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Garage Group elevates Abhishek Misra as AVP instructional design and e-learning
Mumbai: Garage Group, a full-service digital creative agency, is pleased to announce the elevation of Abhishek Misra as assistant vice president (AVP) for instructional design and e-learning. Previously heading the operations at Garage Group, Abhishek brings a wealth of experience in developing and implementing market strategies targeting key sectors and managing new businesses.
Notably, Garage Group has recently ventured into the burgeoning e-learning and instructional design vertical, leveraging its robust capabilities. Abhishek’s expertise will play a pivotal role in driving strategic development, quality assurance, team leadership, performance analysis, stakeholder communication, compliance, and budget management in the innovative education domain. His expertise extends beyond theoretical knowledge in instructional design and e-learning because of his prior experience in the education vertical before he joined Garage; it encompasses a practical understanding of how to leverage technology, pedagogical methods, and learner engagement strategies to deliver meaningful educational outcomes.
Commenting on his new role, Abhishek Misra said – “I’ve spent nearly six incredible years at Garage Group, which has been the highlight of my career. With Ms. Anjali Chauhan and Mr. Saurabh Gupta as my mentors, I’ve not only grown as a professional but enriched my personal growth. With great pride, I embrace this new role and I’m confident that I can navigate its unique challenges and thrive. My vision is to further elevate our E-Learning and Instructional Design capabilities, delivering innovative and transformative educational experiences that will shape the future of learning.”
Garage Group co-founder and managing partner Anjali Chauhan said: “Mr Abhishek Misra has been an integral part of the Garage family for over half a decade. His intrapreneurial mindset and commitment have played a pivotal role in shaping Garage’s journey, particularly in pioneering the e-learning and instructional design verticals. Mr. Abhishek’s promotion to the role of AVP in our Instructional Design and E-Learning vertical is a testament to his passion for innovative education solutions that align perfectly with our mission to transform the learning experience.
As AVP, he will play a pivotal role in driving the organisation’s mission forward, spearheading initiatives that will further revolutionise how we deliver and facilitate learning experiences. We are excited about the journey ahead with Misra leading the way.”
Garage Group is a full-service creative agency offering services in creative, digital media, social media, video production, OOH, DOOH, ITES, e-learning, and instructional design. The company has expanded into Garage Productions, Garage Media, and Garage Music. Garage Group’s mission is to deliver innovative and effective solutions to its clients while building lasting relationships.
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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.
