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Performics India appoints Suhael Choudhury as west – SVP
MUMBAI: In a significant development, digital and performance marketing firm Performics India has appointed Suhael Choudhury as Senior Vice President, Business Head –West. She will report in to Mayoori Kango, chief digital officer for Performics & Resultrix. Choudhury has fifteen years of experience across integrated marketing, account management and business development. Till recently, she was previously the Associate Director- Marketing & Campaign Management at Aimia Inc, which is a data-driven marketing and loyalty analytics company. Her experience spans key positions across companies such as Ignitee Digital Solutions, Ogilvy One Worldwide, Solutions Digitas, GroupM Interaction and Indigo Consulting. She has worked on brands such as Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, Hindustan Unilever, Lakme Salon, The Mobile Store and UTI Mutual Funds.
Her role is to strategically build and support business transformation for Performics and drive cutting edge solutions in media analytics, media technology and programmatic solutions. Mayoori Kango, Chief Digital Officer, Performics & Resultrix says, “Suhael Choudhury is a key hire for us and understands very well the interplay of Customer Communication, Technology, Data & Analytics. These are much sought after skills, not just in India but across the globe. She carries the responsibility of deepening and growing businesses across existing and new clientele. Our business is undergoing a transformation and the opportunities are huge. We are the undisputed leader in performance marketing and she will add visibly to our offering.”
Choudhury says, “In my fifteen years career in Integrated Marketing, I have constantly seen the next happening now. Technology has not only transformed brand communication, but also opened up multiple engagement points. Data is now the core of any business powered by technology enablers. I join Performics at a time when the group has embarked on its ‘Power of One’ vision with Publicis Media and hence I am even more excited about the tremendous possibilities that can create a deep impact on the business.”
Performics has always held leadership position in the market as a pure play performance player. It has consistently enhanced its digital offerings—be the set-up of mobile marketing unit Performics Mobile in 2014, the setup of a media technology division in Bangalore or the Center Of Excellence teams in Delhi and Mumbai. The group has seen significant increase in billings and revenues through new clients such as Airtel, Olx, Zopper to name a few. It and has also set up a ‘Communications Planning Team’ which uses data to map the consumer journey from awareness to buying.
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Collective Artists Network reshuffles talent leadership
Fiona D’Souza, Jinal Jhaveri and Arjun Banerjee take expanded roles in core division.
MUMBAI: Collective Artists Network just handed the talent baton to its homegrown stars because when your agents have been building careers this long, it’s time to let them run the show. Collective Artists Network has announced the next phase of leadership for its talent management business, elevating senior agents Fiona D’Souza, Jinal Jhaveri and Arjun Banerjee to expanded roles within the division. The move strengthens the company’s foundational talent arm while it continues to grow into content creation and production-led ventures.
Each of the three has played a significant part in shaping artist careers across films, digital platforms and brand partnerships. Together they now represent the next generation of leadership for Collective’s talent operations, with a continued focus on long-term career building, strong partnerships and adapting representation to a fast-changing media landscape.
Collective Artists Network founder and Group CEO Vijay Subramaniam remains actively involved in guiding artist strategy and key relationships. He said, “Talent management has been the foundation on which Collective was built, and that philosophy continues to guide how we grow the company. As we enter this next phase, it’s important that the people leading this business have both deep context and long-term convictions.”
Collective Artists Network partner and head of talent Janahavi Rawal added, “Collective’s talent business has always been built on trust, long-term thinking, and a deep understanding of where artists want to go next. Fiona, Jinal, and Arjun have each played an important role in shaping the careers of the artists we represent, and this phase is about empowering our senior agents further while building the right support systems around them.”
The leadership evolution reflects Collective’s belief in promoting from within and creating clear ownership across verticals. In a talent world where yesterday’s agent is tomorrow’s partner, Collective isn’t just reshuffling chairs, it’s handing the spotlight to the people who’ve been quietly directing the show all along.
