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IBD India appoints Deepak Srivastava as branch head — Mumbai
MUMBAI: The integrated brand development wing of Hakuhodo Percept company, IBD India, has appointed Deepak Srivastava as the new branch head for Mumbai.
In his new role, Srivastava will be responsible to grow the business and look at sustained relationship with clients and brands by offering holistic solutions across communication touch points through IBD‘s integrated brand development services and specialised verticals of digital, design and production.
Prior to this appointment, Srivastava has worked with Jet Airways, Bates, Interface and Perspectrum, the brand consultancy division of Percept.
Srivastava has worked on brands across diverse categories such as aviation, FMCG, automobile, real estate and fashion.
Srivastava has over 12 years of collective experience in the field of advertising and marketing. His expertise lies in strategic brand planning and development.
Srivastava said, “I am quite excited about joining IBD, Mumbai and I am looking forward to partnering with clients in their mission of creating differentiated brands which eventually will meet the business objectives.”
IBD India COO Jyotsna Chauhan added, “Deepak’s planning background and penchant to find ‘how to be different’ along with his experience in handling brands will add to the IBD way of building brands better and more distinctively.”
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Toyota appoints Kenta Kon as President & CEO
New leader to steer EV push and global innovation amid industry shift.
MUMBAI: Toyota just handed the keys to a new driver because when the road to electric mobility gets twisty, you need someone who knows how to accelerate without skidding. Toyota Motor Corporation has named Kenta Kon as its new president and chief executive officer, a key leadership transition as the Japanese giant doubles down on its transformation in the fast-evolving global automotive landscape.
Kon brings deep expertise in automotive innovation, business strategy, and operational leadership to the top job. His appointment signals Toyota’s intent to sharpen focus on accelerating electric mobility, strengthening worldwide operations, and pushing customer-centric breakthroughs in next-generation technologies.
The company is betting on Kon to guide it through the industry’s pivotal shift toward sustainability, digital integration, and smarter mobility solutions. Key priorities under his watch include ramping up electric and hybrid lineups, expanding global market reach, driving cutting-edge automotive R&D, tightening supply-chain efficiency, and scaling connected and intelligent vehicle ecosystems.
This move comes at a time when legacy automakers face intense pressure to balance heritage strengths with aggressive electrification timelines and software-defined vehicle demands. Toyota aims to reinforce its position as a leader in sustainable, reliable, and future-ready mobility while navigating competitive challenges from both traditional rivals and new-age EV players.
For a brand that’s long defined durability and innovation, Kon’s elevation isn’t just a title change, it’s Toyota flooring it toward the next lap, ready to turn today’s tech talk into tomorrow’s showroom reality.
