Storyboard18’s CXO Moves provides a round-up of key people movements in the brand marketing ecosystem. Here are the notable executive movements:
* Bishwajeet Samal, previously the global lead – campaigns and media management at Volkswagen, has been named head of marketing and public relations at Volkswagen India.
* Josh Line, with experience at Bates Worldwide, TBWA\Chiat\Day, and Anomaly, has been appointed as Yahoo’s new CMO.
* Gagandeep Bedi, previously head of marketing – offline at Infinix India, has been named head of marketing at Motorola India.
* Anuja Mishra, chief marketing officer at Honasa Consumer, has tendered her resignation, effective June 30, 2025.
* Mauro Porcini, previously SVP and chief design officer at PepsiCo, has been appointed as president and chief design officer at Samsung Electronics.
* Koteshwar L N, EVP and head of digital business at Marico, has stepped down from his position.
* Harsh Kapadia, former EVP and chief creative officer at MRM, has been appointed as chief creative officer at Grey.
* Jitender Dabas, previously chief operating officer and CSO at McCann Worldgroup India, has been named CEO at Cheil X.
* Rohitash Srivastava, national planning head at North India for Ogilvy, has been appointed as chief strategy officer at 82.5 Communications.
* Dhruv Agarwala, executive officer at REA India, has stepped down from his position.
* Pravin D Chaudhari, executive officer at Kansai Paint Co, has been elevated to managing director at Kansai Nerolac Paints.
* Shibashish Roy, with experience at Voltas, Tata Steel, and Tata Motors, has been elevated to a top role at Croma.
These moves highlight the changing landscape of the branding and marketing industry, as professionals move between companies, roles, and industries.