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Ipsos onboards Garima Mall, Pooja Doshi as executive directors
Mumbai: Market research company Ipsos India has announced the onboarding of Garima Mall and Pooja Doshi as executive directors, effective immediately. The duo will report to Ipsos India MD – research Vivek Gupta.
Mall moves from Kantar and has earlier worked with Nielsen and GFK Mode. Her professional experience of 16 years has primarily covered different categories in the consumer and shopper domain. At Ipsos, her remit includes servicing market strategy and understanding (MSU) and brand health tracking (BHT) clients in Mumbai and Bengaluru.
Doshi was last associated with NielsenIQ, where she served as director-commercial lead. She has largely led innovation research, leveraging consumer insights and analytics, helping clients build their brand portfolios. At Ipsos, her mandate includes servicing key CPG accounts and driving business development.
“Both Mall and Doshi come with rich experience and sectoral expertise. Our endeavour is to provide our clients access to specialists as opposed to generalists, thus further strengthening our servicing capabilities in these focused geographies,” Vivek Gupta said.
“Our client first approach ensures that despite being among the top three market research firms in India and around the world, we provide our clients with a small agency kind of attentiveness and counsel,” said Ipsos India CEO Amit Adarkar. “Accessibility of senior staff to clients is extremely critical. It also sends a tacit message that your work is our priority too.”
Brands
Emami names Dhruv Aggarwal as chief growth officer
Former Bain partner steps in as FMCG firm sharpens growth playbook
MUMBAI: Emami Limited has appointed Dhruv Aggarwal as its chief growth officer, effective 25 March 2026, following the resignation of Giriraj Bagri.
Aggarwal joins the FMCG major from Bain & Company, where he most recently served as partner. With over two decades of experience across consulting and strategy, he brings a global perspective shaped by work across India, the US, the UK and Germany.
During his tenure at Bain, Aggarwal advised consumer, retail and media companies on large-scale transformations, business turnarounds and growth strategies. He was also closely involved with India’s startup ecosystem, guiding early-stage ventures on scaling and digital expansion, while supporting private equity and venture capital firms on investment decisions.
His earlier stints include a brief role at Barclays Capital and operational experience at Jindal Power, giving him a mix of financial and industry exposure.
Academically, Aggarwal holds an MBA from Indian Institute of Management Bangalore and has also been associated with University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign as a PhD candidate and teaching assistant.
The appointment comes at a time when Emami Limited is looking to sharpen its growth strategy in a competitive consumer market. With a seasoned strategist now at the helm of growth, the company appears set to double down on transformation and expansion in the months ahead.
