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Gaurav Saxena steps up as associate director at Havas Media Network
MUMBAI: Gaurav Saxena is riding a wave of momentum at Havas Media Network, clinching a promotion to associate director after nearly four years of sharp planning, strategic buys, and delivering results that clients love to brag about.
Armed with more than nine years of experience in optimising, negotiating, and snapping up prime media real estate across TV, radio, and print, Saxena has earned a reputation for mixing market insight with financial discipline — squeezing every drop of ROI from client budgets.
His journey has criss-crossed some of the industry’s biggest names, with stints at Omnicom Media Group, GroupM, and Vizeum, before parking himself firmly at Havas, where he rose through the ranks from buying manager to media group head, and now associate director.
Known for his calm critical thinking and strong vendor relationships, Saxena has consistently translated high-stakes briefs into high-impact campaigns. Whether crafting media plans or negotiating killer rates, he brings the same passion to every challenge — and it’s clearly paying off.
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Nestlé India names Prateek Tripathi head of IS/IT and business excellence
Analytics veteran brings over two decades of data and governance expertise
GURUGRAM: Nestlé India has appointed Prateek Tripathi as head of IS/IT and Nestlé Business Excellence, effective 1 April, 2026, subject to approvals, the company said in a regulatory filing.
Tripathi will succeed Krishna Guha Roy, who will step down from the role on 31 March, 2026 to take up a larger leadership position within the global Nestlé group.
The company disclosed the development in a filing to stock exchanges under Regulation 30 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements.
Tripathi, 45, joined Nestlé in 2019 and currently serves as data governance lead for the Asia, Oceania and Africa zone since February 2025. In this role, he has helped strengthen analytics and data integration capabilities across the South Asia region.
Before joining Nestlé, Tripathi held leadership roles at General Electric, Citibank, Parle Agro and Nielsen, bringing more than 21 years of experience in analytics, data governance and business transformation.
At Nestlé, he began as data analytics manager and played a key role in shaping the company’s data governance framework, driving compliance with internal policies while identifying optimisation opportunities across markets in the Asia-Oceania-Africa zone.
Tripathi holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics, computer science and statistics from Osmania University and a postgraduate diploma in business management from Goa Institute of Management.
The company said his experience in analytics, governance and digital integration positions him to lead Nestlé India’s IT and business excellence function as the firm scales its technology and data-led initiatives.
