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Leading with purpose creates wins for consumers, community and country: Hina Nagarajan of Diageo India
Malhar Barai, who led Affle as senior director - marketing, has been appointed by Creative Synergies Group as vice president - marketing.
In his past role, Barai drove the corporate marketing function focusing on brand lift, employer branding, PR & Thoughtleadership.
His roles and responsibilities included conceptualising and orchestrating integrated marketing campaigns. He drove campaigns to focus on brand lift, and focused on omnichannel marketing strategies for brand building and lead generation.
Barai started his career at True Solutions and went on to work across Quinnox, Mahindra Satyam and Tech Mahindra.
As the group manager - digital marketing and strategy at Tech Mahindra, he planned and executed integrated digital marketing campaigns utilizing owned, earned and paid media. He managed social media activities and looked into media buying.
At the Storyboard18 DNPA Conclave 2025, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw spotlighted the critical role of traditional media in an evolving digital landscape. He emphasized that such gatherings can aid the govt in formulating more effective policies for a balanced and sustainable media ecosystem.
Read MoreFrom the chiefs of Nestle, Diageo, Colgate, PepsiCo, Zetwerk and CRED to AI visionaries, marketing mavens, top creators, ad legends and leading global agencies' CEOs, the brightest minds converged at the Storyboard18 Global Pioneers Summit for an action-packed day of meaningful dialogues on creativity, commerce and culture.