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Dentsu Creative India ropes in Dalip Daniel & Tulika Seth as directors
Mumbai: Dentsu Creative India has continued to bolster its creative team with the appointment of Dalip Daniel and Tulika Seth. While Dalip has been roped in as group executive creative director, Tulika is group creative director. Both will report to Dentsu Creative India’s chief creative officer, Joy Mohanty.
Dalip and Tulika will focus on boosting the agency’s creative competence for its existing and prospective clientele. They will design ideas that ‘create culture, change society, and invent the future by keeping modern creativity at the heart of business.’
Dalip is a seasoned creative leader and has held leadership roles across agencies and radio stations like Ogilvy & Mather, GroupM ESP, and BIG 92.7 FM. He has worked for brands like Airtel, Nokia, Limca, Dabur, Pepsi, LG, Tata Tea, Sony, Nestle Milo, Honda, Perfetti, Horlicks, Unicef, Max New York Life, Zomato, Luminous, and Uttarakhand Tourism, to name a few. In addition to this, he has also created branded content for TV shows and launched BIG 92.7 FM in North India.
Armed with over 16 years of experience, Tulika has received several Indian and international awards. Tulika has led creative teams at agencies like Lowe, TBWA, Grey, Innocean, and Humour Me in Delhi and Mumbai. Some of the brands she has worked with include Hyundai, Dunzo, LG, DS Group, Set Max, Dabur, National Geographic, Henkel, Anne French, and Parle, among many others.
Speaking on the appointments, Joy Mohanty said, “Together with a superb body of work, Tulika and Danny bring with them a wealth of experience across formats. They will both play a key role in driving our agenda of creativity beyond silos. It is great to have them on board.”
Dalip Daniel added, “This is an exciting opportunity, and I am thrilled to be joining Dentsu at such a pivotal time. Today, when you think of Dentsu, you can’t help but realise that “kuch toh naya ho raha hai iss agency mein.” So, it would be really amazing to work in such a great creative environment filled with the best of the creative minds in the industry.”
Tulika Seth commented, “What has drawn me to Dentsu is how it has embraced digital technology in its everyday thinking, to firmly establish itself as a future-forward organisation. ‘Wholly integrated’ is the key descriptor that has really got me excited. The work that has been coming out of the agency is truly inspiring, and I can’t wait to dive right in.”
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Domino’s Q1 profit falls 6.6 per cent, announces $1 billion buyback
Sales rise 3.4 per cent as pizza giant balances growth and shareholder returns
NEW YORK: Domino’s reported a mixed start to 2026, with first-quarter net income slipping even as global sales and store expansion held steady. The company also announced a fresh $1 billion share buyback, underlining its continued focus on shareholder returns.
Global retail sales rose 3.4 per cent on a constant-currency basis to $4.74 billion. The US remained a key growth engine, with same-store sales inching up 0.9 per cent, supported by a 1.5 per cent rise at company-owned outlets.
International markets, however, painted a more uneven picture. While Domino’s added 161 net new stores overseas during the quarter, international same-store sales declined 0.4 per cent. Overall revenues still climbed 3.5 per cent to $1.15 billion, driven by higher supply chain revenues and a 2.6 per cent increase in food basket pricing for franchisees.
On the profitability front, net income fell 6.6 per cent to $139.8 million, compared to $149.7 million a year earlier. Diluted earnings per share dropped to $4.13 from $4.33. The decline was largely attributed to a $30 million unfavourable swing in unrealised gains linked to its investment in DPC Dash Ltd.
Despite this, operational performance showed resilience. Income from operations rose 9.6 per cent to $230.4 million, supported in part by a $7.8 million pre-tax gain from the sale of a corporate aircraft.
Domino’s footprint continued to expand, with the company ending the quarter at 22,322 stores across more than 90 markets. In the US, digital orders remained dominant, accounting for over 85 per cent of retail sales in 2025.
The company also maintained its dividend payout, declaring $1.99 per share, payable on 30 June 2026. After repurchasing $75.1 million worth of stock during the quarter, the new authorisation lifts the total available for buybacks to $1.29 billion.
Domino’s chief executive officer Russell Weiner said the company’s scale and store-level economics position it well to capture further market share in 2026, even as competition intensifies.
As Domino’s leans into expansion and capital returns, the latest results show a business managing short-term pressures while keeping its long-term growth strategy firmly in play.
