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Cheil Worldwide SW Asia makes senior level appointments
MUMBAI: Cheil Worldwide SW Asia has made senior level appointments.
The agency has brought on board Ravi Narain as executive creative director, Sanjeev Hajela as senior vice president BTL South West Asian markets, Vikram Bhardwaj as DGM interactive and Saswati Sinha as head human resources.
Narain moves in from Emaar MGF where he was vice president marketing and designs, while Hajela joins from the DDB Mudra Group where he was president retail and way finding business. Bhardwaj‘s last stint was with ThoughtBuzz India where he was country head while Sinha was with Evalueserve.
Cheil WW SW Asia COO Alok Agrawal said, “Cheil India is expanding at a rapid pace and as a fully integrated, one solution agency we offer a great opportunity for growth of talent. With Ravi, Sanjeev, Vikram on board we see more client successes and acquisitions coming our way. Saswati‘s joining us also demonstrates the power of brand Cheil even for Human Resource management.”
Prior to joining Emaar MGF, Narian has also worked with Bates David Enterprise Advertising as ECD, Contract Advertising as associate vice president, Foote Cone & Belding in Toronto, and associate creative director with Grey Advertising.
Hajela comes in with over 25 years of experience in marketing. Prior to DDB Mudra Group, he has also worked with ITC (tobacco Division), Brown Forman Beverages Worldwide LG chemicals- Korea, and Primesite- New Delhi. In the last 11 years, he worked in various positions including the vice president and head of national Sales.
Bhardwaj brings with him almost 10 years of marketing management expertise and resourceful insight in strategic marketing methodologies. He has also worked with Jet Airways, WNS and Annik Technology Services. Of late, his focus has been on making significant contributions to online marketing and offering strategies on social media management and planning.
Sinha comes with more than 13 years of experience across industries. She started her career in the manufacturing industry and moved on to IT Media. She moved on to Advertising in 2006 as HR Director to Delhi JWT.
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LTTS CDO Narayanan Ramanathan steps down
Resignation effective 19 February, company cites personal reasons
CHENNAI: L&T Technology Services Limited announced the resignation of its chief delivery officer and senior management personnel Narayanan Ramanathan, marking a key leadership exit at the engineering services firm.
Ramanathan stepped down from his role, effective at the close of business on 19 February 2026, citing personal reasons. The company accepted the resignation the same day and duly filed all regulatory disclosures related to his cessation.
Based in Chennai, Ramanathan led LTTS’s Digital Products and Manufacturing Services (DPMS) business as a P&L head, overseeing multi-million-dollar operations and large-scale digital transformation programmes. His mandate covered Industry X.0, the Internet of Things, operational technology cybersecurity, robotics, cobots, digital twins, analytics and artificial intelligence.
He joined LTTS in 2018 and spent nearly eight years at the firm, holding several leadership roles before becoming chief delivery officer in November 2024. During his tenure, he worked closely with global capability centres to execute engineering-led digital strategies for international clients.
A technology industry veteran with over 27 years of experience, Ramanathan previously held senior leadership roles at Tech Mahindra, where he served as vice president and global head for connected engineering and analytics, and earlier led integrated engineering solutions across APAC and MEAI markets.
Ramanathan is also the first recipient of the International Galileo Master Award from the European Space Agency. LTTS said there is no additional information to disclose regarding board relationships following his resignation.
