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Akshit Kaushik goes from Google to Lenskart as performance marketing head
MUMBAI: When you get an opportunity to lead performance marketing at a company which is building a category would you take it up or let it go?
Well, Akshit Kaushik said yes and he’s joined Lenskart as head of performance marketing. He says he’s going to make every marketing penny count and drive best in class ROI.
The company is sure to benefit from the his experience at Google which he quit after a five and a year stint learning the tricks and trade as senior campaign manager, performance marketing lead and finally as global CX and quality lead- Google ads.
Akshit has also had a four-year assignment with Amazon where he had varied roles right from marketing manager (for Junglee) to category manager to senior category manager -Amazon Renewed. A two-year term with Godrej Interio as marketing manager resulted in him picking up the skills of demand generation, understand media trends and build relationships.
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OpenAI’s Stargate lead Peter Hoeschele exits with two senior leaders
Trio behind compute push set to join new startup amid leadership reshuffle
SAN FRANCISCO: Peter Hoeschele, a key figure behind OpenAI’s early Stargate data centre initiative, has exited the company, according to a report by The Information.
The departure is part of a broader leadership shift, with two other senior executives, Shamez Hemani and Anuj Saharan, also set to leave in the coming days. All three are expected to join the same new startup, although details about the venture remain under wraps.
The trio played a central role in OpenAI’s Stargate effort, an initiative aimed at building large-scale data centre capacity in-house to reduce reliance on external infrastructure providers. Their exits mark a notable moment for the company’s compute strategy as it continues to scale rapidly.
OpenAI spokesperson said in a statement to The Information, “We’re grateful for the contributions Peter, Shamez, and Anuj have made to OpenAI and wish them the very best in what comes next.” The company also pointed to the recent appointment of Sachin Katti to lead its industrial compute organisation, signalling continuity in its infrastructure roadmap.
OpenAI has indicated that it does not plan to directly replace Hoeschele’s role, suggesting a possible restructuring of responsibilities within the team.
As competition intensifies in the race to build next-generation AI systems, leadership changes in core infrastructure teams are likely to draw close attention. For now, the spotlight shifts to what this departing trio builds next, and how OpenAI adapts as it scales its ambitions.
