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Alive Wellness Clinics onboards Deepanshu Khurana as chief business officer
Mumbai: Alive Wellness Clinics, one of India’s foremost cosmetic clinics offering comprehensive 360-degree wellness treatments, has appointed Deepanshu Khurana as the new chief business officer.
Prior to joining Alive Wellness Clinics, Khurana was working with VLCC. He headed the operations of South Asia’s largest chain of beauty & wellness clinics at home services and Academies, in addition to managing the financial performance of the organization.
Commenting on his new role, Khurana expressed, “I am truly honored to begin this exciting journey alongside the team at Alive Wellness Clinics, taking on the role of Chief Business Officer. In recent years, the fields of dermatology and aesthetics have become more popular than ever, further emphasizing the importance of precision and excellence in these areas. This provides a unique opportunity for wellness brands to offer comprehensive services in dermatology and aesthetics. My partnership with Alive Wellness, a well-known name in this industry, aligns perfectly with my commitment to providing holistic care and driving positive transformations in the field. With my experience in strategic planning, business development, and healthcare operations, I’m eager to lead the brand’s growth and contribute to its mission of promoting holistic well-being.”
Welcoming him on board, Alive Wellness Clinics director and chief dermatologist Dr. Chiranjiv Chhabra shared, “We are elated to extend a warm welcome to Deepanshu Khurana, who joins us as the chief business officer at Alive Wellness Clinics. In an ever-changing industry and with customer preferences shaping our direction, our commitment to excellence remains unwavering. To realize our vision, expanding our reach is crucial, and Mr. Khurana will lead this effort. In his new role, he will be responsible for driving business growth, nurturing strategic partnerships and expanding the network of services ranging from skin, body, and hair to nutrition. With Mr. Khurana’s expertise, we are confident he will help us expand our services, enhance the patient experience, and take Alive Wellness to new heights in the industry while bolstering our reputation along the way.”
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Abhay Duggal joins JioStar as director of Hindi GEC ad sales
The streaming giant brings in a seasoned revenue hand as the battle for Hindi television advertising heats up
MUMBAI: Abhay Duggal has a new desk, and JioStar has a new weapon. The media and entertainment veteran has joined JioStar as director of entertainment ad sales for Hindi general entertainment channels, adding 17 years of hard-won revenue experience to one of India’s most powerful broadcasting operations.
Duggal is no stranger to big portfolios or bruising markets. Before joining JioStar, he spent a brief stint at Republic World as deputy general manager and north regional head for ad sales. Before that, he put in three years at Enterr10 Television, where he ran the north region for Dangal TV and Dangal 2, two of India’s leading free-to-air Hindi channels. The north alone accounted for more than 50 per cent of total channel revenue on his watch, a number that tends to get attention in any sales meeting.
His longest stint was at Zee Entertainment Enterprises, where he spent over six years rising to associate director of sales. There he commanded the Hindi movies cluster across seven channels, owned more than half of north India’s revenue across flagship properties including Zee TV and &TV, and closed marquee sponsorships across the Indian Premier League, Zee Rishtey Awards and Dance India Dance. He also handled monetisation for the English movies and entertainment cluster and the global news channel WION, a portfolio that would stretch most sales teams twice his size.
Earlier in his career Duggal closed what was then a Rs 3 crore single deal at Reliance Broadcast Network, one of the largest in Indian radio at the time, before that he helped launch and monetise JAINHITS, India’s first HITS-based cable and satellite platform.
His edge, by his own account, lies in marrying data and instinct: translating audience trends, inventory signals and client demands into long-term partnerships built on cost-per-rating-point discipline rather than short-term deal chasing. In a media landscape being reshaped by streaming, fragmented attention and AI-driven advertising, that kind of rigour is increasingly rare and increasingly valuable.
JioStar, which blends the scale of Reliance’s Jio platform with the content firepower of Star, is doubling down on its advertising business at precisely the moment the Hindi GEC market is getting more competitive. Bringing in someone who has spent nearly two decades doing exactly this, across some of India’s most watched channels, is a pointed statement of intent. Duggal has spent his career turning audiences into revenue. JioStar is clearly betting he can do it again, and bigger.
