Hires & Promotions: Larsen & Toubro, Dentsu, Trinity Entertainment

L&T elevates R Shankar Raman to President's role

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has promoted R Shankar Raman to the position of President - Engineering and Construction.

Raman will also continue to hold the designation of Chief Financial Officer and Whole-time Director.

Subramanian Sarma, who is currently the Senior Executive Vice President, Energy, has been promoted to the position of Whole-time Director and President - Energy.

Raman, as per media reports, joined L&T in 1994, and took up the position of a CFO. 

Dentsu appoints Abhinay Bhasin as Senior VP- Product and Technology

Abhinay Bhasin, who led ProfitWheel as Head of Product Marketing, has joined Dentsu as Senior Vice President - Product and Technology.

Before joining ProfitWheel, Bhasin was the VP (Asia Pacific) - Data and Product Solutions, Data Sciences, at dentsu International.

As the founding employee of the data sciences team, Bhasin grew the Data Sciences division of dentsu India from a three-member team to over 5x its size and then took it to APAC. He was a part of the Global Product workstream of dentsu. He contributed and co-authored industry thought leadership content to help marketers address a cookieless world in advertising (writing one of its first whitepapers); launched and led DMC Insights - an insights division focused on Behavioral and survey-led insights of audiences.

He started his career at Deloitte India, and went on to work across The Economist, Isobar, Google and Carat.

Marriot International's Ashutosh Ruia joins Trinity Entertainment as Chief Business Officer

Trinity Entertainment has named Ashutosh Ruia as the Chief Business officer. Before joining Trinity Entertainment, he served as the Director of Sports National Sales at Marriott International, where he played a pivotal role in managing and developing the sports portfolio for Marriott India hotels. His strategic partnerships with prominent entities like IPL, ICC World Cup 2023, ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Pro Kabaddi League, Pro Volleyball League, and various leagues contributed significantly to Marriott's success in the sports industry.

In his new role, Ruia will be responsible for leading strategic business initiatives, fostering partnerships and driving growth opportunities for Trinity Entertainment. With an extensive background in sales, marketing, and business development, Ruia brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record of success to the organisation. He is also stepping into his new role to create a one-stop shop that encompasses services not just including best hotel deals but synergising them with Trinity's capabilities and establishing a concierge service that covers logistics, accommodation, travel arrangements local and internationally, and facilitates global team meets, training and engagement. This initiative aims to elevate hospitality and travel experiences, offering tailored solutions for businesses and individuals seeking seamless and personalised services. Additionally, he would also play a key role in expanding and strengthening Trinity’s various business verticals of experiential, sports and content production, and newly formed wedding vertical ‘Eternity’.

"We are delighted to welcome Ashutosh Ruia to our team as the Chief Business Officer," says Fahad, Managing Director of Trinity Entertainment. "His extensive experience and expertise in sales, marketing, and relationship building will be invaluable as we continue to expand our presence and offerings in the industry."

Ruia expresses, “I am thrilled to be a part of Trinity Entertainment and look forward to contributing to its continued growth and success. I am excited about the opportunities ahead and eager to collaborate with the talented team at Trinity.”