CXO Moves: Exec movements at Grey Group, Publicis Groupe, Licious, Sony Pictures, Aditya Birla Fashion 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.

Ankit Mathur

Ankit Mathur

Previous: Creative director, Dentsu Webchutney

Present: Group creative director, Grey Group India

Grey Group India has appointed Ankit Mathur as the group creative director for the agency’s Mumbai branch. Mathur is armed with an experience of more than a decade and has worked across Ogilvy & Mather, McCann Health and Digitas India.

Sumant Bhattacharya

Sumant Bhattacharya

Previous: National head - communication planning - Motivator, GroupM

Present: Executive vice president - strategy, Publicis Worldwide

Publicis Worldwide has brought Sumant Bhattacharya on board in a new role. In his new role, Bhattacharya will be responsible for developing brand solutions, backed by cutting-edge creativity and strategic insights across all touchpoints. He comes with an experience of more than a decade and has worked across JWT, Grey Worldwide and Lowe Lintas and Partners.

Vaibhav Jadon

Vaibhav Jadon

Present: National buying head - Zenith India, Publicis Groupe

Publicis Groupe has brought Vaibhav Jadon on board in a new role. Jadon’s responsibilities will include leading the integrated buying function, driving strategy and ensuring executional excellence across Zenith India’s client portfolio. He comes with an experience of more than two decades and he has worked across Magna Publishing, Star India and IPG Mediabrands.

Pranay Rao

Previous: Global marketing workstream lead, Unilever

Present: Head of marketing - India, Nothing

Nothing has appointed Pranay Rao in a new role. He is armed with an experience of more than 15 years and has worked across ITC, Glaxosmithkline, The Kraft Heinz Company, Kimberly-Clark, House of Anita Dongre and Cryolite Konsulting.

Pratik Maru

Previous: Head of digital marketing, Sony Pictures Networks India

Present: Vice president - marketing, Sony Pictures Networks India

Sony Pictures Networks India has promoted Pratik Maru to the role of vice president - marketing. Maru comes with an experience of 17 years and has worked across Sutherland Global Services, PhoneToPhone INC, ThomasNet, Sokrati, iProspect, Hotstar and Wavemaker.

Rishabh Verma

Rishabh Verma

Previous: Executive vice president, Biryani By Kilo

Present: Vice president - marketing, Havmor

Havmor has appointed Rishabh Verma in a new role. Verma comes with an experience of 18 years and has worked across HCL Infosystems, Godfrey Phillips India, Schmitten Chocolates and JK Foods.

Sneha Kanukolanu

Previous: Brand manager, Fossil Group

Present: Head of marketing, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail

Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail has appointed Sneha Kanukolanu in a new role. Kanukolanu has worked across Sakshi TV, Career Launcher, Wipro, Leo Burnett and DDB Mudra Group.

Vijay Ayyar

Previous: Vice president - corporate development and international, Luno

Present: Vice president - international markets, CoinDCX

CoinDCX has brought Vijay Ayyar on board in a new role. His responsibilities will be leading the strategy and execution for CoinDCX to establish the platform's presence internationally. Ayyar comes with an experience of more than 15 years and has worked across PwC, Ipsos, Google, YouTube and Antler.

Prashant Verma

Previous: Chief revenue and marketing officer, Licious

Prashant Verma has moved on from his respective role at Licious. Verma is armed with an experience of 19 years and has worked across Avaya, Colgate-Palmolive, ICICI Bank, Leo Burnett, MullenLowe Lintas Group and Blinkit. He continues to be a growth advisor, consulting chief marketing officer or chief business officer and angel investor to multiple startups.

Jaydeep Shah

Previous: Vice president and chief marketing officer, Sebamed

Jaydeep Shah has moved on from his respective role. Shah comes with an experience of more than 15 years and has worked across CEAT Tyres and has held multiple roles in different capacities at Unilever.

Nikhil Uniyal

Present: National revenue lead, Wondrlab India

Martech company Wondrlab India has appointed Nikhil Uniyal as national revenue lead. Uniyal is armed with an experience of 17 years and has worked across Infotech Consultants, GroupM, AQT Communication, Bennett Coleman and Co and Mirchi.

Revati Nargund

Previous: Associate creative director, VMLY&R

Present: Creative director, Infectious Advertising

Infectious Advertising has roped in Revati Nargund as the creative director. Nargund has worked across FCB Ulka, The Minimalist and the Grey Group.

Rajesh Rajyalakshmi Pantina

Previous: Director - marketing, InMobi Advertising Platform, Asia Pacific

Present: Director - Enterprise Marketing, Whatfix

Whatfix, a digital adoption platform has appointed Rajesh Pantina in a new role. Pantina has also worked at Wipro.

Compiled by Kashmeera Sambamurthy