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MediaCom shuffles senior team at Mumbai office
MUMBAI: The GroupM and Madison Media joint venture agency MediaCom has announced changes in key senior roles at the Mumbai office.
Hemen Desai, who is currently managing partner for Team P&G, will be moving to Tokyo as MediaCom Japan MD.
Desai has been with MediaCom India since 2008 and has been instrumental in setting up the team that exclusively handles the P&G media mandate. He and his team were the architects of the Gillete “WALS” campaign that won MediaCom India a Gold Media Lion at Cannes Lions.
Desai‘s move as MD of MediaCom Japan, comes a week after the announcement of Anita Mookherjee‘s move from MediaCom Bangalore to Jakarta as the MD of MediaCom Indonesia.
MediaCom India MD Debraj Tripathy said, “This is in line with our endeavor to provide our top performers with bigger opportunities within the MediaCom network. MediaCom India continues to be the grooming ground for some of MediaCom‘s best managers in the region.”
Avinash Pillai, who used to lead buying for MediaCom India, will replace Desai as general manager on the P&G business. Pillai has been with MediaCom for more than two years and has been directly involved with media partners on all key deals and plays an important role in new business wins.
Ashwini Kamat, who used to lead the non-P&G businesses in MediaCom Bombay (VW Group, HRI, Aegon Religare, Wyeth, Pfizer, and Edelweiss), will take over from Pillai as the national buying director of MediaCom India.
Deepa Jatkar who used to lead the VW business takes over from Kamat as the general manager in charge of the non-P&G businesses. Both Kamat and Jatkar together fashioned and managed the innovations on VW and Skoda.
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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.
