branding and strategic brand management. Among the several presentations that Keller made on Day One of the Conclave, was his take on the new 4Ps of marketing.

exchange4media Staff Jul 21, 2006 7:07 AM

Pioneer is set to add another edition to its fold. The English daily will be launching its Chandigarh edition by the end of August. The next destinations for Pioneer are Hyderabad and Ahmedabad.

exchange4media Staff Jul 21, 2006 7:06 AM

Cobra Beer has appointed Euro RSCG as its creative agency while its media arm MPG will handle the media business. This is the first time that Cobra Beer has formally taken on board an advertising agency since its launch in India last year.

exchange4media Staff Jul 21, 2006 7:05 AM

Following the schedule changes at STAR Plus, when a new line-up was introduced with KBC-2’s departure, the 10.30 pm block on the channel was left vacant. The void has now been filled up with a new property – ‘Thodi si zameen, Thoda sa Aasman’ – which will see one of the lead faces of the channel, Smriti Irani (aka Tulsi), in a new role.

Noor Fathima Warsia Jul 21, 2006 7:04 AM

SAB, which has recently seen a change in positioning, is sharpening its focus. The channel has launched a slew of new shows and has used the initiatives to create brand awareness around it.

Noor Fathima Warsia Jul 21, 2006 7:03 AM

After much furor over the blanket ban on blogging sites like Blogspot, Typepad and Yahoo! Geocities by Internet service providers (ISPs), the Department of Telecom has woken up to seek explanation from the erring ISPs as to “why action not be taken against them for blocking unintended websites / webpages”.

exchange4media Staff Jul 21, 2006 7:02 AM

<p align=justify>We have been very clear about what we are trying to do. Rajat Sharma personifies the India TV brand. He has built his reputation for standing up for issues and people, unafraid; being the voice of the viewer and of people in general. That continues, that's our content guideline. A lot of work that we do reflects that. We often pick up stories that many people agree a lot of channels wouldn’t have the guts to. A number of stories that we do are relevant to the everyday lives of people.

exchange4media Staff Jul 21, 2006 12:00 AM