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GCPL’s Sunil Kataria is ISA’s new chairman
MUMBAI: The newly elected executive council of the Indian Society of Advertisers (ISA) has recently elected Godrej Consumer Products SAARC and India -business head Sunil Kataria as the chairman.
On his election, Kataria said, “Our focus would be to deliver the desired benefit to the advertisers and other stakeholders. I look forward to working with all and make this a credible, meaningful and business impacting ecosystem.”
Kataria joined GCPL in 2011 to oversee the sales and marketing organisation for the India and SAARC businesses. He has diverse work experience across FMCG and consumer services sectors in sales, marketing and business. He had a stint of 12 years at Marico Industries.
Other members of the Executive Council are as follows:
Atul Agrawal, SVP-Corporate Affairs, Group Corporate Communications, Tata Services
Anuradha Aggarwal, Chief Marketing Officer, Marico
Abraham Mathew Alapatt, President & Group Head-Marketing, Service Quality, Financial Services & Innovation, Thomas Cook (India)
Narendra Ambwani, Director, Agro Tech Foods
Ajoy H Chawla, Sr. VP, Chief Strategy Officer, Titan Company
Paulomi Dhawan, Advisor, Raymond
Sonali Dhawan, Brand Director, Procter & Gamble Hygiene & Health Care
Chandru Kalro, Managing Director, TTK Prestige
Sandeep Kataria, Director – Commercial, Vodafone India
Sandeep Kaul, Divisional Chief Executive – India Tobacco Division, ITC
Sandeep Kohli, Executive Director – Personal Care, Hindustan Unilever
Beena Koshy, Executive VPr, Advertising, Digital & Branding, Bajaj Electrical
Bharat V Patel, Independent Director, Birla Sun Life Asset Management Company
Prashant Richard Peres, Director Marketing Chocolate, India, Mondelez India Foods
Ramakrishnan Ramamurthi, Vice-Chairman, Joint MD & Group CEO, Polycab Wires
Samardeep Sunil Subandh, Chief Marketing Officer, Flipkart
Amit Tiwari, Director, Philips India
Brahm Vasudeva, Chairman, Hawkins Cookers
ISA has advertiser members from across industries who contribute to approximately over two-thirds of the annual national non-governmental ad spends. ISA played a significant role in the formation of BARC and is closely partnering with it towards advertisers getting robust and credible data.
Brands
Safex Group appoints Richa Malhotra as group chief financial officer
Former Standard Chartered executive to steer finance
NEW DELHI: Safex Chemicals has appointed Richa Malhotra as group chief financial officer, strengthening its leadership team as the company prepares for the next phase of expansion in specialty chemicals and global agrochemicals.
In her new role, Malhotra will lead the group’s financial strategy, capital architecture and governance framework as Safex scales operations across multiple verticals including branded formulations, specialty chemicals and contract manufacturing.
A chartered accountant and graduate of Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi, Malhotra brings more than two decades of experience in business finance, strategic planning, corporate banking and client management.
Before joining Safex, she served as executive director, financial markets at Standard Chartered, where she led teams across India and Sri Lanka and worked closely with large corporates, global subsidiaries and commercial banking clients. Her expertise includes capital structuring, treasury operations, risk management and financial markets led financing solutions.
Safex Group promoter director and joint managing director Piyush Jindal, said the appointment comes at a pivotal time for the company. “Safex stands at an inflection point as we build an integrated platform across branded formulations, specialty chemicals and contract manufacturing. Richa’s experience across global financial institutions will strengthen our financial discipline and help unlock value across the group,” he said.
Malhotra said she was looking forward to contributing to the company’s next chapter of growth. “Safex has built a strong reputation over 35 years with its focus on integrity, innovation and agricultural insight. I am excited to be part of the organisation as it expands its footprint in India and global markets,” she said.
The appointment comes as Safex continues to strengthen its financial foundations and scale operations internationally, positioning itself for future growth milestones.
