Brands
Samsung shakes up leadership with co-CEOs
SOUTH KOREA: Samsung Electronics has dialled up the leadership heat with a fresh executive mix. TM Roh has officially been named head of the device eXperience division and appointed as CEO, joining Young Hyun Jun, vice chairman and head of the device solutions division, as co-CEOs.
Roh will continue steering Samsung’s mobile business as head of mobile eXperience business, while Jun stays on as the head of the memory business. The dual-CEO arrangement signals Samsung’s drive to balance mobile innovation with memory and device excellence.
To reinforce the tech edge, Janghyun Yoon has been appointed president, chief technology officer of the DX division and head of Samsung Research. Yoon, previously CEO of Samsung Venture Investment, also brings experience in software platforms, IoT and Tizen development from the MX Business.
Adding academic gravitas to the team, Harvard’s Mark Hyman Jr. professor of chemistry and physics, Hongkun Park, will head the Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology. Park is celebrated for his pioneering work in nanoscience, quantum science and engineering.
With this reshuffle, Samsung aims to fuse innovation and research leadership, keeping the brand at the forefront of global tech, from smartphones to cutting-edge scientific breakthroughs. The company’s new leadership ensemble promises a future where strategy meets science in perfect harmony.
Brands
Zepto names Saurabh Kabra vice president for non-trade advertising
Former blinkit and ITC executive to drive Zepto’s ad-led growth
BENGALURU: Zepto has elevated Saurabh Kabra to vice president—non-trade advertising, partnerships and catalogue, underscoring the quick-commerce firm’s push to deepen high-margin revenue streams beyond deliveries.
Based in Bengaluru, Kabra will lead the strategic expansion of Zepto’s advertising and partnerships ecosystem. He was previously senior director and head of the non-trade advertising business, where he played a central role in building the company’s ad-led monetisation playbook.
Since joining Zepto, Kabra has worked closely with the chief executive’s office on strategic initiatives, contributing to the company’s rapid scale-up in India’s intensely competitive quick-commerce market. His elevation comes as platforms increasingly court brand advertising to steady margins and diversify revenue.
Before Zepto, Kabra held senior growth roles at Blinkit, serving as associate director of growth and city CEO for Hyderabad, where he led regional expansion and operational scaling.
Earlier in his career, he spent several years at ITC Limited, managing brands such as Classmate and Paperkraft and overseeing sales operations in the personal care business. He is an alumnus of Indian Institute of Management Calcutta.
Industry executives view the appointment as a clear signal that Zepto is sharpening its focus on advertising, partnerships and catalogue-led monetisation: areas increasingly discussed by investors as critical to improving unit economics in quick commerce.
