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Golin elevates Shouvik Prasanna Mukherjee to CCO, Asia Pacific
New Delhi: Interpublic Group agency Golin has promoted Shouvik Prasanna Mukherjee chief creative officer, Asia Pacific.
In this newly created role, he will champion Golin’s data-driven, earned-first creative ideas to inspire and create change for clients across the region, said the agency on Tuesday. Based in Singapore, Mukherjee will report to Asia Pacific, president, Darren Burns. In addition to the new role, Mukherjee will continue to lead the data, analytics, and content team in Singapore.
According to the agency, he will oversee the firm’s conceptual creators, graphic designers, and content production teams for the region, and he will take an active role in building the data analytics capabilities in Singapore where he previously held the role of executive creative director since 2015.
Burns said, “Shouvik has been an integral part of the Golin team for over a decade, leading multiple award-winning campaigns. He will bring unparalleled energy and passion to drive growth by focusing on regional collaboration and earned-first creative ideas.”
Mukherjee has conceptualised and executed award-winning campaigns for Golin clients including Guinness, Heineken, Magnum, McDonald’s, Nespresso, Panasonic, and Twitter. “Ideas that earn attention work anywhere. Earning attention requires brave creativity that is culturally relevant and fuelled by insights and analytics. It delivers business results, as well as inspires awe, breaks stereotypes, and basically blows the mind. I’m excited to expand this incredible team so we can service more clients across the region with bold ideas,” said Mukherjee.
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Dish TV shareholders approve three independent directors
99.49 per cent vote of confidence strengthens board as company expands into connected TV, e-commerce and OTT.
MUMBAI: Dish TV has just been served a near-perfect vote of confidence and the shareholders have dished it out in style. Shareholders of the DTH operator have approved the appointment of three new Independent Directors with an overwhelming 99.49 per cent approval. The three appointees are Mr Arun Kumar Kapoor, Ms Heena Naishadh Bhatt and Mr Ashok Anant Paranjpe.
The strong mandate reflects continued investor faith in the company’s strategy, disciplined execution and long-term value creation. It comes as Dish TV focuses on stabilising its core DTH business while actively scaling new verticals connected TV platform VZY, B2B e-commerce ShopZop, and OTT service Watcho to build a more diversified and resilient growth trajectory.
Dish TV India Limited, CEO & executive director Manoj Dhobhal said, “We are encouraged by the shareholders’ approval of the appointment of the Independent Directors and sincerely thank them for their continued trust and confidence. The Board is already benefiting from the Directors’ collective experience, which will further sharpen strategic focus and support disciplined execution.”
With a fresh, strengthened board in place, Dish TV is well positioned to navigate the evolving media landscape. In a sector where every percentage point matters, a 99.49 per cent thumbs-up is the kind of ringing endorsement that suggests the company’s recipe for the future is already tasting right.
