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Vignesh Narayanan steps up as VP to drive JioPC growth
MUMBAI: Jio Platforms Limited has elevated Vignesh Narayanan to vice president for JioPC, placing a seasoned growth leader at the heart of its ambition to bring computing to millions of Indian households.
In his new role, Narayanan is leading digital acquisition and social-led growth for JioPC, working closely with product, technology and platform teams to lay the groundwork for sustained household adoption. The focus is clear and practical: make access to computing simpler, more scalable and firmly embedded in the Jio ecosystem.
Announcing the move, Narayanan described JioPC as “an exciting platform” with the potential to widen access to computing across India. He also reflected on his previous stint at JioAds, calling it a journey rich in learning as he looks ahead to building “the next chapter”.
Narayanan brings a globe-spanning career that blends media, technology and commerce. Before JioPC, he served as vice president at JioAds, where he led a 40-plus team and helped double revenues across digital and retail advertising. Earlier, he headed Airtel Ads, managing a 150-strong team and driving strong P and L growth across digital, advanced TV and offline channels.
His résumé also includes senior international roles at MediaMath in London and Singapore, leadership stints across Apac e-commerce platforms such as Lazada, Zalora, Reebonz and Snapdeal, and early career roles at American Express, Barclays and ICICI Bank.
With deep expertise across digital, content and growth marketing, Narayanan now turns his attention from selling attention to enabling access, aiming to make the personal computer personal again for Indian homes.
Brands
Lululemon picks former Nike executive to be its next chief
Heidi O’Neill, who helped grow Nike into a $45 billion giant, will take the top job in September
CANADA: Lululemon has found its next chief executive, and she comes with serious credentials. The athleisure giant named Heidi O’Neill as its new CEO on Wednesday, ending a search that has left the company running on interim leadership since earlier this year. O’Neill will take charge on September 8, 2026, based out of Vancouver, and will join the board on the same day.
O’Neill brings more than three decades of experience across performance apparel, footwear and sport. The bulk of that time was spent at Nike, where she was a central figure in one of corporate sport’s great growth stories, helping take the company from a $9 billion business to a $45 billion global powerhouse. She oversaw product pipelines, brand strategy and consumer connections, and played a significant role in shaping how Nike spoke to athletes around the world. Earlier in her career, she worked in marketing for the Dockers brand at Levi Strauss. She also brings boardroom experience from Spotify Technology, Hyatt Hotels and Lithia and Driveway.
The board was unequivocal in its enthusiasm. “We selected Heidi because of the breadth of her experience, her demonstrated success delivering breakthrough ideas and initiatives at scale, and her ability to be a knowledgeable change and growth agent,” said Marti Morfitt, executive chair of Lululemon’s board.
O’Neill, for her part, was bullish. “Lululemon is an iconic brand with something rare: genuine guest love, a product ethos rooted in innovation, and a global platform still in the early stages of its potential,” she said. “My job will be to accelerate product breakthroughs, deepen the brand’s cultural relevance, and unlock growth in markets around the world.”
Until she arrives, Meghan Frank and André Maestrini will continue as interim co-CEOs, before returning to their previous senior leadership roles once O’Neill steps in.
Lululemon is betting that a Nike veteran who helped build one of the world’s most powerful sports brands can do something similar for an athleisure label that has genuine love from its customers but is still chasing its full global potential. O’Neill has done it before at scale. The question now is whether she can do it again.
