Tag: Amrit Thomas

  • Amrit Thomas to be CDO at Zee

    By Our Staff

     

    Amrit Thomas
    Amrit Thomas

    Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd has appointed Amrit Thomas as the Chief Data Officer to enhance its overall capabilities in data analytics across all aspects of decision-making.

     

    Thomas will report into Nitin Mittal, President Technology & Data, Zee and will be based out of the Technology & Innovation Centre in Bengaluru. The appointment is effective immediately.

     

    In his previous stint, Thomas was CEO, Strategic Advisor and Investor for a retail-tech start-up. He was also associated with Diageo for 13 years, where he was responsible for the digital and marketing transformation of the organisation. His previous stints include Hindustan Unilever, where he led the western region personal product sales team and later, the beverages business of the Company. He also spearheaded a direct- to-consumer start-up venture setting up and scaling phone-commerce home delivery service.

     

  • Diageo India appoints new CMO and Chairman of RCB

     

     

    Diageo India announced key changes in its leadership team with Amrit Thomas, Chief Marketing Officer and RCB Chairman, moving to London as Marketing & Innovation Director, Europe. Julie Bramham will succeed Thomas as the new Chief Marketing Officer and be on the Executive Committee. Sanjeev Churiwala, Chief Financial Officer will take on the role of Chairman of Royal Challengers Sports Pvt Ltd (RCSPL) that runs the Royal Challengers Bangalore IPL franchise.

     

    Commenting on the change, Anand Kripalu, Managing Director and CEO, Diageo India said: “We are delighted to welcome Julie to the Diageo India family. Her experience at working on our global brands and developed markets will add to the diversity of the Diageo business in India. I also wish Sanjeev the very best at RCSPL.”