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Adloid appoints Syed Faiz Husain as director of sales
Mumbai: Tech firm Adloid has announced the appointment of Syed Faiz Husain as director of sales. In his new role, Husain would be heading the sales department, managing P&L, and forging growth partnerships.
An alumnus of IIM Lucknow MDP, Husain is an accomplished sales strategist with proven acumen in leading teams, instituting the sales functions, GTM & scaling businesses from the ground up, especially in the digital domain.
“We as a company are pioneering the next phase of digital transformation, moving from digitalisation to virtualisation,” said Adloid co-founder Shorya Mahajan. “Husain’s extensive sales experience and domain knowledge across the digital landscape will add tremendous value to the growth of the company.”
Prior to Adloid, Husain was associated with Network 18 handling the role of sales for Moneycontrol and CNBC TV18. With over 13 years of experience in the digital media landscape, he has worked with media companies such as Hindustan Times, STAR India, NDTV, The Quint and Network 18. During his career span, Husain gained expertise in digital transformation with the new-age digital landscape.
“Adloid is one of the leading platforms in the AR space backed by robust technology and some of the brilliant minds in the industry working for it,” Husain said ton his new role. “I am excited to work with such a passionate team that has charted an unprecedented growth story for the company.”
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Kate Rouch steps down as OpenAI Chief Marketing Officer
Marketing leader prioritises health after late-stage breast cancer diagnosis.
MUMBAI: When the toughest battle moves from the boardroom to the personal front, even the sharpest minds know it’s time to step back and focus on winning the most important fight of all. Kate Rouch, chief marketing officer at OpenAI, has announced she is stepping down from her role to focus on recovery following a diagnosis of late-stage breast cancer.
In a heartfelt LinkedIn post, Rouch revealed she was diagnosed around a year and a half ago, shortly after taking on the CMO position. Despite undergoing intensive treatment, she continued to lead the company’s marketing function through what she described as one of the most challenging periods of her career.
She explained that while she remained deeply committed to her role and team, she had reached a point where prioritising her health and recovery had become essential. Rouch called the decision difficult, noting it required acknowledging personal limits and shifting priorities. She reflected that the experience had reshaped her understanding of courage not always about pushing harder, but sometimes about stepping back to focus on long-term wellbeing, family and sustainability.
Rouch expressed gratitude to her team and colleagues for their support. She mentioned that Gary will step in to help lead the function and recruit a successor. She plans to support the transition and remains open to returning in a different capacity in the future, depending on her health.
Prior to joining OpenAI, Rouch served as the first chief marketing officer at Coinbase and spent over a decade at Meta, where she was vice president and global head of brand and product marketing.
She also thanked well-wishers for their messages and shared that stories from fellow survivors had a meaningful impact during her treatment journey.
In the high-stakes world of tech marketing, Kate Rouch has always been known for her strategic brilliance. Now, she is showing a different kind of strength, one that reminds us that even the most driven leaders sometimes need to pause, heal, and come back stronger when the time is right. Wishing her a full and steady recovery.
