Havas Group India expands footprint into Eastern India
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Havas Group India expands footprint into Eastern India

Paris-headquartered global advertising conglomerate Havas Group India has announced its foray into eastern India through a strategic tie-up between Havas Worldwide India and Kolkata-based digital marketing agency Quite Easily Done (QED). The new entity, Havas QED, will partner with Havas Creative Group India, which has agencies, including Havas Worldwide India (creative), Havas CX (customer experience),…

Balaji Telefilms named Abhishek Kumar as Group CEO
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Balaji Telefilms named Abhishek Kumar as Group CEO

The Entertainment conglomerate Balaji Telefilms announced the appointment of Abhishek Kumar as Group Chief Executive Officer. Abhishek leaves Jupiter Capital, one of India’s oldest homegrown Private Equity Funds, where he was the COO and General Partner of the group’s new Funds. Prior to joining Jupiter Capital, Abhishek was the Managing Partner of Rainforest Venture Network,…

Rediffusion hires Rahul Vengalil from Dentsu’s Isobar to head Everest
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Rediffusion hires Rahul Vengalil from Dentsu’s Isobar to head Everest

Rahul Vengalil, who was till recently Managing Partner at Dentsu’s Isobar, has joined the Rediffusion Group to lead Everest Brand Solutions as a digital-first, full-service agency. He will be the agency’s Executive Director and will report to Dr Sandeep Goyal. Vengalil will be based out of Bangalore, which will going forward, be the new headquarters…

Colliers hires Peush Jain as MD for Office Services in India
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Colliers hires Peush Jain as MD for Office Services in India

Leading diversified real estate professional services and investment management firm Colliers announced the appointment of Peush Jain as Managing Director for Office Services, leading the group’s efforts to build a robust organisation that meets the requirements of occupier clients in the fast-evolving commercial real estate sector in India. With his addition, Colliers is further strengthening its India leadership to…

Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India appoints Kyndryl as technology partner
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Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India appoints Kyndryl as technology partner

Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) recently announced its exclusive collaboration with Kyndryl (NYSE: KD), world’s largest IT infrastructure services provider, to elevate its IT and security transformation journey across HMSI’s manufacturing plants. Currently, Kyndryl manages infrastructure services for plant production applications, enterprise and dealer management systems for all the dealers. Bringing operational efficiency with…

Zupee named Ashwani Rana as Chief Public Policy Officer
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Zupee named Ashwani Rana as Chief Public Policy Officer

Zupee, a skill-based mobile gaming platform, has announced the appointment of Ashwani Rana as the Chief Public Policy Officer. Ashwani joins Zupee from Meta (Facebook) where he was Director of Public Policy for more than six years. Before Meta, he was with Bharti Airtel for more than a decade as their Chief Regulatory Office (Operations)….

Netflix names Microsoft as partner for new consumer subscription plan
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Netflix names Microsoft as partner for new consumer subscription plan

Netflix’s has named Microsoft as its technology and sales partner to help power their first ad-supported subscription offering. At launch, consumers will have more options to access Netflix’s award-winning content. Marketers looking to Microsoft for their advertising needs will have access to the Netflix audience and premium connected TV inventory. All ads served on Netflix…

Pristyn Care to increase its employee base by 20 percent over next year
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Pristyn Care to increase its employee base by 20 percent over next year

Pristyn Care, the leading healthcare provider, is doubling its efforts to provide quality secondary surgery care. The company has announced its plans to increase its employee strength by 20% by 2023. Pristyn Care has already been hiring across departments such as medical operations, patient care and safety, medical directorate, med-tech, digital marketing, product development, and…

Post Covid, demand for health insurance rises by more than 300% in India: Just Dial Consumer Insights
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Post Covid, demand for health insurance rises by more than 300% in India: Just Dial Consumer Insights

Demand for health insurance in India shot up by 321% post- Covid, with Star Health, Max Bupa, Aditya Birla, HDFC Ergo, and Acko dominating the leading five searched and sought-after insurance brands, according to the latest Just Dial Consumer Insights. The report suggests that while searches during the April-May-June’22 quarter shot up by 3X YOY,…

KnowledgeHut upGrad elevates Samir Venugopal as Chief Operating Officer
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KnowledgeHut upGrad elevates Samir Venugopal as Chief Operating Officer

KnowledgeHut upGrad, Bangalore-based leading technology skilling provider and a part of Asia’s Higher Edtech major, upGrad, has elevated Samir Venugopal as Chief Operating Officer. He will continue to lead the enterprise business with primary responsibilities for developing new markets, sales, partnerships, marketing, and localized operations. With over 25 years of experience in sales and marketing, Samir has worked in various roles. He…