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Gail’s Proshanto Banerjee gets Marketing King Award
MUMBAI: GAIL (India) Limited chairman and managing director Proshanto Banerjee has been conferred upon the 2005 IMM Marketing King Award.
The award was presented to him by Governor of Delhi B L Joshi.
The award has been given by Institute of Marketing and Management, New Delhi in recognition to Banerjee’s leadership during the last four years, as a result of which, Gail has been able to achieve record turnover, profitability and market capitalisation.
Banerjee has launched strategic marketing initiatives to make Gail a global player as an integrated gas major. Taking Gail into retails marketing, obtaining marketing rights for LPG, launching National Gas Conservation Programme and various IT initiatives are some of his major achievements.
Due to his marketing approach, Gail’s profit has increased from Rs 11.86 billion in 2001-02 to Rs 19.54 billion in 2004-05.
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WPP appoints Kyoko Matsushita as APAC CEO of WPP Creative
Former Japan CEO and Essence Global leader takes regional helm.
MUMBAI: Kyoko Matsushita just went from running Japan to captaining the entire APAC creative fleet because when you’ve already conquered one island nation, the next logical step is to steer a whole continent. WPP has appointed Kyoko Matsushita as APAC CEO of WPP Creative, effective immediately. She succeeds her previous role as CEO of WPP Japan, which she held since April 2022.
Matsushita brings a formidable track record in global media and creative leadership. Before joining WPP Japan, she served as Global CEO of Essence Global, having first joined the agency in 2014 as its inaugural APAC CEO. She was later promoted to global chief client officer, where she oversaw client services, satisfaction, and both organic and new business growth. Her earlier career includes senior roles at Sony, Electronic Arts and Gree UK, as well as a stint at Leo Burnett. She holds a master’s degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Announcing the move on Linkedin, Matsushita described APAC as “a hotbed of creativity and potential” and expressed her excitement about working with teams across the region “to reimagine client growth” and “collaborate, learn, and co-create the future of creativity.”
The appointment strengthens WPP’s creative leadership in one of the world’s fastest-evolving markets, where Matsushita’s blend of regional expertise, global perspective and client-focused innovation is expected to drive the next phase of growth for WPP Creative across APAC.
In an industry where creativity knows no borders, WPP has chosen a leader who has already built bridges from Tokyo to London and back tasked with turning the entire Asia-Pacific region into one seamless canvas of ideas.
