Movements

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

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McCann Worldgroup India has made two key changes in its team

CleverTap has appointed Almitra Karnik as head of marketing and global growth

Future Retail has appointed Grey India's ex-president and CEO Jishnu Sen as head of marketing

Microland has appointed Purnima Menon as chief marketing officer

Facebook has appointed Pulkit Trivedi as industry director for e-commerce, retail, travel and financial services verticals

Mullen Lintas has bagged the creative duties for all the brands of Bajaj Corp

Manasi Kadne has worked on brands such as Google, McDonalds, UDV, Tata Sky

Leo Burnett Group's specialised digital agency, Indigo Consulting, has appointed Devang Raiyani as national head of strategy

Best Deal TV, a celebrity-driven 24/7 home shopping channel, has appointed Hari Trivedi as chief operating officer with immediate effect. Based in Mumbai, Trivedi, an expert in managing retail, sales and software development for e-commerce, will be responsible for overall sales and marketing and he would also be initialising lowest price offers and deals on Best Deal TV for its users. Prior to this, Trivedi was at Naaptol.com as president and earlier associated with Aksh Optifibre as head of IPTV business and Times Internet Ltd as the national head for e-commerce.Brew advertisingAV Thomas & Company has appointed FCB Ulka Bangalore to handle the advertising duties for its flagship brand AVT Premium. FCB Ulka Bangalore's portfolio includes clients such as ITC biscuits and confectionery, and Wipro consumer care and lighting. AVT Premium is the AVT Group's flagship tea brand, and it enjoys leadership status in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. AV Thomas & Company is part of the multi-faceted

KV Sridhar aka Pops has stepped down as the chief creative officer at Publicis Groupe-owned operations. He is in the process of launching his independent set-up. Sridhar had joined as the first ever Indian CCO of SapientNitro after 17 years as chief creative officer of Leo Burnett-India and the subcontinent.Creative streakAnup Chitnis, executive creative director, South Asia, at Ogilvy & Mather Advertising, has decided to move on and become a full-time ad film director. He is joining Rising Sun Films, the Mumbai-based features and ad film production house that was launched by Shoojit Sircar and Ronnie Lahiri. Prior to Ogilvy, Chitnis has worked at agencies like Rediffusion, Saatchi & Saatchi and Mudra.Media moveMadison Media has appointed Vinay Hegde as senior vice-president, buying, who will report to Neelkamal Sharma, COO, buying, for the group. Hegde joins the agency from Starcom Mediavest Group where he was the national trading director.Hegde has over 20 years of experience

Aidem Ventures has roped in Sanjay Hemady and Sandeep Singh as senior vice-presidents. Hemady has donned senior managerial roles across organisations like Clear Media India Pvt Ltd and CNBC TV18. He will be heading broadcast sales for Aidem. Singh, who has served in organisations like R K Swamy, HTA (WPP), A C Nielsen and Sab TV, will be spearheading strategy and business development.Social assessmentKantar Public has named Melissa Baker, CEO, Africa and Middle East, and Surya AV, CEO, India and South Asia, as co-chairs of its newly launched development practice. Kantar Public's Development Practice works across multiple areas of public policy, from maternal and child health to agriculture and education. It brings together the global experience and locally tailored approaches to assess the impact of social programmes in Africa and South Asia.Digital mandateRage Communications, a full-service digital communications agency, has bagged the digital business of Wallace Pharma's OTC vitamins

Digital media company Culture Machine has appointed Ruchir Joshi as content head. Joshi will be based in Mumbai and report to Sameer Pitalwalla, chief executive officer and co-founder, Culture Machine.Joshi has over two decades of experience across television and digital media, making and syndicating content from India for a global audience.AfaqsDigital mandateMindShift Interactive has won the digital mandate for Universal Music India. The agency will leverage digital communication across social media platforms for Universal Music India and Universal Music Desi, and handle social media marketing, influencer relations, and media planning for both brands. With the success of new platforms and tools such as Instagram Stories and Facebook Live, MindShift Interactive will evaluate their adoption as well.AfaqsCreative accountsiProspect India, the digital performance agency from Dentsu Aegis Network, has bagged seven new accounts for its social media and creative mandate - Aditya Birla, Wildc

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles India has appointed Nipun J Mahajan as head of sales and network development. Mahajan, an engineer and management postgraduate in marketing and finance, comes to FCA with 22 years of experience in retail and corporate sales, network development, sales planning and after sales in the automotive sector. Prior to this, he was director and head of sales, service and planning at Harley Davidson India. He has also been associated with brands like Volkswagen, Honda and Porsche.Ad solutionsYAAP Digital has acquired Brand Planet Consultants, a strategic branding and design company that was founded in 2008. Till recently, the firm was known as Elephant Delhi - the North Indian operations of Pune-based design independent Elephant Design. Brand Planet, based out of Delhi NCR, handles clients such as Coca-Cola, Mrs Bector's Foods, Mahindra Comviva, Godfrey Phillips India, SBI Cards, Hero Cycles, PI Industries and LT Foods.Digital mandateTonic Media, a Mumbai-based digital

Partha S Banerjee has joined Sportskeeda as chief operating officer (COO)

Based in Mumbai, Chandani will be responsible for business development and getting more partners for the marketplace

Creative headDDB Mudra West has appointed Kapil Tammal as executive creative director. Tammal would be based in Mumbai and report to Rahul Mathew, creative head, DDB Mudra West. He joins DDB Mudra West from Scarecrow Communications where he was one of the founders. With over 15 years of industry experience, Tammal specialises in brands across categories ranging from FMCG, e-commerce, apparels, financial sectors, retail, real estate and media companies.Managing pay platformPayPal has appointed Anupam Pahuja as managing director and country manager for India. Pahuja, who was heading technology for Asia Pacific, will be responsible for all aspects of PayPal's India business and responsible for further strengthening its operations. Pahuja has experience in managing large-scale multinational enterprises, and he was instrumental in establishing PayPal's technology centres in India. Previously, he was the managing director for India for NASDAQ-listed e-learning company SumTotal Systems.Callin

Arijit Gupta has been appointed as creative head - art, FCB Ulka, Delhi. He will partner with Vasudha Misra to lead the creative team in Delhi. Gupta has more than 20 years of experience and has worked on well-known brands such as Maruti, Nestle, Thums Up, LG, Bacardi, Idea and many more. Gupta began his career with Lintas, New Delhi. And has also worked with Leo Burnett.Brand builderLeo Burnett India has promoted Ajeeta Bharadwaj to the role of planning head, Mumbai. Bharadwaj, who was previously executive planning director, will report to Dheeraj Sinha, chief strategy officer - South Asia, Leo Burnett. She has 15 years of experience in brand planning and strategy and has been involved with brands such as HDFC Life, P&G, Tata Sampann, Emami, Star Plus, Heinz, Coke, Sony Entertainment Television, CavinKare, Anchor, AXN, Sony Pix, Godrej, Qi Spine Clinic and Fiat.Calling cardTelecom industry veteran Arun Sarin has joined Truecaller's advisory board. In the past, Sarin has served as