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Joseph George elevated to Lowe Lintas India CEO
MUMBAI: Lowe + Partners confirmed today the promotion of Lowe Lintas India’s Deputy CEO, Joseph George, to chief executive officer, Lowe Lintas India. He will continue to be based in Mumbai, and he will succeed Charles Cadell effective from 3 January.
Says Lowe + Partners CEO Michael Wall, “During Charles’ tenure, Lowe Lintas has both grown and evolved into a modern and dynamic business. I am very thankful and appreciative of his contributions. I am certain that Joe is best placed to take on the leadership of Lowe Lintas in this exciting and important market. Joe has been an integral part of Lowe Lintas for the past 19 years. He has a rare combination of business acumen, marketing savvy and creative judgment. I look forward to partnering with him and together realizing even greater ambitions for the company and our clients.”
Says Lowe Lintas India chief creative officer and Chairman R Balki, “Joe’s contribution and pivotal role in having enabled the company in achieving the tremendous success it has achieved on many of its clients, most notably Unilever, uniquely qualifies him for this new role and responsibility. This promotion is demonstrative of the organization‘s appreciation of his past performance and trust in his abilities to take Lowe Lintas forward with his vision and leadership.”
Lowe Lintas is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Interpublic Group, and one of the star offices in the Lowe + Partners network. Besides advertising, Lowe Lintas India offers its clients, holistic marketing services that include Public Relations, Corporate Identity and Design, Digital Solutions, Direct Marketing and CRM, Rural Marketing, Branded Content, Health Care and Film Production.
Lowe Lintas India‘s client portfolio includes both long standing relationships with companies such as Hindustan Unilever, Idea Cellular, Tata Tea, Johnson & Johnson, Dabur, Bajaj Auto, ICICI Life Insurance, BPCL, Axis Bank, Britannia, Maruti Suzuki, Titan, Tanishq, MRF and new successful partnerships with Havells, Micromax, ET Now, Tata Croma, Hindustan Times and Axis Bank.
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Kate Rouch steps down as OpenAI Chief Marketing Officer
Marketing leader prioritises health after late-stage breast cancer diagnosis.
MUMBAI: When the toughest battle moves from the boardroom to the personal front, even the sharpest minds know it’s time to step back and focus on winning the most important fight of all. Kate Rouch, chief marketing officer at OpenAI, has announced she is stepping down from her role to focus on recovery following a diagnosis of late-stage breast cancer.
In a heartfelt LinkedIn post, Rouch revealed she was diagnosed around a year and a half ago, shortly after taking on the CMO position. Despite undergoing intensive treatment, she continued to lead the company’s marketing function through what she described as one of the most challenging periods of her career.
She explained that while she remained deeply committed to her role and team, she had reached a point where prioritising her health and recovery had become essential. Rouch called the decision difficult, noting it required acknowledging personal limits and shifting priorities. She reflected that the experience had reshaped her understanding of courage not always about pushing harder, but sometimes about stepping back to focus on long-term wellbeing, family and sustainability.
Rouch expressed gratitude to her team and colleagues for their support. She mentioned that Gary will step in to help lead the function and recruit a successor. She plans to support the transition and remains open to returning in a different capacity in the future, depending on her health.
Prior to joining OpenAI, Rouch served as the first chief marketing officer at Coinbase and spent over a decade at Meta, where she was vice president and global head of brand and product marketing.
She also thanked well-wishers for their messages and shared that stories from fellow survivors had a meaningful impact during her treatment journey.
In the high-stakes world of tech marketing, Kate Rouch has always been known for her strategic brilliance. Now, she is showing a different kind of strength, one that reminds us that even the most driven leaders sometimes need to pause, heal, and come back stronger when the time is right. Wishing her a full and steady recovery.
