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Kamal Karanth has taken charge as Head of South East Asian operations of Ma Foi. He would be integrating the operations of Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong and China. Karanth’s previous stints include Eli Lilly and Xcyton Diagnostics in Sales and Marketing. He joined Ma Foi in 2001 and has worked his way through various roles starting from business development for Temp Staffing and was the Regional Head for Tamil Nadu and Kerala. He has been responsible for operations of Ma Foi and select appointments in Malaysia since July 2004 before being elevated to his current role. Ma Foi started in 1992 in Chennai with a focus on recruitment services. It has grown to become one of the leading HR services provider in India.

exchange4media Staff Apr 28, 2007 1:17 PM

Ybrant Technologies, the parent company of some of the fastest growing digital marketing companies, has taken on Vijay Bhasker Reddy, former General Manager at Coca-Cola, India, as an Independent Director. Along with Coca-Cola, Reddy was also an Advisor to Vijayawada Bottling Company. He has been an Associate Partner with PMS Engineering, Philadelphia, USA, and Partner in Reddy Consulting, Germany. He started his career with Nestle India in 1987. Currently he is on the boards of Nettlinx Limited, Nettlinx Realty (P) Limited, REDI Tropicals and Naturals (P) Limited and Fresh, an NGO involved with food safety.

exchange4media Staff Apr 28, 2007 1:15 PM

Intercontinental Hotels Group has appointed Markus Mueller as Area Director-Sales & Marketing, South West Asia. Mueller will be responsible for sales and marketing activities in the South West Asia region comprising India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan. He was previously Area Director-Sales & Marketing, Resorts, Southern Asia and was responsible for the sales and marketing division for resort hotels in Thailand.

exchange4media Staff Apr 28, 2007 1:14 PM

Laxmi Kumaran has joined Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited as Deputy GM-Corporate Communications. She will look after the marketing division of the brands of MRPL. Kumaran’s last stint was with Indian Oil as Manager-Media Services where she worked for 14 years. She also used to anchor shows for Doordarshan and Asia Net for many years.

exchange4media Staff Apr 28, 2007 1:11 PM

Planetvu Corporation has appointed Hari Srinivas as Senior Vice-president, Programming Acquisitions and Chief Marketing Officer. He will be the responsible for all broadcaster and studio programming acquisitions. Prior to this, Srinivas worked with B4U US Inc. where he served as Country Head and was responsible for B4U's operations for North and South America. Srinivas was earlier the head of Sales for TWI-India. TWI is the television arm of IMG. For the record, Planetvu is the distributor and marketer of top quality international programming through a robust, proprietary Internet Protocol Television service.

exchange4media Staff Apr 28, 2007 1:09 PM

Sony has recently launched its gaming console Playstation3 for sale in India. Equipped with a 60GB memory, PS3 comes at a price of Rs 39,990. In addition to the PS3 hardware, a software line-up of over 12 first and third party titles will be available nationwide.

exchange4media Staff Apr 28, 2007 9:28 AM

Nick has announced an on-air initiative for summer programming called ‘Nick Fundoo Superstar Contest’. The promotion will be carried for four weeks beginning from May 7. With Mona Singh as the brand ambassador, the campaign has been given a 360-degree treatment.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Apr 28, 2007 9:27 AM

Struck by the book, Sridhar is collaborating with the two musicians to conduct a workshop which will study the seven maestro/innovators and their creative thinking techniques and then apply the principles to solve business challenges.

exchange4media Staff Apr 28, 2007 9:25 AM

CNBC-TV 18 has tied up with the New York Stock Exchange to provide Indian investors with daily perspectives on global markets. As part of this alliance, a correspondent of CNBC-TV18 will present a daily market link at 4.15 pm, when the market closes.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Apr 28, 2007 9:23 AM

I Media Corporation Limited has won the exclusive marketing and media rights for the campaign that promotes the Taj Mahal at Agra into the category of the ‘New Seven Wonders of the World’. On-ground and national events would be the base of the entire promotional activity.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Apr 28, 2007 9:22 AM

Punit Mathur has been appointed Station Head, BIG 92.7 FM, New Delhi. Prior to this appointment, he was General Manager-Sales and Marketing, Bharti Airtel Limited, for J&K. He will be reporting to Praveen Malhotra, Regional Head, BIG 92.7 FM.

exchange4media Staff Apr 28, 2007 9:21 AM

Radio Indigo 91.9 FM, a Jupiter Capital venture which was launched in Bangalore on September, 2007, is all set to roll out its second station in Panaji in May, 2007. Embracing a mood-based programming approach, the station will play slow, peppy numbers at the start of the day and up the tempo as the day progresses, said, K Sanjay Prabhu, COO, Radio Indigo.

exchange4media Chennai Bureau Apr 28, 2007 9:20 AM

UTV Software Communications Limited has reported its results for the year ended March 31, 2007. Consolidated revenue of the company for the year is Rs 2,030 million and net profit is Rs 555 million.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Apr 28, 2007 9:18 AM

Internet Protocol TV India 2007, the second international conference and exhibition, was organised by Bharat Exhibitions in the Capital on April 27. The exhibition attempts to be an ideal platform for key global industry players with a sharp focus on Indian market, in order to examine the range of technology issues, alternatives and challenges facing the industry today, and successful business strategies and solutions for the future.

exchange4media Staff Apr 28, 2007 9:17 AM

Madison Public Relations has won the account for Temptation Foods Ltd, which uses the Individual Quick Freezing technology to keep processed fruits and vegetables fresh.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Apr 28, 2007 9:16 AM

Following the completion of its contract with Lodestar Universal, Bank of Baroda has moved its media duties to MPG. The development is effective April 2007 and was not preceded by any pitch process. The account is estimated to be in excess of Rs 30 crore. Sources from the client’s side have confirmed the development.

Tasneem Limbdiwala Apr 28, 2007 9:15 AM