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Today’s Headlines:

1. Publicis Groupe appoints Anupriya Acharya as CEO, South Asia
Publicis Groupe appoints Anupriya Acharya as CEO, South Asia after Saurabh Varma moves on. Varma was with the company for 17 years. Acharya becomes the first woman in India to head a holding company’s group structure.
2.  Maurice Saatchi, co-founder of M&C Saatchi, resigns amid financial crisis
Maurice Saatchi who co-founded M&C Saatchi in 1995, has quit the ad agency along with three other independent directors in the wake of an accounting scandal. This took place after the agency had overstated profits by nearly £12mn .
3. PepsiCo CMO leaves to join Schwan’s Company
PepsiCo CMO of global beverages Roberto Rios has resigned to join frozen food retailer Schwan’s Company as its first chief marketer.
4. Eric Salama to Step Down as Kantar CEO During 2020
Kantar chief executive Eric Salama has decided to step down during the course of 2020, as seen on the Drum. He will serve the role till a successor is found after which he will join the Kantar board as a non-executive director on a part-time basis.
5. Puma signs three-year deal with Sunil Chhetri
Puma has signed a three-year deal with Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri who now joins its roster of global football players like Romelu Lukaku, Luis Suárez and Sergio Aguero, among others.