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GroupM appoints Rohit Suri as Chief Talent Officer
MUMBAI: GroupM has appointed Rohit Suri as the chief talent officer for their South Asia operations effective from 1 February. He will be based in Mumbai and report to Group M South Asia CEO CVL Srinivas and GroupM APAC chief talent officer Angela Ryan. Suri takes over from Gaurav Hirey, who is now based in Singapore with Millward Brown, another WPP company.
Speaking on Suri’s appointment Srinivas said “We are at an exciting stage in our journey to build a data centric digitally charged Agency network of the Future. We are delighted to welcome Rohit to our team. Given his vast experience across different markets and the several interesting initiatives he has championed in his career we are sure he will add a lot of value to our business and take our strong talent management practice to the next level”
“I am very excited to take this step in my career and join the world’s largest media investment group,” Suri says. “GroupM has embarked on an exciting journey which places talent management at the core. I look forward to leveraging my experiences in total rewards and innovative talent management practices in India, APAC and Europe for the growth of GroupM’s business.”
Partnering with the leadership teams, he will be responsible for building out talent initiatives regionally, to ensure all GroupM talent have exceptional career experiences and development, while maximizing their full potential. He will also be a part of the GroupM South Asia, and the GroupM APAC Talent Executive Committees.
Brands
Flipkart appoints Priyanka Roy as associate director – communications
She will lead strategic communications and brand engagement
BENGALURU: Priyanka Roy has been appointed associate director – communications at Flipkart, where she will anchor strategic communications initiatives across categories and strengthen stakeholder engagement for the company.
Based in Bengaluru, Roy brings over a decade of experience across corporate communications, brand strategy and public relations, spanning financial services, capital markets, technology and consulting.
Most recently, she served as AVP– head brand and PR at PL Capital Group, formerly known as Prabhudas Lilladher. In that role, she led brand positioning and public relations, shaping external perception for the financial services firm.
Prior to that, she spent more than four years at NSE India, where she progressed from corporate communications manager to senior manager corporate communications. She was part of the corporate communications team driving both internal and external messaging, supporting press outreach, leadership communication, employee engagement initiatives and large-scale events.
Roy earlier spent six years at Capgemini, including as global public relations manager and senior consultant – group press office. There, she led end-to-end global external communications programmes across business units such as automotive, digital engineering and next generation applications, working closely with international media and regional marketing teams across apac.
She began her career in agency roles, including as senior associate at Burson, handling media relations, executive profiling, crisis communications and content development for diverse clients.
With experience that spans stock exchanges, consulting majors and financial services firms, Roy now steps into a key communications leadership role at Flipkart, tasked with shaping conversations and sharpening the brand’s voice in India’s competitive e-commerce landscape.
