People Moves

Atul Sharma exits after seven years at the helm.

He will oversee client relations and content strategy.

After over 30 years in agency leadership roles, he has stepped away from the media industry to pursue personal interests.

With the new mandate, Khedkar will be responsible for leading Leo’s Mumbai operations, including business performance, talent development and client servicing.

Khimji Jewellers has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of Rajat Verma as chief marketing officer.

Headhunter sounds out industry executives about potential interest in role.

Julia Hoffmann and Andrew McKechnie join the ChatGPT parent in new roles.

Surath, who was Performics COO, has been elevated to chief strategy and transformation officer, Publicis Media India.

MMTC-PAMP has appointed Gaurav Nijhawan as head of marketing to lead integrated brand, communication and growth initiatives across channels.

Kapur will lead brand partnerships, public relations and community initiatives.

Expanding upon his current remit as CCO of BBH India, Bhattaccharya will drive Propagate India’s creative vision and sharpen its digital craft.

Sources tell Autocar and Autocar India that designer Gerry McGovern was asked to leave the firm this week.

The firm also named Quang Nguyen as managing director for Vietnam.

As part of Nothing’s executive team, he will oversee global brand, image, marketing, communications and store design

Omnicom leaders rise to the top of the pecking order as details about new leadership across India, Australia and New Zealand emerge.

His career spans over two decades, and he most recently served as executive director and India head-creative at McCann Worldgroup.

Before joining JioHotstar, he served as associate vice president of marketing at JioStar.

Based in Seoul, she will oversee the agency’s business in India, Australia and New Zealand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.

Read announced his departure from WPP in June.

FutureBrand will now report to McCann’s local offices instead of McCann Worldgroup.

He will lead the company’s marketing strategy, focusing on customer engagement, brand growth and innovation across India and key international markets.

He will lead the business vertical overseeing the Lee and Wrangler brands in India and select South Asian markets, reporting directly to chief executive officer Nitin Chhabra.

Srinivasan joins Publicis after seven years at BookMyShow.

He will work closely with business, marketing, content, advertising, engineering, and product teams to enhance consumer and business value through data-driven decision-making.

Melanie Speet is focused on ensuring this year's Spikes Asia Awards recognise the passion and creativity that fuels standout work as the industry becomes even faster and more fragmented.

NDTV has announced the appointment of Sucherita Kukreti as Senior Executive Editor & Prime Time Anchor, NDTV India.

Effective December 1, Rajamannar will step down after serving in the role for 12 years.

MullenLowe Global’s S Subramanyeswar is vice-chairman and industry veteran Paritosh Joshi is honorary treasurer

The leadership shake-up aligns media, content, and sports marketing under one playbook to tap India’s fast-evolving sports and entertainment economy.