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NDTV Profit Car India & Bike awards Hyundai i10 car of the year
MUMBAI: Hyundai i10 and Bajaj Pulsar 220 DTS FI has been awarded the ‘Car of the Year’ and ‘Bike of the Year’ respectively at the annual ‘NDTV Profit Car India & Bike India Award’.
The ‘ICCI-NDTV Profit Viewers Choice Awards’ were bagged by ‘Maruti Suzuki SX4’ and ‘Hero Honda Hunk’ in the car and the bike category respectively. To recognise his outstanding contribution to the Indian automobile industry, Jagdish Khattar was awarded the ‘NDTV Profit-Next Gen Automotive Man of the Year’ and Karun Chandok received ‘Most Improved Motor Sports Driver of the Year’ award for his performance in FIA GP2 series.
Hyundai Motor India Limited Managing Director H S Lheem said, “I feel honoured to receive this award and dedicate this award to our Chennai factory team and suppliers for their contribution in making this possible”.
Hero Honda Motors Ltd CEO Pawan Munjal said, “I thank NDTV Profit, the jury and everyone involved with this prestigious awards on behalf of the Hero Honda family and we will be back to reclaim this award next year.”
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Prakash Nair reportedly quits Ogilvy after 23 years
One of the agency’s longest-serving leaders has moved on, with his next destination still unknown
MUMBAI: After more than two decades at one address, Prakash Nair has left the building. The president and head of office, north at Ogilvy has moved on from the agency, according to highly placed industry sources. His next move remains unknown. Ogilvy did not respond to requests for comment.
Nair spent over 23 years at the agency, making him one of its longest-serving senior figures. He was elevated to lead the Gurugram office in April 2022, a role that put him at the helm of Ogilvy’s northern operations at a time of considerable churn across the advertising industry.
Before taking charge in the capital, Nair served as associate president at Ogilvy Mumbai, where he worked on some of the agency’s most prized accounts, including Mondelez, Tata Motors, and BP Castrol. Over the years, he built a reputation for driving modern, integrated, and award-winning work, the kind that wins metals at Cannes and keeps clients from straying.
His departure was marked in style. A farewell gathering was held in Delhi, attended by senior figures from across the advertising fraternity, a signal of the regard in which Nair is held in an industry that does not always pause to say goodbye properly.
Where he goes next is the question the industry is now asking. After 23 years at one of the world’s most storied agencies, the answer, when it comes, will be worth watching.
