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Britannia elevates Siddharth Gupta as new chief marketing officer
MUMBAI: Britannia Industries has appointed Siddharth Gupta as chief marketing officer, succeeding Amit Doshi who stepped down from the position last month.
Gupta, who joined the foods company in 2018, is currently general manager of marketing, where he leads the premium creams, crackers, Marie and milk biscuits portfolio. He has progressively risen through the ranks at Britannia, having served as senior category head and category head.
Prior to joining Britannia, Gupta spent nearly 11 years at Colgate-Palmolive in various marketing roles. As marketing manager in Mumbai, he handled the company’s toothpaste portfolio and was instrumental in launching new products including an over-the-counter toothpain relief gel. His earlier roles included positions in modern trade and sales across different regions.
The appointment comes as Britannia looks to strengthen its marketing leadership in the Indian foods sector.
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Zepto names Saurabh Kabra vice president for non-trade advertising
Former blinkit and ITC executive to drive Zepto’s ad-led growth
BENGALURU: Zepto has elevated Saurabh Kabra to vice president—non-trade advertising, partnerships and catalogue, underscoring the quick-commerce firm’s push to deepen high-margin revenue streams beyond deliveries.
Based in Bengaluru, Kabra will lead the strategic expansion of Zepto’s advertising and partnerships ecosystem. He was previously senior director and head of the non-trade advertising business, where he played a central role in building the company’s ad-led monetisation playbook.
Since joining Zepto, Kabra has worked closely with the chief executive’s office on strategic initiatives, contributing to the company’s rapid scale-up in India’s intensely competitive quick-commerce market. His elevation comes as platforms increasingly court brand advertising to steady margins and diversify revenue.
Before Zepto, Kabra held senior growth roles at Blinkit, serving as associate director of growth and city CEO for Hyderabad, where he led regional expansion and operational scaling.
Earlier in his career, he spent several years at ITC Limited, managing brands such as Classmate and Paperkraft and overseeing sales operations in the personal care business. He is an alumnus of Indian Institute of Management Calcutta.
Industry executives view the appointment as a clear signal that Zepto is sharpening its focus on advertising, partnerships and catalogue-led monetisation: areas increasingly discussed by investors as critical to improving unit economics in quick commerce.
