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Top News
1. Arvinder Gujral Quits Twitter
Twitter Managing Director, SE Asia, & Senior Director-Business Development, APAC, Arvinder Gujral has quit the company after an eight-year stint. As per exchange4media, he had joined Twitter in 2013 as Senior Director-Business Development Asia Pacific. He was also the founding member of Twitter India in 2013 where he helped set up India operations which today has three offices.
2. Reliance Retail to Buy Subway India
Reliance Retail (RIL) is in talks to buy Subway India for $200-250 million. This comes as the restaurant chain is undergoing a restructuring process under chief executive John Chidsey and is looking to cut costs and global headcount as sales take a hit. RIL has forayed into a range of segments from grocery, e-pharmacy, payments to fashion and furniture. As per The Economic Times, if the talks are successful then RIL will gain the network of approximately 600 Subway stores across the country.
3. Dentsu Webchutney Bags Social Media Mandate for ACKO General Insurance
Dentsu Webchutney has won the social media mandate for ACKO General Insurance, digital insurance policy providers. The account was won following a multi-agency pitch. Dentsu Webchutney comes in with a specific goal to grow ACKO’s place in the market, with an always-on social excellence approach.
4. Panasonic India Names Manish Sharma Chairman & President
Panasonic Corporation has elevated Manish Sharma to the position of Chairman and President of Panasonic India. Sharma will lead the Panasonic Operational Excellence India, and Panasonic India Appliances Company, Lifestyle Updates Business Division. As noted by exchange4media, he has also served as the President & CEO at Panasonic India and South Asia.
5. Havas London Appoints Britt Iversen New Strategy Director
Havas London has appointed Britt Iversen, the former Mother strategy director, as its new executive strategy director. As per campaign live, Iversen will run and oversee the strategy department of Havas London and sit on its leadership team. She will take over the top strategy position from Mark Sinnock, who was promoted in May to global chief strategy officer, and she will report to him.
