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Keep up with all the key people movements in the brand marketing ecosystem in Storyboard18’s CXO Moves. A round-up of the executives who are in, out, and in-between.(Representational image via Unsplash)
Keep up with all the key people movements in the brand marketing ecosystem in Storyboard18’s CXO Moves. Here’s a round-up of the executives who've moved jobs, got bigger roles, switched industries and more.
Debasree Dasgupta
Previous: Global vice president, chief marketing officer, Absolut, Pernod Ricard
Present: Chief marketing officer, Pernod Ricard India
Pernod Ricard India has named Debasree Dasgupta as CMO. She has worked across Titan Company, Unilever, Reckitt and PepsiCo.
Shashank Srowthy
Previous: Finance director, Procter & Gamble
Present: Chief financial officer & Executive Director, Procter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble has named Shashank Srowthy as chief financial officer and executive director. He has worked at Infosys Technologies.
Srinivas Phatak
Previous: Acting CFO, Unilever
Present: CFO, Unilever
Unilever appoints Srinivas Phatak as CFO. He has worked across ITC Limited and Coats.
Paul Bulcke
Previous: Chairman, Nestlé
Paul Bulcke, who led Nestle as chairman, has decided to step down. The Board of Directors of Nestlé S.A. have announced that Pablo Isla, who is currently the vice chairman, will become Chairman effective October 1.
Manish Guptaa
Previous: Chief digital and technology officer, Yum! Brands
Present: Chief marketing officer, Yum! Brands
Yum! Brands has appointed Manish Guptaa as chief marketing officer. He has worked across Axis Softech, Maruti Suzuki India, Spice Mobile, Karbonn Mobiles, and Jubilant FoodWorks.
Mike Liberatore
Previous: CFO, xAI
Present: Business finance officer, OpenAI
OpenAI has appointed Mike Liberatore as business finance officer. He has worked across Hewlett-Packard, eBay, PayPal, SquareTrade, and Airbnb.
Nishant Batra
Previous: Chief strategy and technology officer, Nokia
Nishant Batra has stepped down from his position at Nokia. He has worked across Verizon, Ericsson, and Veoneer.
Sundaram Damodarannair
Present: Chairman, Crompton Greaves
Crompton Greaves has named Sundaram Damodarannair as chairman. He had a longstanding association with Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL), where he began as a management trainee in 1975. He held key roles, including a six-year stint in London as Commercial Officer for Africa and the Middle East, and later as Senior Vice President for South Asia and Middle East. His tenure at HUL culminated with his role as Chief Financial Officer from 1999 to 2008, and subsequently Vice Chairman and CFO until 2009.
Zoher Kapuswala
Previous: Regional marketing manager, Ferrero India
Present: Chief marketing officer, Ferrero India
Ferrero India has elevated Zoher Kapuswala as CMO. He has worked across Nestle India, and Dixcy Textiles.
Siju Prabhakaran
Previous: Chief cluster officer - South & West, Linear & OTT, Zee Entertainment Enterprises
Present: Chief business officer, Zee5
Siju Prabhakaran has been named the chief business officer of Zee5. He has worked at Sterlite Industries.
Compiled by Kashmeera Sambamurthy
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