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MGM names Jeff Pryor as Corporate Communications EVP
MUMBAI: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. (MGM) has named Jeff Pryor to the newly created post of executive vice president, corporate communications. The appointment is effective immediately.
In his new role, Pryor reports directly to MGM Chairman Harry S. Sloan and is based at MGM’s corporate headquarters in Century City, California.
Pryor will be charged with directing communication and public relations strategies for all of MGM operating divisions including Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc., United Artists Films Inc., MGM Television Entertainment Inc, MGM Networks Inc., MGM Distribution Co., MGM International Television Distribution Inc., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment LLC, MGM on Stage, MGM Music, MGM Consumer Products and MGM Interactive.
In addition, Pryor will also be involved in the communication and publicity strategies and campaigns for MGMs international TV channels and global channel interest, which collectively serve nearly 110 countries, states an official release.
“I have always been impressed with Jeff’s strategic approach to publicity and his solid media relationships in Hollywood and around the world, said Sloan. In this new role, I expect Jeff to be very effective in communicating MGMs exciting strategy for 2006 and beyond.
Added Pryor: “This is a tremendous opportunity and I look forward to working closely with Sloan, the MGM executive team and the Board in rebuilding MGM as one of Hollywood’s leading studios. I have long admired Sloan’s entrepreneurial talents and adroit business skills during our connection through SBS Broadcasting, and look forward to continuing our association. To work for a legendary studio and alongside Sloan is an energizing challenge that I accept with the greatest of enthusiasm.”
Pryor, who has worked closely with Sloan for the past 10 years, joins MGM from the Los Angeles-based public relations agency, Priority Public Relations, which he founded as Pryor & Associates in 1990. During that time, Pryor handled corporate marketing initiatives and global publicity for SBS Broadcasting, S.A., Europe’s second largest broadcasting company. Through various assignments, Pryor worked with all the channels in companys footprint which covers The Netherlands, Hungary, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, and Romania.
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WPP Media elevates Dipti Gulati to vp, client growth for APMEA
Singapore-based executive to commercialise AI-powered solutions business across the region
SINGAPORE: WPP Media has promoted Dipti Gulati to vice president, client growth, handing her the mandate to lead the commercialisation of its solutions business across APMEA.
Based in Singapore, Gulati steps up after serving as senior director, client growth, where she drove expansion across APAC spanning programmatic, search, social, CTV, DOOH and cross-channel offerings. Now, she is tasked with translating advanced AI, data and technology ecosystems into scalable growth strategies for global brands across FMCG, luxury, F&B and financial services.
“I commercialise the future of media — at scale, across APMEA,” Gulati said, announcing her appointment. She added that she turns advanced data, AI and technology ecosystems into real commercial outcomes, shifting the conversation “from a pure media play to owning business outcomes”.
Her brief is unapologetically future-facing: addressable, accountable and AI-powered media. She will work with cross-market teams across APMEA, bringing together diverse perspectives and cultures to accelerate growth and build what she calls the “future of media”.
Gulati’s rise caps nearly two years at WPP Media and follows a six-month stint as regional director of growth, APAC, at Mindshare, where she led new business development and expanded capabilities for existing clients. Earlier, as global account director for integrated marketing communications on the Unilever business, she drove communications strategy for multi-million dollar beauty and wellbeing brands across Southeast Asia.
Before that, Gulati spent close to two years as associate director at Warner Bros. Discovery in Singapore. She also served as director, strategic partnerships and market development at TrustSphere, leading go-to-market and growth initiatives across Asia and evangelising relationship analytics to C-level executives. TrustSphere, credited by industry and Harvard Business School case studies as a pioneer in relationship analytics, became a springboard for her deeper engagement with data-driven growth.
Her board and evangelist roles at the Asia Cloud Computing Association and its Asia Analytics Alliance further sharpened her regional policy and analytics credentials. Earlier chapters include marketing consultancy at Blockchain Foundry and a seven-year run at Warner Bros. Discovery in India, where she led ad-sales and business development for HBO and WB across north and east India, delivering record billings. She began her career at Diligent Media Corporation Ltd and Bennett, Coleman and Co. Ltd..
From ad-sales floors in Delhi and Mumbai to boardrooms in Singapore, Gulati’s arc mirrors the industry’s own shift — from selling spots and slots to engineering outcomes through data and AI. At WPP Media, the brief is clear: scale smarter, move faster and turn algorithms into advantage.
