Hires & Promotions: Patanjali, ADIF, Unibic Foods, MyGlamm

Anita Nayyar Joins Patanjali Ayurveda As COO- Media & Communications

Industry veteran Anita Nayyar has taken charge as the Chief Operating Officer- Media & Communications, Patanjali Ayurveda.

Her last stint was with Zee Group’s OTT Platform ZEE5 India as the Head of Customer Strategy and Relationships, ZEE5 India, which lasted for a year.

Before joining ZEE5, Nayyar had an elaborated 13-year stint with the Havas Media Group as  CEO- India and Southeast Asia. She joined Havas in 2007 as CEO of Havas Media Group for India and South Asia.

Nayyar has played leadership roles in advertising & media agencies like Ogilvy, Lintas-Initiative Media, Mediacom, Mudra, Starcom, Havas Media Group and grown them by giving shape to business revenue streams, launching diversified disciplines.

MyGlamm Appoints Kartik Rao As Chief People Officer

MyGlamm has named Kartik Rao, Former CHRO & Chief of Staff for Bewakoof.com as its Chief People Officer.  

Kartik Rao brings over 11 years of extensive experience in Culture Design & Transformation, Talent Management, Spearheading Mergers & Acquisitions, & High Velocity Talent Acquisition while working with large scale MNCs & Fast Growing Consumer Tech & D2C Start-ups.

In his previous role, Kartik as CHRO & COS he envisioned and designed Strategic HR function, led functions across Talent Acquisition (top leadership for Product, Technology, Design, Performance Marketing and Business roles), Leadership Development, Talent Management, C&B, Total Rewards (Executive Compensation plans & Equity Design) & Employee Engagement. 

At MyGlamm Kartik will be managing the people & culture vertical and set up robust HR practices across the organization. 

“Great people make a great Company. And the Chief People Officer is the backbone on which a great Company gets built. Kartik has an incredible new age mindset complimented a very robust technical skillset and I am really excited to welcome Kartik to lead one of our most important verticals as we move to the next level of growth.” adds Darpan Sanghvi, Founder & CEO, MyGlamm.

“Welcoming Kartik as our Chief People Officer is an absolute pleasure. His stellar experience with both the startup and the corporate world will be invaluable to us as we evolve the culture of our company to be both growth driven and empathetic - ultimately making it a great place to work,” says Priyanka Gill, Co-Founder & President MyGlamm. 

“It is an exciting time to join MyGlamm. The brand is committed to becoming one of India’s most attractive and desirable employer brands at the back of growing at an extremely fast pace and I look forward to contributing to the overall brand building process.”, says Kartik Rao, Chief People Officer, MyGlamm.

Sijo Kuruvilla George Joins ADIF As Executive Director

The Alliance of Digital India Foundation (ADIF) has appointed Sijo Kuruvilla George as its new Executive Director. He brings with him a wealth of experience in entrepreneurship, gained from over a decade in the start-up space. He will be leading the organisation’s efforts and be responsible for all executive decisions and communications by ADIF.

Speaking on the appointment, Ritesh Malik, Board member and one of the founders of ADIF, said, “We welcome Sijo as the Executive Director of ADIF. With a strong and deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities that start-ups face today, Sijo will strengthen the efforts of ADIF to make India the best startup nation globally.

At its core, ADIF aims to bring together founders and startups that are vested in the success of Digital India. Sijo will help drive this collaboration and lead the alliance.”

Sijo is a member of central government’s Science & Technology Policy Expert Committee of Entrepreneurship and was one of the leading members in the formulation of the Science, Technology and Innovation Policy 2020. He was the Founding CEO of Startup Village, India’s first PPP Technology Business Incubator.

Alongside Sijo, ADIF’s founding team will be led by Tom, Jibin, and Amanat, where Tom will oversee Government Relations, Jibin will oversee Startup Relations and Amanat will oversee Content & Editorial.

Marico’s Naveen Pandey Joins Unibic Foods As CEO

FMCG company Unibic Foods has named Naveen Pandey as its chief executive officer. Pandey will be responsible for leading the strategic direction and growth journey of the company.

Pandey commands over two decades of senior management experience in the Indian FMCG space. His last assignment before joining Unibic was as the head of Marico’s new foods’ business unit.

Sandeep Reddy, chairman of board of directors, Unibic, said, “His extensive background in FMCG should help Unibic gain further ground in the dynamic Indian foods industry and drive the organisation towards higher profitability. He will contribute to develop strategic alliances and expand Unibic’s presence in India and in international markets.”