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CEO Priya Jayaraman exits Saatchi & Saatchi Propagate
NEW DELHI: Saatchi & Saatchi Propagate CEO Priya Jayaraman has moved on, the agency said in a statement on Thursday.
Jayaraman was the founder of Propagate (erstwhile Propaganda India), which was later acquired by the Publicis Groupe and merged with L&K Saatchi & Saatchi (LKSS) in 2019 and rechristened Saatchi & Saatchi Propagate.
It's been a decade of a journey of creating a digital agency from inception and seeing it through to becoming a part of a global entity," said Jayaraman. "I feel blessed and humbled to have met such fabulous colleagues who built their careers here, of many clients who trusted their journey with us."
She will be replaced by Charles Victor, who has been elevated to chief operating officer. Victor has been with LKSS for 15 years, working across creative, mainline and digital. In his new role, he will be responsible for driving business growth and strategic direction at the agency while also continuing to serve as the executive director of LKSS. He will report to managing director LKSS Paritosh Srivastava.
“Would like to thank Priya immensely for her contribution and hard work in making SSP into a powerful digital offering with a national footprint with some amazing client partners and talent,” said Srivastava.
Saatchi & Saatchi Propagate has also appointed Sabah Iqbal as SVP and head. She will report to Victor and joins the agency from Digitas, where she was SVP – west and south.
The full-service digital agency boasts a roster of high-profile clients, such as MaxLife Insurance, Max Group, Scripbox, Practo, ESPN CricInfo, Embassy Springs, Revlon, Dailyhunt among others.
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Time brings TIME100 Next franchise to India with Reliance
List to spotlight 100 emerging leaders, gala set for December 2026 in Mumbai.
MUMBAI: It’s about time India’s next wave got a global spotlight and now, it’s on the list. New York-headquartered Time is expanding its TIME100 Next franchise to India, partnering with Reliance Industries Limited to launch TIME100 Next India, its first international extension of the rising leaders platform. The announcement was made at the Time100 Gala in New York by Jessica Sibley and Nita Mukesh Ambani, signalling a strategic push to tap into India’s growing influence across sectors.
The India edition will recognise 100 emerging leaders from the country and the global Indian diaspora, spanning business, science, sports, arts and social impact. The list will be curated by Time’s editorial team and published online, continuing the franchise’s focus on identifying individuals shaping the future.
The initiative will culminate in a gala event scheduled for December 2026 at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre, anchoring the platform within India’s cultural and business ecosystem.
TIME’s broader Time100 franchise has steadily expanded its global footprint since 2021 through events and impact-led initiatives. Executives noted that India’s growing pool of influential voices and innovators made it a natural next step for the platform’s international ambitions.
For Reliance, the partnership aligns with its broader push to support emerging talent and ideas on a global stage. For Time, it marks a timely bet on India not just as a market, but as a talent engine shaping the next chapter of global leadership.
