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Abhishek Verma has put in his papers as Head of Marketing and Communication at Neo Sports. March 4 was reportedly his last day with the organisation.
It is learnt from sources close to the development that PR Satheesh, President and COO, TAG Media, has put in his papers and will be joining Telibrahma as its President. Headquartered in Bangalore, Telibrahma Convergent Communications is a leading mobile solutions company.
After strengthening the core team with several key appointments, OMD Chennai has now roped in Kavitha Srinivasan as consultant. Srinivasan had recently quit Lodestar Chennai as consultant.
Radio City has announced the elevation of Ashit Kukian to COO and President – Ad Sales. Besides Kukian, there have been some other senior level elevations – Anil Dimri has been elevated to CTO and Senior EVP, Sagorika Kantharia is now EVP & Head – HR, while Reshma Khalid has been elevated to CFO & VP, and Rachna Kanwar to VP - Digital Media & New Business.
N Mahalakshmi, who has been with the Outlook Group since September 2007 in her capacity as Editor of Outlook Profit, has also taken over additional charge as Editor of Outlook Business. She will take forward the brand philosophy created by Anand M, the outgoing Editor of the magazine.
Navia Asia, the out-of-home specialist network, has announced the appointment of Aman Chaudhary as National Client Services Director on the Uninor business. He will be based in Delhi and report to Gourav Tandon, COO, Navia Asia. Chaudhary was till recently Deputy General Manager at Percept Out of Home.
Karthik Lakshminarayan, Head of Business Planning & Strategy for Colors, has moved on from the organisation. Viacom18 also announced on February 25, 2010, the appointment of Gaurav Gandhi as Chief Commercial Officer - Viacom18 Group. In this newly created role, Gandhi would spearhead Viacom18's international business and would be reporting to Rajesh Kamat, Group COO, Viacom18 and CEO, Colors.
Following the partnership between TBWA\India and Ignitee Digital Solutions, TBWA\India has appointed Anand Narayan as Vice President, Account Management, for its Mumbai operations. At TBWA\Mumbai, Narayan will head a unit that handles brands such as Nissan, IDFC Mutual Funds, Angel Broking, Singapore Airlines, etc.
Keertan Adyanthaya, the EVP and GM at Star Movies and Star World, is slated to take charge at Fox International Channels and National Geographic Channel, as Managing Director. Adyanthaya moves to his new role in April 2010. Even though official confirmation was not available at the time of filing the report, highly placed sources have confirmed the development to exchange4media.
Lowe Lintas India has restructured the agency. To start with, Arun Iyer and Amer Jaleel have been appointed as National Creative Directors with immediate effect and have the responsibility of managing the creative product of the agency between them. R Balki will continue to head the agency as Chairman.
Mohit Beotra, Executive Director, Lowe Lintas Delhi, has put in his papers. He is slated to join Airtel, where he will be heading the Northern Circle. Senior sources close to the development have confirmed the news. Beotra had joined Lowe Lintas in February 2004 as EVP.
C Vijai Ambalavanan has moved on from Leo Burnett to join Grey Group India as Branch Head in Chennai. Popularly known as Amby among peers, he will be reporting to Vijay Jacob, who recently joined Grey as Vice President and Head of South.
The Nielsen Company has announced the appointment of Amit Adarkar as Vice President, Nielsen Bases. Adarkar will be based out of Mumbai and will report to Prasun Basu, Vice President, Nielsen Bases, South Asia and Middle East & Africa, and Executive Director, Consumer Research, South Asia, The Nielsen Company.
Ameet Joshi, Client Servicing Director, and Anandiya Mukherji, Account Manager, have put in their papers at Grey Mumbai. Joshi is moving to Rediffusion Y&R Mumbai. However, Mukherji’s next destination is not known yet. He was with Grey Mumbai for a year. Prior to that, he had worked with O&M Mumbai and Delhi for close to three years.
English daily DNA's Senior Editor, Arati Jerath, has decided to move on. She has been with the newspaper since 2005. At DNA, she was heading the Delhi bureau. February 1, 2010, was her last working day at the office. After a brief stint in India Today, Jerath had joined The Indian Express and spent 23 years there as a crime reporter, before graduating to politics.
Kimberly-Clark Inc has appointed Prakash Iyer as Managing Director of Kimberly Clark Lever Pvt Ltd. Iyer takes over from Rajeev Mohan, who is retiring from the company after a stint of over 30 years, stretched across the US and India in multiple functions and roles. Iyer’s last stint was with the Future Group, where he was CEO, responsible for the loyalty business. At Kimberly-Clark, he will be based out of Pune and will be responsible for growing the business and the category in India. He will also be a part of the regional leadership team of South Asian Developing & Emerging Countries comprising India, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines and Indonesia.
Anirban Das Blah, former CEO of Globosport, on February 18, 2010, announced the launch of his entertainment and marketing company called KWAN. The company operates across various entertainment driven verticals and markets.
Manish Porwal, who had quit Percept Talent Management in January 2010, has joined Alchemist, an HR and talent solutions company, as Managing Director and promoter. He has also bought a controlling stake in the company. Anujita Jain, Founder and COO of Alchemist, will continue to be at the helm of affairs.
Russell Barrett has called it a day at Bates141 as Executive Creative Director. It is believed that Barrett’s next destination is BBH India. According to sources, Barrett will work closely with Priti Nair, Managing Partner, BBH India. Barrett had joined Bates in January 2009.
After a stint of two years, Himanshu Shekhar, Business Head - North and West, Big FM, has decided to move on from Big FM. According to sources close to the development, Shekhar is reportedly headed back to Mindshare, where he will head the Unilever business. He will be based in Jakarta.
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