On The Move

Pugalia will serve a fresh three-year term spanning April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2029

In her new role at PHD Media, Shrivastav will be responsible for steering the overall Marico mandate

He also holds the role of Business Head – Wearables and Accessories

Mel Routhier will transition into the role of North America Chief Creative Officer, where she will partner with Tom Murphy, North America Chief Creative Officer

Banerjee takes over as President – Client Solutions

Manoj Shroff and Khvafar Vakharia assume leadership of major divisions at Equinox Films

Earlier, Poorva Bhatikar served as Industry Manager at the company

The appointment is for five-year term

He previously held the position of General Manager – Investments

Most recently, Meher Bajwa served as the Deputy Regional Director of Digital Operations

Prior to his appointment at MSM Grad, Nitish Bharadwaj worked at Planet Spark

Matt Knight announced his decision to step down in a social media post

Before this, Mohua Das Gupta served as Chief Growth Officer at The Peepul Tree

Most recently, Ritesh Rao served as CEO of 26FIVE Global Lab

Merrill Pereyra will oversee the company’s operations throughout Australia and New Zealand

Prior to this, Rajiv Singh served as Head of Growth & Marketing at ITC Food Tech, a division of ITC Limited

Sunil Mehta’s term as Chairman will end on 30 January 2026

Anil Kotian currently leads agency partnerships at ZEE5

Beerajaah Sswain is an experienced growth strategist with more than 24 years of expertise

Before this, Anirudh Pandharkar spent over six years at Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories

In her new role, Madhurita Sengupta will spearhead the firm’s brand strategy, customer engagement initiatives and digital marketing efforts

Before this appointment, Varman served as Head of Media & Digital Marketing at Zydus Wellness

Chaitanya Chinchlikar will take on the new role alongside his current position as Vice President at Whistling Woods International

Before this role, Druhi Sethi was part of Social Beat.

Before this appointment, Kumar was Vice President – Digital Monetisation at Zee Media

Most recently she was Director – School Publishing at Macmillan Education India Pvt. Ltd

Most recently he was holding the position of Vice President, Commercial and Procurement for International Content, Kids, and Infotainment at Star TV Network

He will be based in Gurugram and report to Manas Lahiri, Chief Growth Officer of Havas India

Before her promotion, Mandy Wong served as President.

Sources indicate that Sharma has been named Head of the Delhi reporting team and will also take on anchoring duties across television and digital platforms.

Bill Watkins is set to exit the company at the end of the current quarter

Bill Condon recently was Vice President of Enterprise Sales and Partnerships at Xumo

He held the position of Executive Editor and was overseeing the group’s Hindi digital vertical in AajTak

Savita Mathai’s departure comes alongside Anamika Mehta stepping down from her role as Chief Growth Officer at IPG Mediabrands.

Sanghvi, who serves as Executive Vice President and Head of Commercial, Procurement and Sustainability, will continue with the company until March 31, sources told Pitch.

Goyal will move into the role of Vice Chairman and Director on the Board, subject to shareholders’ approval

Dhindsa is the co-founder and CEO of Blinkit, the quick-commerce firm that has revolutionised India’s grocery delivery sector

Most recently, Lakshminarayanan served as Managing Director and Group Vice President for ServiceNow India and SAARC

Claudine Cheever has been appointed Chief Marketing Officer of Pinterest, while Lee Brown has taken on the role of Chief Business Officer

Vasu Sharma previously worked with Meta’s Facebook AI Research (FAIR) division

Manish Maheshwari has previously held leadership positions at organisations including ITC and Udaan

Before joining Microsoft AI, Mallard served as Global Chief Marketing Officer at Pinterest for nearly eight years.

Priyamvada Jagia was earlier associated with Xiaomi India,

Before joining Pantomath, Shah served as Executive Director at DAM Capital, where he led research coverage for the automobile and auto ancillary sectors.

Anamika Mehta is the first senior leader in India to exit IPG post-Omnicom acquisition

Before this appointment, Abhay Kulkarni was associated with DWA

Previously, Simon Milner held public policy roles at the BBC and British Telecom

Before joining Myntra, he was the Deputy CEO at Lifestyle India

Most recently, he served as CEO of RR Kabel’s Consumer Electricals business

Ghosh joins Raymond Lifestyle Limited from the Aditya Birla Group, where he most recently served as Chief Executive Officer – Cellulosic Fashion Yarn at Grasim...

Most recently served as General Manager and Vice President for India & South Asia at Elastic, where he spearheaded rapid expansion and positioned India as...

Namit D'Cruz appointed to drive regional enterprise strategy amid growing adoption of observability, security, and AI across South Asia.

the agency will manage the brand’s social media presence along with its performance marketing efforts.

He previously served as Global Head of the Marketing Demand Center at TCS

Before this move, he served as Head of Sales EMEA at Activision Blizzard Media

Krishnamurthy joined HUL in 2000 and, over a career of more than two decades

Before joining Crayons, Rustogi was Branch Head at Bharat Media Group

His current tenure is set to conclude on 3 October 2026, according to regulatory filings.

Prior to this, Sachin Sahay served as Executive Vice President – Sales at ITC

Furner currently holds the role of President and CEO of Walmart U.S.

Prior to this move, Chandrasekhar held the position of Chief Growth Officer at Kellanova, where he served for close to two years.

A management graduate, he has over 18 years of rich experience in corporate communications and marketing, having worked with leading automotive OEMs such as Volkswagen...

Netflix already holds Pay-1 rights to SPE films in key markets such as the U.S., Germany, and Southeast Asia.

Prior to joining Vijay Karnataka, Singh spent three years at Lokmat

Ruchika’s role will focus on boosting national digital ad revenue by building strategic agency partnerships and strengthening relationships with key agency stakeholders

Irina Ghose previously held the position of Managing Director at Microsoft India

The mandate covers strategic digital media planning and buying across platforms to drive both brand-building initiatives and retail activation efforts

Rajeev Toshniwal has served in senior finance leadership roles at organisations such as Noble Group SA, Think9 Consumer, Raymond Limited, and the Future Group

McLay will continue in the role until January 31 and remain through the first quarter to support a smooth transition

Prior to this, Sonali Singh served as Deputy General Manager – Marketing at Tata Motors

SPNI will strengthen its content clusters by granting end-to-end ownership across content strategy, programming, marketing, and on-air promotions (OAP) for both linear and digital platforms

Earlier, Pantvaidya served as the Business Head of Sony Entertainment Television (SET)

Earlier, Ajay Bhalwankar served as the Business Head of Sony SAB

Prior to this, he served as Executive Vice President and Cluster Head – Ad Sales for Hindi GEC and MAX 2

Makarand Palekar has been associated with SPNI since 2010

Ranjana Mangla currently leads digital advertising sales at SPNI

Makrand Palekar has been appointed as the Business Head of Distribution

While Lodestar oversees Samsung India’s TV, print, and outdoor responsibilities, Cheil SWA handles retail and digital

Avneet Singh Puri will lead Domino’s operations across India and South Asia

Before joining Coach, Arjoon Bose held the position of Global Chief Marketing & Digital Officer at Bel

Before her promotion, Natasha Kapoor served as Strategic Media Planning Lead for India and APAC

Before this, Dimple Duggal Rawat was with JioHotstar Sports Ads

Prior to joining Stashfin, he held senior technology leadership positions, including Vice President at Zupee

Sonal Verma will be tasked with strengthening the group’s experiential and shopper marketing capabilities and will report to Kedar Teny, Chief Product Officer, Publicis Groupe...

In his new role, Roy will oversee emerging businesses across the region, spanning the SMB, mid-market and startup segments.

The account is currently handled by Mindshare, which was appointed in 2019 when the brand entered the Indian market

Ray will now oversee high-priority markets including Greater China and Mongolia, in addition to Japan and South Korea

Asad Ayaz takes on the new role after eight years as President of Marketing at The Walt Disney Studios, where he led Disney’s marketing efforts

Anuj Bansal previously served as an Executive Committee Member at ITC Foods

Prior to this promotion, Shreyas Mehrotra held the position of Marketing Head at Airtel Business

The leadership shuffle comes alongside the departure of Chief Content Officer Binoy Prabhakar, with Paras Sharma stepping in as Business Head for Live Hindustan

Sammyak Jain, a part of boAt’s leadership team since 2022, also leads the company’s Enterprise and ODM Sales

Sagar Kadam served as Associate Vice President – Partnerships, Growth and Monetization for the Digital Business at SonyLIV

Prior to this appointment, Mark Lobosco served as Vice President – Talent Solutions

Hasan previously served as Head of Marketing for AWS across the Asia Pacific and Japan region

Prior to this, she served as Chief Growth Officer at BrandPulse Global, a venture founded by Pankaj Krishna.

Before this appointment, Akila Jayaraman was associated with JioAds

Gaurav Dikshit brings more than two decades of experience spanning media, marketing, strategy, growth, content and digital transformation

Shetty has been one of the principal commercial leaders shaping Network18’s digital and studio ecosystem over the past several years

In public service, Dina has served under two U.S. presidents, including in the role of Deputy National Security Advisor to President Donald J. Trump

After an illustrious 36-year career in the industry, including eight years as Country Manager of WPP India, CVL Srinivas will retire in March this year

Kokni succeeds Richard Teyssier, who is departing PUMA to explore new opportunities

Dhawan joins Amara Raja Energy and Mobility from Shell, where she spent over seven years.

The integrated mandate is for B2B & B2C

Alison Wagonfeld to depart Google Cloud after nearly a decade

Earlier in her career, Ghadiok served as editor of mondoarc India and STIR.

Previously, Apurv Singh has held roles at leading organisations including the Tata Group, Reliance Brands Limited, and Godrej Properties, among others

Prior to this, Priyanka Vishnoi served as Senior Brand Lead at VLCC

Gunjan Bhartia has earlier held senior leadership roles at GE and Coupang.

The announcement of Sangani’s retention follows e4m’s report earlier today that he had chosen to step down

Jasjeet Kaur joined Groupe SEB India in 2020 as its Marketing Director

Lele joined Haleon from Castrol India Ltd, where he was the Managing Director

The account was earlier managed by GroupM, now WPP Media

Till recently, he held the position of Vice President – Marketing at Emami

Veteran Media Leader to Drive Revenue Growth and Strategic Brand Partnerships for Brut’s Expanding India Operations

Senior IIS officer takes charge of DD News amid efforts to strengthen credibility and modernise public broadcasting

Complaints against digital news publishers surge 338% year-on-year, while OTT platforms see an even steeper rise of 944% as awareness of grievance mechanisms grows

Before joining NDTV, Choudhary served as Chief Revenue Officer – Digital at Republic World

Chhachhi expands leadership mandate across Asia Pacific while continuing as Managing Partner, India

Former Jio Platforms marketing leader brings 13+ years of media, OTT and entertainment expertise to strengthen Enterr1o’s brand play

Former Air India and Vistara marketing leader steps into a key brand and digital role at India’s largest airline

Leadership reshuffle sees Partani step up as General Manager while Megha Agarwal resigns

As part of a structured succession plan, senior industry leader Sundar Kondur has stepped into the role of Chief Revenue Officer

In this role, Wormald will oversee Mastercard’s Asia Pacific business, steering strategy, accelerating growth, and fostering innovation to help shape the future of financial services...

Prior to this, Laurent Uguen served as Senior Director – Business Development and Strategic Partnerships.

Prashant Peres will lead the combined Mars and Kellanova businesses

Experienced sales leader to drive advertising revenue and strengthen commercial growth at the communication platform

Veteran creative leader remembered for her transformative impact on India’s advertising industry and mentorship of generations

Prior to joining the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group, Sahni spent over seven years at Network18 Media & Investments Limited

Former Jio Ads VP to Drive Product, Technology, and Platform Strategies for Household Growth

New projections indicate robust growth ahead for video, digital and emerging entertainment segments as consumption patterns evolve

Siddharth Shekhar has announced on LinkedIn that he has assumed the role of Director

Marketing Veteran to Lead Kenvue’s Brand Strategy Across APAC

The partnership will enable HomeEssentials to unify customer data, drive personalized engagement, and scale retention across digital touchpoints

Veteran media executive takes the helm to guide strategic growth and leadership at the broadcasting group

Technology and business leader takes on a key operational role to accelerate growth and drive organisational performance

Experienced content and strategy professional takes charge to drive regional branded initiatives and storytelling across the South Zone

Food delivery platform broadens its wellness-oriented service with curated healthy options for consumers nationwide

International tennis star to champion women’s athletics and promote the brand’s active lifestyle offerings

Kaul has been associated with Network18 Media for nearly 12 years.

Seasoned media strategist steps into a broader role to drive integrated media and digital investment initiatives across the company

Rahul Shivshankar, Editorial Affairs Director, said that Kasiviswanathan brings deep editorial experience, a strong command over live news

Hospitality veteran takes charge of dining operations to elevate guest experiences and culinary offerings at the luxury resort

Senior marketing leader departs the FMCG giant after a notable tenure, signalling a transition in leadership and personal focus

Business news channel adopts updated branding to reflect modern storytelling and strengthened market presence

Advertising industry mourns the loss of a visionary leader who shaped global agency growth and creative excellence

The multifaceted artist continues to bridge brands and communities with authenticity, charisma and deep cultural resonance

Labour unrest among delivery workers is reshaping how quick commerce brands approach marketing, customer trust and operational resilience

Government seeks suggestions from stakeholders to enhance domestic production capabilities across film, broadcast and digital sectors

Broadcasting network to comply with the tax authority’s ruling as it moves forward with operations and financial planning

New hub aims to boost collaboration, efficiency and creative output using AI tools across WPP’s global client ecosystem

Ishwindar Singh previously served as Group Head – Marketing at Pernod Ricard India

Prior to this, Narayanan served as Senior Director – On-Premise and Entertainment, Customer Management Group (INSWA) at the company

Senior journalist parts ways with the digital news platform as he explores new opportunities in media and content creation

Experienced news leader steps into a key strategic role to advance ABP News’ editorial and business priorities

Seasoned business leader takes on strategic growth and expansion mandate at emerging financial services firm

E-commerce firm strengthens global leadership with strategic hire to expand cross-border operations and partnerships

Olympic champion enters sports entrepreneurship with a management company aimed at nurturing athletic talent and expanding commercial opportunities

Seasoned healthcare and diagnostics leader to drive commercial strategy and business expansion at Thyrocare

Experienced finance leader takes charge to strengthen financial strategy and support CaratLane’s growth ambitions

Kondur will lead revenue strategy and commercial growth at the legacy publishing group

Spirits company boosts marketing investment as part of strategic push to strengthen brand visibility and consumer engagement

Social media lights up as an AI-altered photo of President Maduro wearing Nike shoes ignites conversation around brands, politics and digital manipulation

Smaller agencies are shifting from project work to strategic roles and adopting AI tools to unlock new business opportunities

Global music powerhouse expands footprint in Indian entertainment by partnering with leading film production banner

As content creators gain influence, 2026 could solidify structures, monetisation models and governance that support sustainable careers and industry stability

Foreign investment pours into India’s media and broadcasting landscape, reflecting growing global confidence and sector potential

Veteran news anchor departs TV9 as he prepares to explore new opportunities in the media industry

This concludes a three-decade journey in the media industry, highlighted by two impactful tenures at Innocean spanning over 17 years—first leading Hyundai’s media mandate and...

Iyengar’s departure follows a period during which he was instrumental in driving Planetcast’s digital and cloud-focused growth strategy

He will be attached to the East Delhi bureau.

Yong Su Kim served as Executive Vice President and Global Head of Video Services & Partnerships at Samsung Electronics

Prior to this, Stefano Marini served as Head of Southern Europe and AOA at Nestlé Waters and Premium Beverages

Andy Jex, Chief Creative Officer at TBWA\London, has also announced his departure.

Seasoned journalist takes on a key editorial leadership role to strengthen news coverage and newsroom strategy

Seasoned Ogilvy leader appointed to steer Indonesia operations and accelerate integrated growth across the region

Veteran journalist takes charge of European bureau to strengthen international coverage and global reporting capabilities

Experienced marketing leader takes charge to drive brand strategy and growth for M3M’s real estate portfolio

Out-of-Home advertising prepares for a year where strategic alignment, disciplined measurement and immersive engagement set the pace

Doordarshan’s initiative expands access for regional broadcasters, boosting diversity and reach in India’s free-to-air TV ecosystem

Ministry clearance paves the way for Arugn Tech to take full control of Apollo-backed Planetcast in strategic media consolidation

Tarun Garg becomes the first Indian to lead Hyundai Motor India Limited as the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer

Union Minister Dr. L. Murugan launches India’s official 2026 calendar celebrating national reforms, inclusive progress and key pillars of development

Senior media executive exits Vida World as she looks ahead to new opportunities in the industry

Home care segment increases marketing investments as part of broader growth and consumer engagement strategy

Experienced leader takes helm of Titan’s board as part of strategic governance transition

Veteran leader exits after driving strategic growth, paving the way for new leadership at the automotive lubricants firm

Seasoned leader to steer Castrol India through strategic transition as the company enters a new phase of growth

Despite strong financial guarantees, the board appears poised to stick with rival bid as shareholders weigh competing proposals.

Long-standing leader to step down after a distinguished tenure driving growth and innovation across the region

Group’s MD & Editor-in-Chief credits strong editorial strategy and creator ecosystem for sustaining growth amid advertising headwinds

Finance head exits quick commerce firm and is expected to rejoin Flipkart as sector competition intensifies

Senior digital editor moves from Network18 to lead Hindustan Times Group’s Hindi news platform

Growth, product and marketing heads agree: driving installs isn’t enough trust, habits and community matter far more for long-term engagement

Rajat Verma has over 20 years of experience in the retail and consumer industries and his main focus is on brand development and marketing through...

Bollywood duo bring humour and charm to Airbnb’s latest ad emphasising thoughtful hosting over formal check-in rituals

Veteran strategist to also lead corporate development as Zigly targets expansion in India’s fast-growing pet care market

Senior executive to lead integrated enterprise growth across device, infrastructure and services units from March 2026

Intensifying competition, creator costs and offline expansions push beauty brands to invest more in content, omnichannel visibility and strategic storytelling.

Celebrating the media icon whose vision shaped India Today Group and transformed the country’s newsroom culture and broadcast landscape