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Beam & Words bags the digital marketing mandate for Smoke Lab
Mumbai: The leading design and communication agency, Beam & Words, has won the digital marketing mandate for one of India’s leading premium vodka brands, Smoke Lab.
Smoke Lab Vodka, from the house of NV Group, is known for its finest blends that are irresistibly smooth and mellow. NV Group is a leading producer of distilled spirits and RTDs in the country. It has adhered to stringent quality control measures, having adopted state-of-the-art infrastructure and technology.
Expressing his thoughts on the win, Beam & Words partner Arjun Guleria said, “We at Beam & Words are extremely excited to represent Smoke Lab, a brand which has made its mark as being one of the finest alcohol brands in the country. We are thrilled to be able to bring our expertise to help the brand’s success further and work with a brand that is constantly reaching new heights both nationally and internationally.”
Further, commenting on this association, Smoke Lab CEO & founder Varun Jain said, “We are glad to onboard our new partner agency, “Beam & Words,” which has built many renowned brands in the country, and we are aiming that they will bring alive the world of Smoke Lab in the digital world for us. We are looking at expanding our social media presence with great engaging content coming from B&W to enunciate brand love.”
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WPP appoints Estée Lauder’s Anne-Isabelle Choueiri as chief transformation officer
Former Estée Lauder executive to lead operations, technology and culture overhaul under WPP’s three-year growth plan
LONDON: WPP has appointed Anne-Isabelle Choueiri as chief transformation officer in a newly created role tasked with delivering the group’s Elevate28 strategy.
Choueiri joins from The Estée Lauder Companies, where she led enterprise-wide strategic initiatives, including the “One ELC” operating model and major upgrades to enterprise marketing, data and analytics capabilities. She also led the redesign of enterprise technology teams and served on the company’s AI taskforce, driving AI strategy, adoption and value realisation across the business.
At WPP, she will be responsible for designing, implementing and embedding the operating model behind Elevate28, the company’s three-year growth plan unveiled in February 2026. She will lead efforts to improve innovation, efficiency and integration across WPP’s client offerings, with a focus on delivering agile, outcome-driven solutions and measurable growth.
Choueiri will oversee organisational transformation across the group, working closely with product and enterprise technology teams to deploy AI, data and technology to build new capabilities and improve operational performance. She will also work with the people function to embed cultural change, strengthen an agile performance mindset and support talent development across the organisation.
Before joining Estée Lauder, she held senior roles across consulting and digital agencies, including at Accenture, Masaï (a Bain & Company spin-off), and Kearney, with experience spanning strategy, data and digital marketing transformation.
Cindy Rose, chief executive officer of WPP, said Choueiri brings a strong track record of leading large-scale transformation across operations, technology and culture, adding that her appointment will help accelerate the group’s next phase of growth under Elevate28.
Choueiri said WPP’s strategy represents an ambitious opportunity to reshape how the company operates and delivers for clients, adding that she looks forward to building integrated solutions and fostering a culture of innovation and change.
She will be based in New York and will join WPP’s executive committee.
