Brands
Adidas elevates Sartaj Kadian to director of digital marketing
Performance marketing lead steps up to drive AI-led, full-funnel growth across MENA and CIS
DUBAI: Adidas has promoted Sartaj Kadian to director digital marketing, tightening its grip on performance-led growth as brands double down on data, AI and cross-channel precision in a fiercely competitive retail landscape.
Kadian, who has spent over five years with the sportswear giant, most recently led performance marketing across MENA and CIS, steering media strategy and innovation to deliver both brand lift and commercial impact. In his new role, he will take charge of end-to-end digital marketing, with a sharper focus on integrating brand storytelling with measurable, full-funnel outcomes.
A digital marketing leader with over a decade of experience across global markets, Kadian has built and scaled high-performing teams, managed multi-million euro budgets and consistently delivered double-digit growth anchored in ROI. His playbook blends marketing mix modelling, AI-led optimisation and deep analytics to align marketing spends with business priorities.
Before adidas, Kadian led digital marketing, CRM and analytics at Landmark Group, where he drove omni-channel strategies spanning customer acquisition, engagement and retention across retail and e-commerce funnels. Earlier stints at McKinsey & Company and Mu Sigma saw him specialise in analytics-led marketing, predictive modelling and demand forecasting for large-scale clients.
His elevation comes as Adidas sharpens its digital muscle in key growth markets, where consumer journeys are increasingly fragmented and performance accountability is non-negotiable. The mandate is clear: fuse creativity with data, and turn every consumer interaction into measurable value.
In a market where clicks must convert and brand love must sell, Kadian now sits at the nerve centre of adidas’s digital ambition—where strategy meets scale, and data decides the winners.
Brands
Aziro appoints Jitender Hooda senior vice president for sales, digital solutions
Company taps industry veteran to scale digital solutions and deepen enterprise transformation play
CHENNAI: Aziro is doubling down on its AI ambitions, bringing in Jitender Hooda as senior vice president, sales, digital solutions, as it sharpens its pitch in the fast-heating market for enterprise transformation.
The appointment comes as enterprises rapidly scale investments in AI, cloud and next-generation digital capabilities, prompting Aziro to strengthen its leadership bench and expand its footprint in high-value transformation programmes across global markets.
Hooda arrives with deep experience in driving business growth, leading digital transformation initiatives and building AI-powered solutions. Over his career, he has held leadership roles at Hexaware Technologies, L&T Technology Services, ITC Infotech, Geometric and Tata Technologies, where he led large-scale deals, scaled strategic portfolios and built long-term consulting partnerships across North America, Europe and Asia.
Before joining Aziro, Hooda founded and served as founder and chief executive of EmachineLabs, an AI-powered enterprise platform, reinforcing his belief that enterprise transformation will increasingly hinge on a blend of consulting expertise and platform-led acceleration.
“Jitender brings a rare combination of strategic vision, market insight, and deep technology fluency. His ability to operate at the intersection of business growth and modern engineering aligns perfectly with Aziro’s next chapter. As enterprises accelerate their digital and AI journeys, Jitender’s leadership will play a pivotal role in strengthening our client relationships and scaling our digital business across strategic industries and geographies. We are delighted to welcome him to the leadership team,” said Sanjay Sehgal, founder and chief executive, Aziro.
“Aziro represents the kind of forward-thinking, high-impact organisation that enterprises need today, one that blends transformation expertise with AI-powered acceleration. I’m thrilled to join the team at such a pivotal moment and to help shape solutions that bring real, measurable value to clients. With the pace of technology change faster than ever, the opportunity to build future-ready digital systems is massive, and Aziro is uniquely positioned to lead that evolution,” said Jitender Hooda, senior vice president, sales, digital solutions.
In his new role, Hooda will focus on accelerating digital business growth, elevating Aziro’s positioning in high-value enterprise conversations and enabling clients to adopt next-generation AI and digital engineering capabilities.
Aziro, an AI-native product engineering firm, is betting on innovation-led transformation to help enterprises modernise platforms, automate intelligently and unlock new revenue streams in an AI-first world.
In a market where every firm is chasing the AI promise, Aziro is signalling its intent: scale fast, sell smart and turn transformation into tangible value.
