Gaurav Rajput joins BCCL as Chief Marketing Officer

Gaurav Rajput has joined BCCL (The Times of India) as chief marketing officer. In this role, Gaurav will spearhead BCCL’s efforts to refresh and strengthen its brand portfolio and marketing strategies across all its publications. He holds an MBA in Marketing from the Welingkar Institute of Management.

Gaurav brings with him 28 years of experience across leadership roles in India, Southeast Asia, and the UK. Most recently, he served as managing director and global head of corporate & investment bank marketing at Standard Chartered Bank, where he led marketing initiatives across 53 countries.

Previously, as part of Standard Chartered’s country management team for India and South AsiaRajput led social media engagement, managed key industry body relationships, and oversaw CSR initiatives.

As chief marketing officer at IDFC Bank, he was a founding member of the executive team, where he established the marketing, brand, communications, and public affairs functions. At Cigna TTK, he led corporate strategy, marketing, product development, and regulatory engagement to successfully launch the business.

Gaurav has successfully set up marketing and corporate affairs functions for startups and launched major brands in both banking (IDFC Bank) and health insurance (Cigna TTK).