CXO Moves: Exec movements across Unilever, Google, SPNI, Yes Bank and more

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.

Samir Singh

Previous: Chair, Unilever Asia Pte Ltd and Head, Unilever Singapore Hub

Present: EVP -Marketing, APAC, Colgate-Palmolive

Colgate-Palmolive has roped in Samir Singh in a new role. He started his career at Unilever.

Punit Goenka

Present: Managing director and chief executive officer, Zee Entertainment Enterprises

Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEEL), in a recent board meeting, approved the re-appointment of Punit Goenka as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. This will be effective from January 1, 2025, for a period of five years.

It was further added that under his leadership, the media conglomerate emerged as a powerful player. Under his leadership, Zee has also navigated various industry challenges and opportunities.

Prabhakar Raghavan

Previous: Senior vice president, Google

Present: Chief technologist, Google

Prabhakar Raghavan will now move on to the role of chief technologist. Raghavan will closely work with CEO Sundar Pichai and other top executives to lead the company in terms of technological strategy and innovation.

Ravi Jain

Previous: Business head, vice president, Krutrim

Ravi Jain has moved on from Krutrim. He has worked across Procter & Gamble, VenturEast, Gen Y Labs and Ola Electric.

Arijit Sengupta

Previous: Global marketing head - Digital startup, Reckitt

Present: Chief marketing officer, Zydus Wellness

Zydus Wellness has appointed Arijit Sengupta in a new role. He has worked across Colgate-Palmolive and Unilever.

Arief Mohamad

Previous: Vice president - head of fashion, Flipkart

Present: Chief business officer - direct business, Angel One

Angel One has appointed Arief Mohamad as CBO - Direct Business. He has worked across Cadbury India, Heinz India and SPAR.

Jayant Chauhan

Previous: Chief product and technology officer, Honasa Consumer

Jayant Chauhan has moved on from Honasa Consumer. He has worked across Samsung India, Reliance, Zomato, Paytm, Airtel and Policybazaar.

Mayank Kumar

Previous: Co-founder and MD, upGrad

Mayank Kumar has stepped down from his position at upGrad. He has worked across Tata Strategic Management Group, The Parthenon Group etc.

Jyoti Samajpati

Previous: Senior global brand director - Close Up, Unilever

Present: Executive vice president, Kotak Mahindra Bank

Kotak Mahindra Group has appointed Jyoti Samajpati as executive vice president. She has worked across Lowe Lintas and Marico.

Nirav Dalal

Previous: Senior group president, financial markets, Yes Bank

Present: Country head - financial markets, Yes Bank

Yes Bank has appointed Nirav Dalal in a new role. He has worked across Global Trust Bank, IDBI Bank, EY, Financial Services.

Leena Lele Dutta

Previous: EVP and Business Head, SPNI

Leena Lele Dutta has moved on from Sony Pictures Networks India. She has worked across MTV Networks India and Ten Sports India.

Venkatesh Vijayraghavan

Previous: Wholetime director, TTK Prestige

Present: Managing director, TTK Prestige

TTK Prestige has elevated Venkatesh Vijayraghavan in a new role. He has worked across Reliance Industries, airtel, Cavinkare Group, and was a member of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).

Compiled by Kashmeera Sambamurthy