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Enormous Brands bags creative mandate for Bharti Axa – Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
NEW DELHI: Enormous Brands, one of India's leading independent creative agency has bagged the creative duties for Bharti Axa’s Pradhan Mantri FasalBima Yojana in a multi-agency pitch. The mandate will be handled out of the company’s Delhi office.
This sowing season Bharti Axa will act as an insurer to farmers in states of Maharashtra and Karnataka. As part of the mandate, the agency will be handling the creative work for both the states.
Commenting on the scheme, Mr. Alok Shukla, Senior Vice President & Head, Agriculture and Rural Business & Legal Claims Bharti AXA General Insurance Company Ltd. said, “We are honoured and happy to be government’s partner in PMFBY. As part of the mandate, we will insure the farmers in Maharashtra and Karnataka for three years, which provides them protection for the losses
occurring owing to uncertainty or unfavorable events like weather vagaries, pest attacks resulting in yield deprivation on the field. Crop Insurance portal will speed up service delivery and will also enable the digitization of notification of areas, crops, schemes for enabling information access to multiple stakeholders thereby facilitating ease of access to the farmers in availing crop insurance services.”
Commenting on the creative duties Bharti AXA General Insurance Company Ltd., Vice President & Head – Marketing- Geetanjali Kothari said, “We are happy to partner with Enormous Brands for PMFBY. Farmers are the lifeline of the nation and we are delighted that the government has trusted us for this mandate. The agriculture sector has faced a difficult time due to climate change and the ongoing pandemic. We recognize the need to empathize with the sector more than ever before as we take the message on ground urging them to secure their crops. Enormous Brands understands this and we, in partnership with Ashish and team, are working towards designing a communication strategy that will help build trust along with instilling the need for the product.”
Commenting on the mandate, Enormous Managing Partner- Ashish Khazanchi said, “We are very proud and honored to be working on the government initiative of Pradhan Mantri FasalBima Yojana with Bharti Axa. As we know agriculture is the largest employer in the country, during these unprecedented times our motive will be to create and strategic and creative framework for this product. I look forward to beginning this journey of innovative work for Bharti Axa Pradhan Mantri FasalBima Yojana.”
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WPP appoints Estée Lauder’s Anne-Isabelle Choueiri as chief transformation officer
Former Estée Lauder executive to lead operations, technology and culture overhaul under WPP’s three-year growth plan
LONDON: WPP has appointed Anne-Isabelle Choueiri as chief transformation officer in a newly created role tasked with delivering the group’s Elevate28 strategy.
Choueiri joins from The Estée Lauder Companies, where she led enterprise-wide strategic initiatives, including the “One ELC” operating model and major upgrades to enterprise marketing, data and analytics capabilities. She also led the redesign of enterprise technology teams and served on the company’s AI taskforce, driving AI strategy, adoption and value realisation across the business.
At WPP, she will be responsible for designing, implementing and embedding the operating model behind Elevate28, the company’s three-year growth plan unveiled in February 2026. She will lead efforts to improve innovation, efficiency and integration across WPP’s client offerings, with a focus on delivering agile, outcome-driven solutions and measurable growth.
Choueiri will oversee organisational transformation across the group, working closely with product and enterprise technology teams to deploy AI, data and technology to build new capabilities and improve operational performance. She will also work with the people function to embed cultural change, strengthen an agile performance mindset and support talent development across the organisation.
Before joining Estée Lauder, she held senior roles across consulting and digital agencies, including at Accenture, Masaï (a Bain & Company spin-off), and Kearney, with experience spanning strategy, data and digital marketing transformation.
Cindy Rose, chief executive officer of WPP, said Choueiri brings a strong track record of leading large-scale transformation across operations, technology and culture, adding that her appointment will help accelerate the group’s next phase of growth under Elevate28.
Choueiri said WPP’s strategy represents an ambitious opportunity to reshape how the company operates and delivers for clients, adding that she looks forward to building integrated solutions and fostering a culture of innovation and change.
She will be based in New York and will join WPP’s executive committee.
