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Publicis India terminates Ishrath Nawaz
MUMBAI: Publicis India has decided to terminate Ishrath Nawaz following allegations of sexual harassment against him.
Ishrat’s involvement came to light after a Twitter user posted her experience working with him where he would leach and pass sexual comments about his female colleagues on several occasions.
Publicis India announced his termination on Twitter by stating: “The investigation in relation to Mr. Ishrath Nawaz has been concluded. Mr. Nawaz’s conduct has been found to be violative of Publicis India’s policy. Consequently, Mr. Ishrath Nawaz’s services have been terminated.”
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— Publicis India (@PublicisIndia) October 19, 2018
Ishrath Nawaz was recently appointed as the national creative director at Publicis India.
He joined Publicis India from McCann Worldwide where he was the senior creative director.
If you're working in advertising and come across this man, run. Run for your fucking life. Saying this out of personal experience.#TimesUphttps://t.co/KHQ6yhz2Io
— (@Kalamwali_Bai) October 5, 2018
Ever since the conversation around #MeToo movement began in India, the advertising industry, that no one would imagine of, seems to have a lot of stories to be told.
Recently, Dentsu Aegis Network also took action against four of its top employees after their name surfaced in the #MeToo movement. Soon after, DAN terminated all four employees including Kartik Iyer, Praveen Das, Dinesh Swamy and Bodhisatwa Dasgupta.
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Dabur elevates Mohit Malhotra to global CEO, appoints Herjit Bhalla as India business CEO
Bhalla will report to Malhotra in his capacity as global CEO
GHAZIABAD: Dabur’s board of directors has approved a senior leadership restructuring, elevating Mohit Malhotra to the role of whole-time director and global chief executive officer with immediate effect.
In a regulatory filing on Tuesday, the company said Malhotra, who currently serves as whole-time director and chief executive officer, has been redesignated as global CEO from 17 February, 2026.
Separately, the board has approved the appointment of Herjit S Bhalla as chief executive officer – India business, placing him in the category of senior management personnel. His appointment will take effect from 15 April, 2026.
Bhalla will report to Malhotra in his capacity as global CEO.
Aged 49, Bhalla brings more than 25 years of commercial and general management experience across multiple geographies. He began his career at Unilever, where he spent 16 years in sales and marketing roles, including a stint as marketing director in Moscow between 2009 and 2012.
He later served as chief operating officer at Metro Cash & Carry, where he was also a member of the executive board. In 2018, Bhalla joined The Hershey Company as managing director for India and has since held global roles, including vice-president positions overseeing India, AEMEA, Canada and global customers.
