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Ernst & Young announces new leadership in India
NEW DELHI: A new leadership for Ernst & Young in India was decided at a meeting of the firm’s partners. The impending retirement of chairman and country managing partner (CMP) Kashi Memani will retire next year.
The partners unanimously elected Jairaj Purandare as the firm’s chairman and Rajiv Memani as the new country managing partner and CEO. Both these new positions take effect from 1 April 2004.
An official release informs that prior to the integration of Arthur Andersen and Ernst & Young in May 2001 Purandare was the national tax head for Andersen. Rajiv currently leads Ernst & Young India’s corporate finance practice. Ernst & Young Global’s COO Paul Ostling added, “With its immense intellectual talent and the emergence of Indian enterprise at the global level, we see tremendous potential for our Indian practice.
” The global executive board of Ernst & Young offers its complete support to the firm in India. We are confident that the new leadership will sustain and further grow the firm’s number one position in the country.”
Memani added, “The direction of Ernst & Young Global, support of our clients and the commitment of our people, has today made us the number one professional services firm. The partners in our new leadership have demonstrated their capabilities having successfully managed and led our different service lines over the years. With the economy on a growth track, I am certain that the new team will infuse energy and youthful vigour to help maintain our lead in the marketplace.”
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Hardik Jhaveri named senior director marketing at Colgate-Palmolive Asean hub
Former Hill’s Pet Nutrition general manager returns to the company to steer marketing for South Asean from Kuala Lumpur
KUALA LUMPUR:Â Hardik Jhaveri has been appointed senior director marketing for the South Asean hub at Colgate-Palmolive, marking a return to the consumer goods major after a three year stint with Hill’s Pet Nutrition. He will be based in Kuala Lumpur and will lead marketing strategy for the region.
Jhaveri joins the role after serving as general manager at Hill’s Pet Nutrition in Taipei, where he led a cross functional team and oversaw the business with full profit and loss responsibility. The role placed him at the helm of operations in Taiwan, managing growth in what he described as a start-up style environment within a global multinational.
Before that, Jhaveri spent over a decade with Colgate-Palmolive across several marketing and innovation roles in Asia. As associate director innovation for Apac excluding China, based in Hong Kong, he led new product development and launches across multiple markets.
His portfolio ranged from developing specialised oral care products such as a diabetes focused toothpaste for the Indian market to launching premium oral care experiences under the Colgate Total brand in Australia. Alongside innovation, he also worked on launch planning, brand strategy and communications for the company’s oral care portfolio.
Earlier in his Colgate-Palmolive journey, Jhaveri held roles including marketing manager innovation, senior brand manager and brand manager. His work spanned urban and rural markets in Mumbai and customer development responsibilities in the Greater Kolkata Area.
Prior to his long association with Colgate-Palmolive, Jhaveri worked as brand officer home care at Unilever, where he helped drive marketing initiatives for the Rin detergent brand, including nationwide relaunch and on ground activation campaigns.
He began his career in advertising with Bates David Enterprise, working on brands such as IDBI Bank, The Leela Hotels and The Times of India.
Jhaveri holds a post graduate programme in management from the Indian School of Business and has also completed a level 4 diploma in wine from the Wine & Spirit Education Trust.
Announcing the move, Jhaveri said he is excited to begin his new chapter at Colgate-Palmolive’s South Asean hub and thanked colleagues and mentors who supported his journey at Hill’s Pet Nutrition.
