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Wunderman wins Direct Marketing Association’s Echo leadership award
MUMBAI: Wunderman, Mumbai, a part of Young & Rubicam group, has won the coveted ‘Echo Leadership’ award at the Direct Marketing Association (DMA) international Echo awards, 2005, in New York. This was for its work on the mailer for ICICI Prudential’s SmartKid – a Child Education Plan.
The DMA International ECHO Awards are considered the Oscars of direct marketing, and are highly sought after by direct marketing agencies from all over the world. Every entry is scrutinized by the most acclaimed critics from all over the world on parameters, which include a total package of strategy, creative, database usage, planning and of course, superlative results, states an official release.
Commenting on the win, Wunderman VP Manas Mohan says, “Leading the way with creatives that ‘work’ has always been second nature to Wunderman, across the world. It therefore gives me great pleasure to announce that Wunderman India, Mumbai has won the coveted ECHO Leader award at the DMA International ECHO Awards, 2005.Last year Wunderman Delhi had reached the finalist position in the Echo awards and I am proud that this year we have won the Leader award, it only goes to prove our strive for excellence”.
The DMA is the association of direct marketing agencies based in New York. Started in1930, The DMA International Echo Awards have honored outstanding direct response campaigns from around the world. The entries go through three rounds of meticulous and tough judging.
The selection and judging procedure for this year’s awards started in April and was concluded in the first week of September. The awards ceremony was held on October 19th in Georgia, Atlanta.
Wunderman offers data solutions both in-house and through Knowledgebase Marketing, a wholly owned subsidiary and of course, best-in-class creative services. It combines broad-ranging capabilities in strategy and insights, customer dialogue and tele-services, media, interactive and promotions and mix well to deliver holistic, seamless client solutions. Its client roster includes global brands such as Ford, Microsoft, Citibank, Sears, Xerox, Roche, Telefonica, Danone, AstraZeneca, Club Med, AT&T, Burger King and Kraft.
Its clients in India include Castrol, Jet Airways, Citibank, Ford, Microsoft, Accenture and British Council among others. We create customer experiences that build brands, initiate true dialogues and drive action consistently and successfully, in offices worldwide, the release adds.
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Filmcity Media CFO Mohit Jain quits; CEO Kirti Vishnu Tiwari takes charge of finance
Board appoints Prabhat Modi as additional director and approves Rs 1.9 crore preferential share issue
MUMBAI: Filmcity Media has reshuffled its top deck. Chief financial officer Mohit Jain has stepped down, prompting the board to hand the finance reins to chief executive Kirti Vishnu Tiwari even as the company lines up fresh capital and new boardroom muscle.
In a regulatory filing to the BSE, Filmcity Media said Jain resigned from the roles of director and chief financial officer with effect from March 11, 2026, to pursue another career opportunity. He ceased to be a key managerial personnel of the company at the close of business on that date.
The board swiftly moved to plug the gap, appointing Kirti Vishnu Tiwari as chief financial officer from March 12, 2026. Tiwari, who already serves as executive director and chief executive, will now hold the combined role of executive director, CEO and CFO, taking charge of the company’s finance function while continuing to lead operations.
The leadership changes were approved by the board following recommendations from the nomination and remuneration committee, with the audit committee also backing Tiwari’s appointment as CFO to ensure governance oversight. Under the arrangement, Tiwari will continue as a key managerial personnel under Section 203 of the Companies Act, 2013.
Filmcity Media also expanded its board, appointing Prabhat Modi as additional director with effect from March 13, 2026, for a term of five years. The appointment, categorised as a non-executive non-independent directorship, will require shareholder approval at the next general meeting.
Modi brings capital market experience to the role. He holds a B.Sc in accounting and finance from the University of Essex in the United Kingdom and a PGDM from the National Institute of Securities Market. His professional experience includes stints at SBI Mutual Fund, BSE India and Morningstar India, where he worked on market research, financial analysis and capital market operations.
Tiwari, meanwhile, brings experience spanning finance, marketing and hospitality. A graduate of Lucknow University, she has previously worked with Hotel Holiday Inn, Hotel Leela Kempenski and Hotel Sea Rock, along with roles at Pawan Hans Helicopter and CBRE South Asia.
Separately, the board also approved a preferential issue of equity shares to members of the promoter and promoter group as well as non-promoter investors. The proposed fundraising, subject to regulatory approvals, is expected to raise up to Rs 1.9 crore.
The company said both appointees meet all regulatory requirements under SEBI regulations and the Companies Act and are not barred by any regulatory authority from holding their positions.
With a new board face, a CEO doubling as CFO and fresh capital on the table, Filmcity Media appears to be tightening its leadership and balance sheet in one swift move.
