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dentsu X India ropes in Roopam Garg as chief client officer
MUMBAI: dentsu X India, an integrated media specialist, part of Dentsu Aegis Network, has roped in Roopam Garg as the chief client officer (CCO).
Garg brings with him a rich experience of 22 years across multiple markets; India, MENA, China, Vietnam, London. His diverse set of exposure spans across FMCG majors, (P&G, Coke, Reckitt Benckiser) Two Wheeler (HMSI), Cars (Tata Motors) and Durable (Samsung)
Given his multi-market, cross category experience, Garg is adept at global best practices. He has tweaked global tools into the Indian market and has also developed strategic media approaches between consumers, brands and their market performance which was then rolled out and adopted in other global markets.
Garg’s ability to bring multi-functional teams together to see the unified goal is summed up with his motto, “Brand Wins, We Win”.
Divya Karani, CEO, dentsu X India said, “Roopam brings immense value to the company with his extensive experience and holistic world-view on best practices. We want to increasingly bring on board senior talent who can carry forward the learnings of seamless integrated Consumer and Brand interaction to bear on our clients’ business.”
Garg said, “In my experience across markets, I have come to realize that it’s critical to keep it simple, actionable and measurable for the client. Media is growing in complexity and the agency of the future needs to harness deep learning to innovate relentlessly.”
Garg will report to Karani, will be based out of Delhi.
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Dish TV shareholders approve three independent directors
99.49 per cent vote of confidence strengthens board as company expands into connected TV, e-commerce and OTT.
MUMBAI: Dish TV has just been served a near-perfect vote of confidence and the shareholders have dished it out in style. Shareholders of the DTH operator have approved the appointment of three new Independent Directors with an overwhelming 99.49 per cent approval. The three appointees are Mr Arun Kumar Kapoor, Ms Heena Naishadh Bhatt and Mr Ashok Anant Paranjpe.
The strong mandate reflects continued investor faith in the company’s strategy, disciplined execution and long-term value creation. It comes as Dish TV focuses on stabilising its core DTH business while actively scaling new verticals connected TV platform VZY, B2B e-commerce ShopZop, and OTT service Watcho to build a more diversified and resilient growth trajectory.
Dish TV India Limited, CEO & executive director Manoj Dhobhal said, “We are encouraged by the shareholders’ approval of the appointment of the Independent Directors and sincerely thank them for their continued trust and confidence. The Board is already benefiting from the Directors’ collective experience, which will further sharpen strategic focus and support disciplined execution.”
With a fresh, strengthened board in place, Dish TV is well positioned to navigate the evolving media landscape. In a sector where every percentage point matters, a 99.49 per cent thumbs-up is the kind of ringing endorsement that suggests the company’s recipe for the future is already tasting right.
