Competition
Asia-Pacific News In Briefedit
SINGAPORE—Edelman has hired Rupen Desai as executive vice chairman, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa. Desai, the former Asia Pacific regional president for Lowe + Partners, is charged with leading Edelman’s efforts to deliver higher-end strategic and creative-led brand work across the region. Desai has worked across Mumbai, Dubai, Beirut, London, Bangkok and Singapore and led the global teams on Unilever’s “Dirt is good” detergent campaigns.
GURGAON—SpiceJet has appointed former journalist Tushar Srivastava as head corporate communications. Srivastava has spent eight years covering the aviation sector, and has worked for the Hindustan Times, the Indian Express, the India Today Group, The Asian Age and The Statesman.
Industry
Nissan India Ropes in Abhishek Mahapatra as Head of Communication & CSRedit
Nissan Motor India has appointed Abhishek Mahapatra as Head of Communications & CSR, effective immediately.
Mahapatra will be based in company’s Gurgaon office and will report to Guillaume Sicard, President, Nissan India. Prior to joining Nissan, he was the Head of communications at Uber India.
At Nissan, he will be leading all of its communications in India, including product, corporate and plant communications, and CSR activities as well.