Hires & Promotions: HealthPresso, Ogilvy, Zepto, Licious, Jindal Stainless

HealthPresso appoints Manuj Sanduja as Co-founder & CTO

HealthPresso, a digital platform reshaping health content for healthcare professionals, has appointed Manuj Sanduja as Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer (CTO). With his extensive experience and expertise, Sanduja will play a pivotal role in driving innovation and digital transformation in the healthcare industry.

As an accomplished professional with over 17 years of experience in client acquisition, product management, and cutting-edge IT solutions, Manuj is well-positioned to lead HealthPresso's global expansion efforts and spearhead groundbreaking advancements in healthcare content automation.

Sanduja's appointment marks a significant step in achieving the vision as HealthPresso seeks to leverage the power of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation to redefine the future of health content.

“I am excited to embrace this expanded role. Looking forward to collaborating with an exceptional team to lead HealthPresso in harnessing AI and automation technologies and to revolutionise the way healthcare professionals access and utilise health content. Together, we will redefine the industry and drive healthcare innovation worldwide,” says Sanduja.

His diverse expertise in brand strategy, financial performance evaluation, and marketing will be instrumental in driving HealthPresso’s vision forward. With a dual background in engineering and management, Manuj possesses a unique blend of technical and managerial skills, enabling him to manage both products and teams effectively.

At the heart of HealthPresso’s strategic agenda lies HumetaTM, an advanced AI model that automates content creation for healthcare practitioners. By eliminating tedious manual processes, HumetaTM empowers healthcare professionals with timely, accurate, and personalised health content at their fingertips.

Dr. Swadeep Srivastava, Founder & Chief Belief Officer of HealthPresso, expresses, “Manuj Sanduja's role as Co-Founder and CTO is a significant milestone. His visionary approach and global experience will play a pivotal role as we navigate the next phase of our growth. With Manuj's leadership, HealthPresso is well-positioned to drive digital health innovation.”

Ogilvy’s B. Ramanathan returns from Ogilvy Asia Pacific

Ogilvy has reported the return of B Ramanathan from Ogilvy Asia Pacific back to Ogilvy India. Ram joins back as the Chief Client Officer of Ogilvy India. 

Over a 29-year illustrious career, Ram has donned many hats. His stint in Ogilvy is now in its 24th year, 16 of which have been spent in various business and office leadership roles across markets in Ogilvy India.

Before rejoining Ogilvy India, Ram’s last role was as the Chief Marketing Officer of Ogilvy Asia and the Global Brand Leader – Mondelez, based out of Kuala Lumpur.  He had also been instrumental in driving the growth and transformation agenda for Ogilvy Indonesia as its Group CEO.

VR Rajesh, Group CEO, Ogilvy India says, “Ogilvy India’s growth has been on the back of client centricity and depth of engagement and Ram’s return adds fillip to this core strength. He will focus on our top clients in bringing to bear the best of Ogilvy’s capabilities, driving transformation and growth of the businesses. He will be an important shot in the arm as Ogilvy India continues its journey of creative excellence.”

B Ramanathan shares, “It feels great to be back at the mothership, especially at a time when it is going through a purple patch. With the repertoire of marquee clients, I look forward to partnering with our fantastic teams across markets in delivering transformative work and growth for businesses.”
 

Zepto elevates Devendra Meel to Chief Business Officer

Zepto has elevated Devendra Meel to Chief Business Officer, effective July 2024. He will spearhead category management and foster brand partnerships, ensuring optimal assortment, pricing, availability, and growth of all core categories on the platform. Before Zepto, Meel, an IIM-Bangalore graduate, led special initiatives at Zomato and Jio.

Aadit Palicha, co-founder and CEO, Zepto shares “Devendra has had an incredible run at Zepto. After joining us a year ago, he played a key role in scaling our advertising business to hundreds of crores in revenue and, more importantly, built out Zepto Pass end-to-end: from an idea to 5M+ subscribers today. Devendra has executed like an entrepreneur and treated Pass like his baby, working tirelessly 6-7 days a week with the Pass team to make the economics sustainable, and brought the whole company together to get Pass launched in record time.”

Reflecting on his new role, Meel shared, “Having a front-row seat in a company poised to redefine Internet India is the opportunity of a lifetime. I am deeply committed to this mission and will bring all my energy and dedication to it. Zepto’s meritocratic, fast-moving environment offers high-stakes challenges and the potential for 10X career growth.”

“For those excited by such prospects, our business team is actively hiring across various roles,” Meel adds.

Licious' Vice President - Marketing Santosh Hegde moves on

Santosh Hegde, who led Licious as VP- Marketing, has moved on from the company.

Before joining Licious, Hegde was the director of marketing at Disney+ Hotstar, from February 2021 to January 2022. He also has a seven-year stint on his resume with FMCG giant Marico, where he held the position of brand manager.

Jindal Stainless appoints Mohit Taneja as Head of Marketing

Mohit Taneja, who led Vedanta as Group Head - Brand, Digital and ESG communication, has joined Jindal Stainless as the Head of Marketing.

Taneja began his career at Motorola Mobile Devices and went on to work across The Times of India and Adidas Group.

As the assistant brand manager of Adidas India, he created and deployed integrated marketing strategies at brand, segment and company levels. He looked into media planning and buying, and social/digital marketing. He looked into planning and execution for new product launches.

His skills span brand strategy, corporate communications, digital, public relations, market research, advertising, media planning /buying and consumer/ retail/ luxury marketing.