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Runam Mehta joins HealthCube as chief growth officer
MUMBAI: Technology-enabled diagnostics service provider HealthCube has appointed Runam Mehta as its chief growth officer. Mehta will chart the course for a market leading and beneficial technology driven product and explore scalable business solutions across segments, the company said.
A strategy expert with over 14 years of experience in building businesses, and creating new avenues of healthcare delivery in India, Mehta will lead HealthCube’s growth initiatives and steer the venture towards becoming a leader in its category in the market.
HealthCube founder Dr Ramanan Laxminarayan said, “Runam is a proven leader in the Indian healthcare space with an in-depth understanding of the delivery ecosystem and consumer needs. She comes to HealthCube with strengths in business strategy and has been at the forefront of several pioneering initiatives in her career. We are delighted to have her join our growing and talented team, and are committed to transforming the ease and convenience of access to healthcare in India.”
Mehta added, “My journey in the realm of healthcare, specifically access to it, has been interesting. My focus will be on growing HealthCube’s business as much as envisioning how India’s overall healthcare delivery model can benefit from what we do. HealthCube is doing well in terms of providing access to point-of-care diagnostics in areas where it is not accessible. I will be looking at how to scale up our offerings in the market in the times to come.”
HealthCube was founded in 2015 with the vision of transforming healthcare delivery and making diagnosis simple and hassle-free. Estimates peg the point-of-care diagnostics market to grow at a 11.4 per cent CAGR during 2020–2025 worldwide. India provides a huge market potential for this sector to progress and fulfil the healthcare demand of the large population. By providing rapid and accurate results HealthCube aims to enable positive patient-centric interventions to protect health, save time, and reduce the cost of healthcare.
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Prakash Nair reportedly quits Ogilvy after 23 years
One of the agency’s longest-serving leaders has moved on, with his next destination still unknown
MUMBAI: After more than two decades at one address, Prakash Nair has left the building. The president and head of office, north at Ogilvy has moved on from the agency, according to highly placed industry sources. His next move remains unknown. Ogilvy did not respond to requests for comment.
Nair spent over 23 years at the agency, making him one of its longest-serving senior figures. He was elevated to lead the Gurugram office in April 2022, a role that put him at the helm of Ogilvy’s northern operations at a time of considerable churn across the advertising industry.
Before taking charge in the capital, Nair served as associate president at Ogilvy Mumbai, where he worked on some of the agency’s most prized accounts, including Mondelez, Tata Motors, and BP Castrol. Over the years, he built a reputation for driving modern, integrated, and award-winning work, the kind that wins metals at Cannes and keeps clients from straying.
His departure was marked in style. A farewell gathering was held in Delhi, attended by senior figures from across the advertising fraternity, a signal of the regard in which Nair is held in an industry that does not always pause to say goodbye properly.
Where he goes next is the question the industry is now asking. After 23 years at one of the world’s most storied agencies, the answer, when it comes, will be worth watching.
