Varsha Chainani has been appointed senior vice president and group head of corporate communications and brand at Vedanta Group. Before joining Vedanta, she was the group head of corporate communications at Adani Group for two years.     With more than 30 years of experience in corporate communications, marketing, reputation management, branding, content management, digital PR and crisis management, Varsha has worked across the marketing and corp comm division at IBM for 10 years, before joining Abbott Laboratories as director of public affairs.   Chainani was also a senior vice president of group communications at Mahindra Group for more than 6 years.    

Effective immediately, SBS has named Leah Boonthanom as its new head of corporate communications. Boonthanom, who has been with the organisation for nearly three years and played a key role in rebranding SBS Radio to SBS Audio, succeeds Nic Christensen, who will now transition to a consulting role. In a LinkedIn post, Christensen shared, “I can’t think of anyone better to take the responsibility for leading the narrative for the multicultural public broadcaster.” According to a Mumbrella report, Clare O’Neil, SBS' director of corporate affairs, lauded Boonthanom’s experience and thanked Christensen for his significant contributions to strengthening SBS’ media presence. Boonthanom expressed her excitement about continuing to showcase SBS's storytelling and its unique role as a multicultural public broadcaster.  

Amrit Anand has been appointed head of communications at Zupee.   Anand announced his new role on linkedIn, where he also shared his vision for the position. "I lead communication strategies to ensure consistent messaging and branding across all channels. I drive PR campaigns to enhance brand visibility and public perception, positioning the company as an industry thought leader. Additionally, I oversee stakeholder engagement, manage crisis communication, and analyze performance to continuously improve our impact," he stated.   Before joining Zupee, Anand served as deputy general manager of Corporate Communications at Paytm for over five and a half years. He brings a wealth of experience from his previous roles with prominent organizations such as Escorts Ltd., Walmart, Bank of America, ReNew Power, and Paytm.  

Former Salesforce PR peers Katie Dufficy and Katie Boysen have re-united to launch Smart In Public, a new podcast exploring PR and comms issues. Dufficy and Boysen (as they are wont to call each other) worked together at Salesforce in Australia, but both had their roles eliminated in cutbacks at the software giant over the last 18 months. With more time than usual on their hands, the pair decided to fulfill a long-held desire to start a podcast together. Boysen, who returned to the US in 2022 to become Salesforce’s Director of Global Communications, is currently consulting while Dufficy is looking for her next role. “We’ve always talked about doing a podcast and now we’re finally doing it,” Dufficy told Influencing. “We have a great rapport, and we’ve always said we think there’s a gap for a mix of comms and PR content, but with a bit of life and business and fun mixed in.” “And so suddenly I had some free time and [Boysen’s] doing consulting so yeah, it

Kalyan Jewellers India Limited, a prominent jewellery brand, has announced the appointment of Vivek Kangath as general manager of corporate communications. In this role, Vivek will manage all public relations and corporate communications activities for Candere by Kalyan Jewellers, a leading online lifestyle jewellery brand in India. Announcing his new role on LinkedIn, Vivek Kangath said, "I am excited to join Kalyan Jewellers India Limited as the General Manager of Corporate Communications. Transitioning into a new sector presents a unique set of opportunities and challenges, and I am eager to leverage my experience to contribute to the growth and success of the company. Under the leadership of an industry titan like, I look forward to collaborating with the talented team here and embarking on this new journey."  Kangath brings over 15 years of expertise in corporate communications and public relations to Kalyan Jewellers. Prior to this position, he was the global head of co

Ushang Sheth has been appointed as the head of corporate communications at HDFC Securities.     Sheth joined Adfactors PR as an account manager, director of banking and financial services at Genesis BCW, and chief manager of group corporate communications at L&T Finance. He was also a senior research analyst at CNBC TV18 and a principal correspondent at Zee Media.     Nupur Acharya, vice president of External Communications, congratulated Sheth and expressed confidence in his excellence in the new role.