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Melt Update | 31 Jan | Publicis Groupe India Appoints Roopesh Pujari as CTO & MORE

Ritwika Gupta, January 31, 2022

In other news, Swiggy has roped in Michelle Kumar as VP - PR and Corporate Communications.

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Top News:

1. Publicis Groupe India Appoints Roopesh Pujari as CTO

Publicis Groupe India has appointed Roopesh Pujari as Chief Technology Officer for the market effective January 2022. In this role, Pujari will steer the development of all technology capabilities across the Groupe in India. His priorities will also include stronger cohesion of specialised teams across the Groupe Agencies and Practices and acceleration of both bespoke and enterprise projects that sharpen client success.

2. WarnerMedia Appoints Saugata Mukherjee as Head of Content – Entertainment, India
WarnerMedia has appointed Saugata Mukherjee as Head of Content – Entertainment, India. He will report to Clement Schwebig, Managing Director of India, Southeast Asia & Korea. Mukherjee joins from SonyLIV where he was head – original content.

3. Swiggy Appoints Michelle Kumar as VP – PR and Corporate Communications
Swiggy has roped in Michelle Kumar as VP – PR and Corporate Communications. Her previous stint was with Amazon where she contributed as Principal, PR for six years. She has also worked with IBM, Rediffusion DY&R and Clea PR among others.

4. WPP Appoints Simon Dingemans to its Board
WPP has appointed Simon Dingemans to its Board as a Non-Executive Director, with immediate effect. Dingemans is a Senior Advisor at global investment firm The Carlyle Group in the UK.  He will serve as a member of the Audit Committee upon joining the Board.