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Good Relations consolidates India ops, appoints new COO
MUMBAI: Public relations firm Good Relations (India) Pvt. Ltd. (GRI) has appointed Meenakshi Sachdev Varma as its chief operating officer, with immediate effect.
Good Relations also announced several new business acquisitions in each of its offices in Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai and Kolkata.
The Mumbai office has bagged the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the Filmfare Awards and the forthcoming Pond’s Femina Miss India (PFMI). The agency will also handle UTV’s television content production division.
GRI’s Bangalore operations recently bagged the WorldSpace account, Jockey and global technology companies Mysys and OPI (Outsource Partners International).
While GRI, Delhi, recently added leading brands including Cartier, E-charge, Max Healthcare, Manna Studio Line and Deakin University and APSEMA to its portfolio. GRI Chennai has strengthened its position with the addition of global NGO World Vision and BPO player Prodapt Solutions.
Varma, who has been a part of the industry for 15 years, has worked with some of the finest brands in the world, adding to her vast experience of servicing clients across sectors. Having worked earlier at Good Relations, she went on to head several prestigious organisations. She will be reporting to Good Relations chairman Anthony BM Good and will be responsible for the company’s all India operations as well as developing new areas of business, at the domestic as well as international level.
“I am delighted to have Meenakshi on board once again and am confident that she will prove to be an able leader, guiding the company in fulfilling its mission – of excellence in service in all areas of Public Relations and corporate communications – with innovative PR programmes strategically tailored to meet the specific needs of individual clients as well as providing rewarding career paths to our employees so that working with us is both challenging and satisfying,” said Good.
Brands
Hiili names Sanjay Hemady as country manager India
Media veteran to drive digital decarbonisation push
MUMBAI: Climate tech firm Hiili has announced its entry into India, appointing industry veteran Sanjay Hemady as India country manager to steer its growth in one of the world’s fastest-expanding digital markets.
Hemady, a familiar name across India’s media and consulting circles, will lead Hiili’s India operations from Mumbai. His mandate is clear: help Indian companies measure, manage and reduce the carbon emissions generated by their digital services.
Hiili offers a scientifically validated platform, certified by the UC3M-Santander Big Data Institute, that enables businesses to improve the efficiency of their digital infrastructure while cutting emissions. As organisations race to meet ESG targets, the company positions itself as a practical bridge between climate pledges and measurable action.
“I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as country manager, India at Hiili,” Hemady said in a LinkedIn post, adding that the company aims to move beyond broad sustainability promises towards precise, science-based decarbonisation.
Hemady brings more than three decades of experience spanning print, television, radio and digital media. He has previously served as chief executive officer at HIT 95 FM, assistant general manager at CNBC TV18, and held leadership roles at MTV India and The Indian Express, among others. Most recently, he worked as an independent business consultant advising firms across media and technology.
With India’s digital economy expanding at pace, the environmental cost of data, streaming and online services is climbing quietly in the background. Hiili’s bet is that carbon efficiency will soon sit alongside cost efficiency in boardroom conversations.
For Hemady, the move marks a shift from selling airtime and ad inventory to championing climate accountability. If successful, Hiili’s India play could make digital growth not just faster, but cleaner too.
