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Former McCann hand Hanmer joins Law & Kenneth Worldwide
MUMBAI: Former McCann Erickson Worldwide senior vice president, (Asia-Pacific) Tony Hanmer has joined the board of Law & Kenneth Worldwide.
Hanmer has over 25 years leadership experience and a strong track record of company management, acquisitions and leveraging new technologies to build profitable organisations across Europe, Australia and Asia Pacific.
Law & Kenneth Worldwide co-chairman and managing director Praveen Kenneth says, “Tony Hanmer brings to the network immense working knowledge in Asia-Pacific and Central Europe with expertise in acquisitions and outstanding relationships with global clients. He will be working closely with us in leveraging and building the offering of Law & Kenneth in these two regions in the coming future.”
Hanmer was appointed managing director of McCann Erickson Sydney in 1991 and subsequently chairman of Australian operations in 1993. From there, he moved to be the member of the worldwide board with the responsibility for the performance of 29 offices in 17 countries, which included India.
The role included responsibility for financial, creative and corporate performance, as well as maintaining close relationships with International “club” business, such as, Coca Cola, General Motors, Nestlé, Johnson & Johnson, L’Oreal, Unilever, Levis, Ferrerro, and Cathay Pacific. During this time substantial acquisitions were made throughout Asia, building McCann to be the world’s largest global communications company with sales in excess of $2 billion.
Hanmer is also on the board of I-View Broadcasting and the chairman of the Endeavor Foundation and Techstar.
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Almonds Ai appoints Gajendra Arya as head of technology
IIT Bombay alumnus with 20+ years’ experience to lead AI innovation push
MUMBAI: Almonds Ai has appointed Gajendra Arya as its head of technology, strengthening its leadership bench as it scales its AI-led engagement and loyalty platforms.
An alumnus of IIT Bombay, Arya brings over two decades of experience in building scalable enterprise and consumer technology platforms. His career spans key leadership roles across companies such as CarDekho, Zypp Electric and Escrowpay, where he led product innovation and large-scale digital transformation initiatives.
In his new role, Arya will oversee the company’s technology strategy, product architecture and innovation roadmap. His focus will be on strengthening Almonds Ai’s AI ecosystem and building next-generation platforms designed to enhance brand and channel partner engagement.
Almonds Ai co-founders Abhinav Jain and Apurv Modi said, “Technology is the backbone of everything we are building at Almonds Ai. As we continue to push the boundaries of AI-driven engagement and loyalty ecosystems, having a leader like Gajendra onboard significantly strengthens our vision.”
Speaking on his appointment, Gajendra Arya said, “Almonds Ai is building a powerful ecosystem at the intersection of technology, data and partner engagement. I am excited to work on scalable platforms that help brands create stronger relationships through intelligent, technology-led solutions.”
With this move, Almonds Ai is doubling down on its innovation roadmap, aiming to expand its AI-powered loyalty and rewards ecosystem while accelerating global growth.
