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Affle appoints Sujoy Golan as chief of marketing & omni channel platforms
MUMBAI: Consumer intelligence technology company Affle (India) Limited has appointed Sujoy Golan as chief of marketing & omni channel platforms to strengthen its leadership team. Sujoy will lead the marketing function and help drive the business growth for Affle’s omni channel platforms on software/platform-as-a-service business models.
Sujoy Golan joins Affle with 14+ years’ experience in driving and scaling high-growth businesses across Fintech, SaaS, AdTech, and e-commerce industries. He has been a part of leadership teams at Lendingkart, Unbxd, InMobi, Flipkart and Directi, contributing to their growth since early stages.
In his most recent stint at Lendingkart, he played a key role in building one of India's largest MSME fintechs as VP & head of marketing. Prior to Lendingkart, he was head of marketing at Unbxd, and global head of digital marketing at InMobi, managing growth marketing across businesses and geographies. Sujoy actively mentors startups and business school students and has helped design the digital marketing course at IIM-Calcutta. He holds a PG diploma in Management (PGDM) from IIM-Kozhikode.
Anuj Khanna Sohum, chairman, MD and CEO of Affle said: “We welcome Sujoy to our leadership team and wish him a successful journey at Affle. His experience in Fintech, e-commerce and SaaS businesses would strengthen our verticalization strategy for omni channel platforms and his expertise in global marketing would propel our international growth significantly. We would also like to welcome the new team members who have joined our Data Science and Product Management teams to grow our Platform-as-a-Service business.”
Sujoy Golan said: “I am delighted to be a part of the growing Affle family and I look forward to complementing the exceptional entrepreneurial capabilities of the leadership team. Affle’s unique competitive advantage is powered by its differentiated business model and its proprietary tech platforms. It gives me immense excitement to lead global marketing and help drive growth for Affle’s businesses with strategic emphasis on the omnichannel platforms.”
This announcement comes soon after Affle’s other key appointments of Tarun Aditya to lead the data science team and Pranesh Sharma who joined to lead product management for the Platform-as-a-service business.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook to step down after 15 years, John Ternus to take over
Leadership shake-up sees long-time hardware chief step up from September
CUPERTINO: Apple has confirmed that chief executive officer Tim Cook will step down from his role and transition to executive chairman, with senior vice president of hardware engineering John Ternus set to take over as CEO from September 1, 2026.
The transition, approved unanimously by the board, marks a carefully planned leadership shift at one of the world’s most valuable companies. Cook will remain CEO through the summer, working closely with Ternus to ensure a smooth handover before moving into his new role, where he will continue to support Apple and engage with policymakers globally.
In a memo to employees, Apple CEO Tim Cook reflected on his 15-year tenure, recalling the moment Steve Jobs asked him to step into the role. “It was an emotional and challenging moment for all of us at Apple,” he wrote, adding that the company’s core values, from simplicity and innovation to a commitment to improving lives, remain unchanged.
Explaining his decision, Cook said the company’s strong roadmap and future outlook made this the right time for a transition. “I have never been more optimistic about Apple’s future,” he noted, while announcing Ternus as his successor. He described Ternus as “a visionary in his own right” with “remarkable integrity” and the right leader to guide Apple into its next phase.
Cook said, “John Ternus has the mind of an engineer, the soul of an innovator, and the heart to lead with integrity and with honour.”
Ternus, in his own note to employees, struck a steady, execution-focused tone. Ternus said, “It has been such a privilege to lead the hardware engineering team… I still plan to be very hands-on,” signalling continuity rather than a strategic reset.
As part of the leadership reshuffle, Ternus will step away from leading hardware engineering, with Tom Marieb taking over the role. Marieb will report to Johny Srouji, who assumes an expanded position as chief hardware officer, aligning hardware development more closely with Apple’s silicon and technology teams.
Cook also used his memo to thank employees, calling them “the most remarkable people in the world” and crediting them for building Apple into what it is today. A town hall has been scheduled at the Steve Jobs Theater to discuss the transition further.
The leadership change also sees Arthur Levinson move to the role of lead independent director, while Ternus joins Apple’s board.
Cook’s tenure has been defined by massive growth and expansion, with Apple’s market value rising from around $350 billion in 2011 to $4 trillion, alongside the launch of new product categories and a booming services business. Ternus, a 25-year Apple veteran, has played a central role in shaping the company’s hardware roadmap, from iPhone and Mac to newer innovations in materials and sustainability.
The transition signals a generational shift, but not a dramatic change in direction. If anything, both memos point to continuity, discipline and a belief that Apple’s next chapter will be built on the same values that shaped its last.
