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Chimp&z Inc announces key leadership elevations
NEW DELHI: Chimp&z Inc, the 360-degree global marketing agency has announced two senior-level promotions. Sean Pereira was elevated to associate creative director – from creative supervisor. Aarti Maghnani has been promoted from director, finance to head of accounts & finance.
Pereira has been with Chimp&z Inc for 5 years. In his expanded role for the agency, he will lead and guide the design team on all projects and campaigns. Majorly, his responsibilities include providing design solutions to cater to the clients' needs. With over 10 years of experience in communication design, his expertise lies in advertising, Brand Identity design, branding, print, web UI, and motion design, and is also well-versed with sound design. He has worked with brands like Mondelez, Tata Sky, DHL India, Godrej Expert, Discovery Network, UNICEF, Eurosport, PVR pictures, and Romedy Now.
Speaking of his association with Chimp&z Inc, Pereira said, “It's been 5 years since I joined Chimp&z Inc and the journey has been very enlightening under the leadership of Angad Singh Manchanda & Lavinn Rajpal and all the talented folk I've had a chance to work with, especially my skilled and versatile team of designers. It's been a great experience to be part of an ever-growing company catering to clients from various sectors. Now with the extended scope of work, I see more opportunity to create and innovate!”
Maghnani has been with the agency since its inception, that is, for the last 7 years. She will now lead the finance team of the agency. She joined the company in 2013, initially only to manage accounts but has now grown to manage the end-to-end finance of the group agencies. Using her experience with Corporate Finance, Risk Management, and Strategic Planning, she has helped develop the complete financial framework of the organization.
Sharing thoughts about her elevation, Maghnani said, “I have been a part of Chimp&z since the year of its inception and I have seen the organization grow in strength. I feel immensely proud to be a part of this incredible journey. The team’s determination and resolve has not wavered at all and I am excited to witness our upcoming collective growth. As the Finance head, I am grateful to be working with a hardworking and motivated group of individuals. Handling the finance needs of a rapidly-growing organization is never easy but the support of the team and especially the directors has been invaluable in overcoming any challenges.”
On the announcement, Chimp&z Inc co-founder and managing director Lavinn Rajpal, said, "Sean and Aarti are amongst the strongest pillars of Chimp&z Inc and their respective departments. Sean is a creative prodigy who can never stop experimenting and curating something exceptional. Over the years he has been with us, he has successfully trained and assembled a team of designers that elevate the work Chimp&z Inc does. Aarti is a thorough professional who has been with us since our inception. Both Angad Singh Manchanda and I believe, Chimp&z Inc is powered by the passion of its people who choose to give beyond their limitations every time. We are currently transitioning to a globally vested firm and we can only do that when we value our employees and recognize their hunger for newer challenges."
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Zscaler, Airtel launch India AI Cyber Research Centre
New hub to boost cyber resilience and trusted AI use
NEW DELHI: As India’s digital engine roars ahead, so do the risks riding shotgun. In response, Zscaler, Inc. and Bharti Airtel have joined hands to launch the AI and Cyber Threat Research Center – India, a national initiative aimed at strengthening the country’s cyber defences and accelerating responsible AI adoption.
The centre is designed as a multi stakeholder platform that brings together industry, government and academia. Its mission is clear: protect critical sectors such as telecom, banking and energy, shield everyday digital users, and future proof India’s fast expanding online ecosystem.
India has long been a major innovation hub for Zscaler, with a substantial portion of its cyber research talent based here. With this new centre, that footprint evolves into a national collaboration engine. The idea is simple but ambitious, build in India, for India, and help power the country’s journey towards a secure and digitally self reliant future.
The timing is telling. India is building digital systems at population scale, not just enterprise scale. That scale has widened the attack surface dramatically. At the same time, cyber criminals and nation state actors are deploying AI to scan, probe and exploit vulnerabilities in minutes.
Zscaler’s research arm, ThreatLabz India, reports millions of infiltration attempts every month. These include espionage campaigns linked to regional geopolitical tensions, 1.2 million intrusion attempts from 20,000 sources targeting 58 Indian digital entities, and a rise in zero day exploit attempts across multiple industries.
In such an environment, perimeter based security models are struggling to keep pace. The new centre aims to push a shift towards secure by design systems and Zero Trust architecture.
Its strategy rests on four pillars: protect through real time intelligence, remediate by working directly with government agencies, facilitate adoption of AI driven security and Zero Trust frameworks, and build a stronger cybersecurity talent pipeline through specialised certifications.
As founding members, Zscaler and Airtel will combine global threat intelligence with local network visibility. Zscaler will deploy a dedicated India focused research team and draw insights from its Zero Trust Exchange platform, which processes over 500 billion daily transactions worldwide. Airtel, meanwhile, will contribute deep visibility into IoT and mobile traffic, helping detect suspicious activity faster and coordinate response across the ecosystem.
Bharti Airtel executive vice chairman Gopal Vittal, said the partnership extends Airtel’s commitment to safeguarding customers and the nation’s digital fabric. He added that the collaboration would address challenges unique to the Indian market and encourage secure and confident digital engagement.
Zscaler chief executive, chairman and founder Jay Chaudhry, said India’s digital ambition cannot be secured with legacy firewalls and VPNs. He noted that a modern Zero Trust architecture is essential for a hyper connected world and that the new centre would harness the scale of Zscaler’s global security cloud while empowering a new generation of Indian cyber defenders.
Additional members from critical public and private sectors are expected to join the initiative in the coming months, expanding its scope and deepening collaboration.
In a world where threats travel at machine speed, India’s answer is to think faster, collaborate wider and build smarter.
