People Moves

Adobe appoints Shamik Basu to lead India creative products

Adobe strengthens its India leadership with a senior appointment to drive product innovation and AI-led creative platform development.

Kiran Mani exits JioStar to lead OpenAI APAC

He is expected to relocate to Singapore, reporting to chief strategy officer, Jason Kwon.

VML India appoints Kunal Roy as managing partner, Shekhar Khanna as CSO

Roy will lead the Mumbai office while Khanna will establish a strategic planning unit, the agency said.

Boopin expands North India presence with Gupta appointment

Boopin strengthens its India footprint with a Gurugram office launch and senior leadership hire to drive regional growth and client partnerships.

Famous Innovations bolsters second rung of leadership

The new promotions at the Delhi office reflect the agency’s continued focus on building a strong internal leadership pipeline.

Omnicom Media promotes Ellen Griffin to global brand president

Griffin succeeds George Manas, who has been promoted to chief growth and solutions officer of Omnicom.

PropertyPistol appoints Hemant Bajaj as chief marketing officer

PropertyPistol brings in Hemant Bajaj to lead marketing, focusing on brand strategy, digital transformation and growth across key markets.

Cheil SWA elevates Kumar Awanish to group CCO

In his expanded remit, Awanish will steer the agency toward becoming an AI-first organisation.

PeopleStrong appoints Adishri Charla as senior vice president marketing

PeopleStrong has named Adishri Charla as senior vice president – marketing to lead global brand strategy and support expansion across key markets.

Media Mantra appoints Saahil Anant to lead auto and tech communications

Media Mantra Group has named Saahil Anant as senior director to strengthen its automotive and technology communications practice.

NODWIN Gaming appoints Sonal Varma to lead live events

NODWIN Gaming has named Sonal Varma as global director – live events to strengthen its global gaming, esports and pop culture experiences.

Cleartrip appoints Pallavi Saxena as CMRO

The Flipkart-owned travel platform strengthens its leadership with a new chief marketing and revenue officer to lead integrated growth and brand strategy.

Aviva India appoints Harshit Agrawal to lead marketing

The life insurance company strengthens its marketing leadership with a senior hire focused on brand positioning, customer engagement and integrated marketing initiatives.

0101.Today appoints Nitika Khanna as martech director

The data-led marketing firm strengthens its martech leadership with a senior appointment focused on lifecycle engagement, customer data infrastructure and conversion-driven marketing systems.

Mayank Jain joins Zee Media as digital ad sales SVP

The media sales leader moves to Zee Media after seven years at TV9 Network, bringing over two decades of cross-platform advertising experience.

Lotus Herbals appoints Puja Singh as AGM marketing

Beauty and personal care brand Lotus Herbals appoints marketing professional Puja Singh to lead brand strategy and growth across its portfolio.

Balamurugan Mani and Fauzan Rahim lead Ventes Avenues growth phase

Adtech company Ventes Avenues outlines a new product-led growth direction, expanding data, CTV and influencer capabilities under Balamurugan Mani and Fauzan Rahim.

Zaid Al-Qassab exits as M&C Saatchi CEO amid boardroom shake-up

Top shareholder Vin Murria rejoins board.

DangleAds appoints Saurabh Wason AVP business development

DangleAds Technologies appoints Saurabh Wason as assistant vice president – business development to strengthen partnerships and expand its digital advertising solutions.

NDTV names Siddharth Narula revenue head for brand studio

NDTV appoints Siddharth Narula to lead revenue strategy for NDTV 24x7 and NDTV Profit Brand Studio, focusing on brand partnerships.

Publicis Groupe names new APAC chief communications officer

Naomi Michael joins from Omnicom and IPG where she held regional marketing and communications roles.

Flipkart names Digbijay Mishra corporate communications VP

The ecommerce group strengthens its senior leadership with new appointments across supply chain and corporate communications functions.

Tamina Plum to join WPP Media to drive its global client portfolio

Prior to this, Plum spent 21 years at Publicis Media, last serving as chief growth and operating officer for Starcom Worldwide.

BEFMA appoints Syed Sultan Ahmed as vice-president

The BRICS-led education body strengthens its global media learning agenda with the appointment of an Indian education reformer and filmmaker.

DailyObjects appoints Pooja Popli to lead PR

The lifestyle-tech brand strengthens its communications function with a senior hire to align PR strategy with long-term growth.

NDTV names Naveen Kapoor editor of NDTV World

The appointment signals NDTV’s intent to strengthen its global newsroom strategy and expand international coverage.

Yasir Yousuff steps up to lead APJ marketing

The leadership move signals a sharpened regional marketing focus as Tanium builds demand for autonomous endpoint management across Asia Pacific and Japan.

Publicis Groupe hires ex-Ogilvy influence chief

Publicis Groupe has appointed a former global head of influence at Ogilvy and WPP Open X as its new global influencer lead.

Taboola appoints Krishan Bhatia as CBO

Former Amazon Ads and NBCUniversal executive to steer global sales and partnerships as Taboola scales performance and AI-led advertising solutions.

Aakash Educational Services appoints Kanika Kumar Nijhawan as SVP–marketing

Restructuring its senior leadership, the test prep platform also appointed Alka Garg as chief financial officer

Hashtag Orange elevates Gaurang Menon to lead west

He rejoined the integrated marketing agency in 2024 as regional and creative head – Mumbai, having previously served as creative chief until 2022.

Eloelo Group appoints GSN Aditya as chief operating officer

Consumer internet firm Eloelo Group strengthens leadership to support rapid platform growth and operational scale-up across its AI-led entertainment ecosystem.

Havas Life appoints João Camacho as chief creative officer for India and Middle East

Based in Mumbai, he will report to Havas Health’s global CCO Eric Weisberg and Havas Life Mumbai’s MD Dorelle Kulkarni.

BigTrunk hires Kausik Misra to lead strategy

The independent agency strengthens its strategic planning function with a senior content and media leader from Zee Entertainment.

Edelman India names Mumbai and Bengaluru heads

The agency strengthens city leadership as Siddharth Panicker and Karthy Prasanna take charge of Mumbai and Bengaluru offices.

& ignite appoints Arunima Singh as managing director

The former Urja Communications COO joins the newly launched agency to scale its operations and purpose-led client mandates.

InfoCepts hires Kulwinder Singh as CMO

Data and analytics firm InfoCepts strengthens its leadership team with a senior marketing appointment to drive global brand and pipeline growth.

Publicis hires former WPP Studio X global chief operating officer Sean Palmer

Palmer relocates to London after 20 years at rival WPP.

Dentsu to appoint Takeshi Sano as its new global CEO

Sano told Campaign Asia-Pacific he is prioritising Dentsu’s role as a growth partner by focusing on tech and capabilities. Incumbent president and global CEO Hiroshi Igarashi is set to step down from his role next month.

Jist News appoints Asmita Nandy as consulting editor

Jist News strengthens its editorial team by bringing in Asmita Nandy to lead investigative and field-based journalism initiatives.

Mayank Jain exits TV9 Network after seven years

Senior digital ad sales leader confirms departure from Associated Broadcasting Company, concluding a seven-year stint across linear and digital revenue functions.

Madison Media Bolsters North & East Leadership

Agency strengthens regional digital and integrated media capabilities with three senior hires aligned to its Madison 3.0 growth agenda.

Offbeet Media names Rathor chief business officer

Media and entertainment group strengthens its revenue leadership as it scales content, IPs and platform-led monetisation strategies.

Versuni India names Amlan Pati to lead kitchen appliances

Former Samsung and realme marketer joins Versuni India to accelerate growth and portfolio strategy for its kitchen appliances business.

Cheil SWA appoints Sungkyoon Kim as President and CEO

The agency bets on data-led leadership with the data and transformation specialist at the helm.

Janardhan Pokala launches Kali, a multidisciplinary creative agency

The former Atlys brand head aims to address fragmented creative workflows through integrated strategy, execution and production capabilities.

D&AD hires David Patton as CEO

Dara Lynch stepped down last year after 18 years.

Value 360 names Atul Sharma as CEO to lead growth

He was earlier the CEO of Ruder Finn India and Middle East.

Bloomingdale PR Names Ekta Sibal as South Lead

She will oversee growth across southern markets, manage client relationships and develop communication strategies tailored to regional business environments.

Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post to lay off more than 300 journalists

About 30% of the newsroom will be impacted, with deep cuts to Asia and Middle East coverage.