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Mandy Wong elevated to CEO of TBWA|Group Singapore after 21 Years with the agency

Mandy Wong elevated to CEO of TBWA|Group Singapore after 21 Years with...

  • by Team PITCH
  • January 22, 2026

Before her promotion, Mandy Wong served as President.


Gaurav Banerjee rebuilds SPNI in a period of consolidation

Gaurav Banerjee rebuilds SPNI in a period of consolidation

  • by Aditi Gupta
  • January 22, 2026

Gaurav Banerjee’s initial phase as MD and CEO of SPNI has focused on internal alignment stabilising the organisation, streamlining reporting structures, and reimagining the content...


Shiva Krishnamurthy appointed CEO of General Mills India

Shiva Krishnamurthy appointed CEO of General Mills India

  • by Team PITCH
  • January 20, 2026

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


ICICI Bank reappoints Sandeep Bakhshi as MD & CEO and extends Ajay Kumar Gupta’s tenure

ICICI Bank reappoints Sandeep Bakhshi as MD & CEO and extends Ajay...

  • by Team PITCH
  • January 19, 2026

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


Grasim Industries appoints Sachin Sahay as CEO of Birla Opus Paints

Grasim Industries appoints Sachin Sahay as CEO of Birla Opus Paints

  • by Team PITCH
  • January 19, 2026

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


John Furner to succeed Doug McMillon as Walmart CEO from February 2026

John Furner to succeed Doug McMillon as Walmart CEO from February 2026

  • by Team PITCH
  • January 19, 2026

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


Preeti Sahni exits CEO role at Fortune India and Open Media

Preeti Sahni exits CEO role at Fortune India and Open Media

  • by Team PITCH
  • January 07, 2026

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


Cheil South West Asia names Sungkyoon Kim as president and CEO

Cheil South West Asia names Sungkyoon Kim as president and CEO

  • by Team PITCH
  • January 06, 2026

Seasoned leader steps into the top role to drive growth and strategic direction for the agency across key markets in the region


Atul Agrawal appointed as chief executive officer of ISA

Atul Agrawal appointed as chief executive officer of ISA

  • by Team PITCH
  • January 05, 2026

Experienced leader takes charge to steer India Sports Authority’s growth and strategic direction


Tata sons explores succession plans for Air India CEO Campbell Wilson

Tata sons explores succession plans for Air India CEO Campbell Wilson

  • by Team PITCH
  • January 05, 2026

Parent company begins evaluating leadership options as Air India enters its next growth phase under Tata ownership


Kapil Arora takes charge as group CEO of Ogilvy Indonesia

Kapil Arora takes charge as group CEO of Ogilvy Indonesia

  • by Team PITCH
  • January 02, 2026

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


Saugata Basuray Named Interim CEO of Castrol India Effective January 1

Saugata Basuray Named Interim CEO of Castrol India Effective January 1

  • by Team PITCH
  • December 31, 2025

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


PepsiCo Latin America Foods CEO Paula Santilli Announces Retirement

PepsiCo Latin America Foods CEO Paula Santilli Announces Retirement

  • by Team PITCH
  • December 30, 2025

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


Cosmo First Appoints Saurabh Jain as CEO of Pet Care Division Zigly

Cosmo First Appoints Saurabh Jain as CEO of Pet Care Division Zigly

  • by Team PITCH
  • December 29, 2025

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


2025 TV News Leadership Wrap: Key Moves That Redefined Indian Broadcast Media

2025 TV News Leadership Wrap: Key Moves That Redefined Indian Broadcast Media

  • by Team PITCH
  • December 26, 2025

From high-profile editorial shifts to strategic CEO appointments across NDTV, Network18, ABP, Zee Media, TV9 and Prasar Bharati - 2025 was a pivotal year


Coty Appoints Markus Strobel as Executive Chairman and Interim CEO

Coty Appoints Markus Strobel as Executive Chairman and Interim CEO

  • by Team PITCH
  • December 24, 2025

Former P&G Skin & Personal Care President to take charge as Coty enters its next phase of growth from January 2026.


Grey London Appoints Jai Kotecha as Chief Executive Officer

Grey London Appoints Jai Kotecha as Chief Executive Officer

  • by Team PITCH
  • December 23, 2025

Former Ogilvy leader steps in to drive creative excellence and modern brand building at the agency.


Sunil Kumaran Joins Times of India Group as Director – Strategic Initiatives

Sunil Kumaran Joins Times of India Group as Director – Strategic Initiatives

  • by Team PITCH
  • December 23, 2025

Brings over 25 years of leadership experience across media, advertising and digital


Omnicom Media Group Names Andrew Cambridge CEO – Omnicom Media Digital for ANZ

Omnicom Media Group Names Andrew Cambridge CEO – Omnicom Media Digital for...

  • by Team PITCH
  • December 19, 2025

Former TikTok ANZ Leader to Drive Digital Growth Across Australia and New Zealand


Shashwat Sharma to take over as MD & CEO at Bharti Airtel

Shashwat Sharma to take over as MD & CEO at Bharti Airtel

  • by Team PITCH
  • December 19, 2025

Announces leadership transition from 2026; key finance and governance roles realigned from January 2026


PepsiCo Announces Senior Leadership Changes Across Global and Regional Roles

PepsiCo Announces Senior Leadership Changes Across Global and Regional Roles

  • by Team PITCH
  • December 18, 2025

Steven Williams elevated to Global CCO & Vice Chairman; Ram Krishnan to lead PepsiCo North America


Bharti Airtel Appoints Rabi Shankar Mishra as CEO – Maharashtra & Goa

Bharti Airtel Appoints Rabi Shankar Mishra as CEO – Maharashtra & Goa

  • by Team PITCH
  • December 18, 2025

Former Assam CEO takes on a key regional leadership role at Airtel


PNB Housing Finance Appoints Ajai Kumar Shukla as MD & CEO

PNB Housing Finance Appoints Ajai Kumar Shukla as MD & CEO

  • by Team PITCH
  • December 18, 2025

Veteran housing finance leader to take charge for five-year term starting December 2025


Right Values, Right Growth”: Kartik Sharma on Leadership

Right Values, Right Growth”: Kartik Sharma on Leadership

  • by Team PITCH
  • December 18, 2025

e4m Influencer of the Year 2025 shares Omnicom Media Services’ 2026 priorities and personal goals


If Our Clients Grow, We Grow”: Kartik Sharma Named e4m Influencer of the Year 2025

If Our Clients Grow, We Grow”: Kartik Sharma Named e4m Influencer of...

  • by Team PITCH
  • December 18, 2025

Omnicom Media India CEO speaks on growth, culture, a powerful Omni upgrade—and a few personal resolutions


Rakshit Hargave Takes Over as CEO and MD of Britannia Industries

Rakshit Hargave Takes Over as CEO and MD of Britannia Industries

  • by Team PITCH
  • December 17, 2025

Board approves five-year term as seasoned FMCG leader steps into top role


Rana Yashwant Takes Charge as CEO and Editor-in-Chief of News India

Rana Yashwant Takes Charge as CEO and Editor-in-Chief of News India

  • by Team PITCH
  • December 16, 2025

Veteran TV journalist returns to channel leadership with a dual editorial and executive role


Henrique Braun to Succeed James Quincey as CEO of The Coca-Cola Company in 2026

Henrique Braun to Succeed James Quincey as CEO of The Coca-Cola Company...

  • by Team PITCH
  • December 11, 2025

Quincey to transition into the role of Executive Chairman as Coca-Cola prepares for a leadership shift.


Priya Dogra Named New Chief Executive of Channel 4

Priya Dogra Named New Chief Executive of Channel 4

  • by Team PITCH
  • December 11, 2025

Veteran media leader to steer the broadcaster into its next phase of digital transformation and public service growth


Dheeraj Sinha Appointed CEO of McCann Worldgroup India

Dheeraj Sinha Appointed CEO of McCann Worldgroup India

  • by Team PITCH
  • December 02, 2025

FCB Group India & South Asia CEO to assume leadership of McCann Worldgroup India following Omnicom IPG merger restructure.


S Subramanyeswar Named Chief Strategy Officer, Omnicom Advertising India

S Subramanyeswar Named Chief Strategy Officer, Omnicom Advertising India

  • by Team PITCH
  • December 02, 2025

MullenLowe Lintas Group CEO to assume expanded strategy mandate following Omnicom–IPG global leadership restructuring.


Aditya Kanthy Appointed President of Omnicom Advertising India

Aditya Kanthy Appointed President of Omnicom Advertising India

  • by Team PITCH
  • December 02, 2025

Former DDB Mudra Group CEO steps into expanded leadership role as part of Omnicom–IPG’s new operating structure.


Mel Edwards to Retire as Global President of VML

Mel Edwards to Retire as Global President of VML

  • by Team PITCH
  • November 06, 2025

Advertising veteran to step down in Spring 2026 after a remarkable 30-year journey


Britannia Appoints Rakshit Hargave as New CEO

Britannia Appoints Rakshit Hargave as New CEO

  • by Team PITCH
  • November 06, 2025

New CEO to take charge from December 15, 2025


United Spirits ups ad spends by 36% in Q1FY26

United Spirits ups ad spends by 36% in Q1FY26

  • by Team PITCH
  • August 14, 2025

The maker of alcohol brands such as Smirnoff, Johnnie Walker and Captain Morgan, spent Rs 238 crore on advertising in Q1FY26


Kumar Chander Named CEO of Wipro Consumer Care as Vineet Agrawal Retires After 40 Years

Kumar Chander Named CEO of Wipro Consumer Care as Vineet Agrawal Retires...

  • by Team PITCH
  • July 15, 2025

Vineet Agrawal, who grew the business from ?300 crore to over ?10,600 crore, will step down in January 2026; Chander to take over from February...


The Last Pack: The Hindu turns household items into a call for sustainability

The Last Pack: The Hindu turns household items into a call for...

  • by Jagruti Verma
  • March 12, 2025

Drawing a direct connection between wildlife conservation and everyday food items, The Hindu & Ogilvy urges readers to ‘Be the #VoiceOfTheWild’


Neeraj Vyas named CEO of Bhanushali Studios

Neeraj Vyas named CEO of Bhanushali Studios

  • by Team PITCH
  • February 10, 2025

Neeraj Vyas moved out of Sony Pictures Networks India in August last year


EaseMyTrip's Nishant Pitti resigns; Rikant Pittie takes over as new CEO

EaseMyTrip's Nishant Pitti resigns; Rikant Pittie takes over as new CEO

  • by Team PITCH
  • January 02, 2025

Pittie was previously the company’s Chief Financial Ofcer and Executive Director


The thin line between reaction & response: What CEOs can learn from Kamra-Aggarwal spat

The thin line between reaction & response: What CEOs can learn from...

  • by Team PITCH
  • October 09, 2024

Experts say the first step in any crisis is to take a step back and assess the situation from a wider perspective rather than react...


The Star India leadership factory: Nurturing media bosses

The Star India leadership factory: Nurturing media bosses

  • by Team PITCH
  • July 26, 2024

Uday Shankar during his stint at Star India is credited with not just building successful businesses but also cultivating a generation of CEOs and leaders


DD Purkayastha’s maiden book to be launched in New Delhi today

DD Purkayastha’s maiden book to be launched in New Delhi today

  • by Team PITCH
  • April 24, 2024

The launch of ‘Headline: Memoir of a Media CEO’ will be held at IIC, New Delhi


DD Purkayastha’s maiden book to be launched in New Delhi on April 24

DD Purkayastha’s maiden book to be launched in New Delhi on April...

  • by Team PITCH
  • April 22, 2024

The launch of ‘Headline: Memoir of a Media CEO’ will be held at IIC, New Delhi


Babita Baruah: It will be a homecoming for VML's India CEO

Babita Baruah: It will be a homecoming for VML's India CEO

  • by Team PITCH
  • January 12, 2024

With a career spanning 25 years, Babita Baruah joins VML India from a dual role working across WPP's Ford International Market Group as Regional Client...


PhonePe appoints Ritesh Pai as CEO - International Payments

PhonePe appoints Ritesh Pai as CEO - International Payments

  • by Team PITCH
  • January 05, 2024

Ritesh Pai’s last role was President - Products and Solutions at TerraPay


Elon Musk accepts CTO role at Twitter,  hires a new CEO

Elon Musk accepts CTO role at Twitter, hires a new CEO

  • by Team PITCH
  • May 12, 2023

While Musk hasn't revealed any names, it is reported that Comcast NBCUniversal’s Linda Yaccarino could be the new Twitter chief


BoAt announces Vivek Gambhir as Chief Executive Officer

BoAt announces Vivek Gambhir as Chief Executive Officer

  • by Team PITCH
  • February 19, 2021

Gambhir will be closely working with co-founders Aman Gupta and Sameer Mehta to drive the company's vision and accelerate the overall growth Consumer tech products...


Tata Starbucks announces Sushant Dash CEO Designate effective April 1st, 2021

Tata Starbucks announces Sushant Dash CEO Designate effective April 1st, 2021

  • by Team PITCH
  • February 10, 2021

Dash will take over as CEO on May 1, 2021. After leading Tata Starbucks to achieve several important milestones, Navin Gurnaney, CEO, has made the...


Wavemaker appoints Jose Campon as CEO, China

Wavemaker appoints Jose Campon as CEO, China

  • by Team PITCH
  • January 18, 2021

Campon took on his role at Dentsu in 2018, where he was working as APAC Client President Wavemaker announced the appointment of Jose Campon as...


upGrad names Zubin Gandevia as CEO, APAC

upGrad names Zubin Gandevia as CEO, APAC

  • by Team PITCH
  • January 12, 2021

In his previous role, Gandevia was working as President, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East with Fox Networks Group Asia for 14 years upGrad-...


Moving from AI to AI: Why it might save marketing

Moving from AI to AI: Why it might save marketing

  • by Gautam Mehra
  • January 08, 2021

Guest Column: Gautam Mehra, Chief Data & Product Officer- dentsu (APAC) & CEO- dentsu Programmatic, SA, explains how the 2020 decade seems to be all...


There is high support & goodwill to ensure BARC currency is respected: Sunil Lulla

There is high support & goodwill to ensure BARC currency is respected:...

  • by Naziya Alvi Rahman
  • December 08, 2020

Lulla, CEO of BARC India, addresses key topics such as TV viewership in the lockdown, the impact...


Nabendu Bhattacharyya resigns from Milestone Brandcom

Nabendu Bhattacharyya resigns from Milestone Brandcom

  • by Team PITCH
  • December 04, 2020

He has stepped down from his role as CEO & MD after completion of more than 6 years with Dentsu and will be leaving the...


Travel & Hospitality Companies Join Hands to Elevate Traveller Safety as Flights Resume

Travel & Hospitality Companies Join Hands to Elevate Traveller Safety as Flights...

  • by pitchteam
  • May 22, 2020

Anchored by MakeMyTrip, India’s 29 leading travel and hospitality companies commit to keep travelers’ safety front & centre as travel opens up


WE HAVE PUSHED OUR NEW CAMPAIGNS AND PRODUCT LAUNCHES TILL THE LATTER HALF OF THE YEAR UNTIL NORMALCY RETURNS: SRINIVASU ALLAPHAN, JK TYRE

WE HAVE PUSHED OUR NEW CAMPAIGNS AND PRODUCT LAUNCHES TILL THE LATTER...

  • by Simran Sabherwal
  • April 17, 2020

JK Tyre recently launched a new campaign, #DistanceOKPlease to spread awareness about social distancing, drawing inspiration from Truck Shayaris. Srinivasu Allaphan, Director-Sales & Marketing, JK...


JK Tyre encourages citizens to #StayHome with Light Hearted Familiar Quotes

JK Tyre encourages citizens to #StayHome with Light Hearted Familiar Quotes

  • by pitchteam
  • April 09, 2020

Creatively spreading smiles with an ongoing #DistanceOKPlease campaign In line with the Government's appeal to maintain social distance to counter the spread...


THE GLENLIVET UNVEILS BOLD AND DISTINCTIVE NEW PACK DESIGN

THE GLENLIVET UNVEILS BOLD AND DISTINCTIVE NEW PACK DESIGN

  • by pitchteam
  • March 05, 2020

New design celebrates both the brand’s rich history and contemporary vision The Glenlivet, a global leader within the booming single malt Scotch category,...


The wait is over!  IKEA celebrates the launch of its first India store in Hyderabad on August 9th, 2018

The wait is over! IKEA celebrates the launch of its first India...

  • by pitchteam
  • August 09, 2018

IKEA, the world’s leading Swedish home furnishings retailer opened the doors of its Hyderabad store, its first in India to customers at 


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