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Manjari Upadhye, who led Welspun Group as chief executive officer at Welspun World, has been appointed by Mahindra & Mahindra as chief marketing officer - automotive division.
Her skills ranged across product innovation, strategy, partner relationship management, marketing strategy, team leadership, P&L management and business modeling.
Upadhye started her career at Colgate Palmolive as senior product manager, and went on to work across Ocean Spray Cranberries, PepsiCo, Mondelez International, Danone Dairy and Amazon.
From purpose-driven work and narrative-rich brand films to AI-enabled ideas and creator-led collaborations, the awards reflect the full spectrum of modern creativity.
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