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Melt In A Minute | Coca-Cola Appoints Manolo Arroyo As CMO, Shikha Kapur Quits Fox Star Studios & MORE.

Ritwika Gupta, December 17, 2019

From Coca-Cola appointing Manolo Arroyo As CMO to McCann North America elevating Devika Bulchandani As president, here are the top headlines of the day.

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Today’s Top News:

Coca-Cola Appoints Manolo Arroyo As CMO
Coca-Cola has appointed Manolo Arroyo, as the chief marketing officer, according to The Drum. This move comes two years after Coca-cola decided to drop the global CMO role. Prior to this, he was the president of the brand’s Asia Pacific business.  

BBC News Announces Rahul Soon As Managing Director, India and South Asia
Next, BBC News announced Rahul Sood as the new Managing Director for India and South Asia. Sood joins from NDTV where he was Head of Sales & Business Development.  

Netflix Partners With Tipping Point For New Shows
In the OTT space, Netflix has announced three new original series in partnership with Tipping Point, the digital content arm of Viacom18 Studios. The shows titled ‘She’, ‘Taj Mahal 1989’, and ‘Jamtara: Sabka Number Aayega’ range from thriller to romance and drama.  

Shikha Kapur Quits Fox Star Studios
Moving on – after a stint of 6 years at Fox Star Studios, CMO and business head, Shikha Kapur, has decided to step down from the studio. As per The Economic Times, January 2020 will be Shikha’s last month with the organisation.

McCann North America Elevates Devika Bulchandani As President 
Finally, Devika Bulchandani has been elevated as President, McCann North America. Bulchandani will continue to manage her responsibilities as McCann New York President.