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VML Qais appoints Giles Henderson as social and paid media offering team lead
MUMBAI: VML Qais has appointed Giles Henderson as regional associate director media and channels with immediate effect. He will assume responsibility for the delivery of all channel services including social media, paid media, content marketing, search and blogger outreach.
Henderson comes in from Adgenda Media where he was digital director. He was responsible for all digital activity there including digital channel planning, buying, execution and optimisation, in addition to a key focus on business development. Before that he was media director at David Knight Advertising and media manager at Clark & Taylor Advertising. For a while, Henderson also ran his own advertising and marketing consultancy, Garreck Direct Communications.
Henderson has been a long-time consultant for the World Land Trust, which was one of the first charities to undertake affiliate marketing. He continues to advise the WLT on digital strategy and implementation, enabling them to expand reach, increase donations and consistently attain high levels of effectiveness for both paid-for and Google Grants SEM.
VML Qais Chairman Keith Timimi said, “We live in a world where consumers call the shots. No longer can we rely on one-way broadcasts of messages that use reach and frequency to beat customers around the head. We work with our clients to humanise their brands in all aspects of their communication, and so we have been on the lookout for a strong multi-channel digital leader to help orchestrate that process. Giles was the perfect fit, and we are delighted that he has chosen to join our rapidly expanding insurgency.”
Henderson added, “I have always enjoyed working in tight-knit, nimble teams with big goals, so joining VML Qais, with its famous agency culture, felt like the perfect fit. I have been involved in some market-leading initiatives in the UK, such as attribution modelling and re-marketing spanning display, search and social, and I can’t wait to bring my knowledge to bear for marketers in Asia, the most dynamic marketplace in the world.”
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Give Me Five mental fitness platform launches in India
Global tool for early stress detection debuts in Hyderabad with live demos.
MUMBAI: Give Me Five just gave mental fitness a high-five because when your mind needs a quick check-up, even the app shows up faster than your inner critic. Give Me Five, a global mental fitness platform focused on early detection and proactive wellbeing, was officially launched in India at a special event at The Park Hotel, Somajiguda, Hyderabad. Founded by Brendan Fahey (30 years years building community solutions in human services), Dr Lisa Fahey OAM (35+ years as a trauma-recovery psychologist) and Phil Dymock (technology lead for expansion across the US, Canada, Australia and now India), the platform encourages small, consistent check-ins to spot early signs of stress, anxiety or burnout before they escalate.
The launch featured a live demonstration of core features, quick mental fitness assessments, data-driven personal insights, wellbeing dashboards, and tools tailored for individuals, workplaces, schools and communities. By making early awareness simple and accessible, Give Me Five aims to foster supportive environments where people feel equipped to act sooner rather than later.
Give Me Five co-founder Brendan Fahey said, “Give Me Five was created with a simple idea that small, consistent check-ins can make a meaningful difference in how we understand and support mental fitness. By making early detection accessible through technology, we hope to empower individuals, organisations, and communities to recognise challenges sooner and build stronger systems of care and support.”
The platform arrives as mental health conversations in India gain urgency, with rising awareness of workplace stress, student burnout and everyday emotional load. Give Me Five positions itself as a preventive companion less about crisis response and more about daily maintenance for the mind.
In a world that tracks every step and heartbeat, Give Me Five quietly reminds us the most important metric is still how we feel—and sometimes all it takes is five minutes and a honest pause to keep the balance from tipping.
