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Databricks names Jeremy Cooper VP of marketing for APJ push
SINGAPORE: Databricks has strengthened its Asia Pacific and Japan leadership with the appointment of Jeremy Cooper as vice president of marketing, signalling a fresh marketing charge as demand for data and AI surges across the region.
A seasoned marketing leader with over two decades in global technology roles, Cooper joins Databricks after leading marketing for Amazon Web Services across Asia Pacific and Japan. At AWS, he steered regional go to market strategy and helped fuel growth across enterprise, public sector, partners and startups.
His CV reads like a tour of Silicon Valley’s greatest hits. Before AWS, Cooper held senior marketing roles at Salesforce, Google and LinkedIn, where he played a key role in shaping category defining brands and scaling global growth engines.
Based in Australia, Cooper will now oversee Databricks’ marketing strategy and execution across APJ, with a focus on expanding brand presence, building pipeline and accelerating revenue growth.
Databricks vice president of global demand generation and field marketing Joseph Puthussery, said the timing could not be better. “Jeremy brings deep cloud expertise, strong brand instincts and a rare balance of global and regional experience. That combination will be critical as organisations across APJ look to unify and scale their data and AI.”
Cooper, for his part, sees Databricks as the natural next chapter. “AI is the biggest technology shift since the rise of the cloud, and Databricks sits right at the centre of it,” he said. “The opportunity to help organisations turn data into intelligence and intelligence into action is hugely compelling. I’m excited to work with our teams, customers and partners across APJ to make that happen.”
With a heavyweight marketer at the helm, Databricks is clearly setting the pace for its next phase of growth in one of its most important regions.
Brands
Jubilant FoodWorks faces Rs 47.5 crore GST demand, plans appeal
Tax authorities flag alleged misclassification of restaurant services
MUMBAI: Jubilant FoodWorks Limited has landed in a tax tussle after receiving a GST demand of Rs 47.5 crore from the office of the additional commissioner of CGST and central excise in Thane, Maharashtra.
The order, issued under the provisions of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, relates to an alleged incorrect classification of certain services under the category of restaurant services. According to the tax authorities, this classification resulted in a short payment of goods and services tax for the period between the financial years 2019-20 and 2021-22.
The demand includes Rs 47.5 crore in GST along with an equal amount as penalty, in addition to applicable interest. The order was received by the company on March 13, 2026.
In a regulatory filing to the BSE Limited and the National Stock Exchange of India Limited, the company said it disagrees with the order and believes its arguments were not adequately considered.
The company is preparing to challenge the decision and plans to file an appeal. It added that once the redressal process is complete, the demand is likely to be dropped.
Despite the sizeable figure attached to the notice, the company said it does not expect any material impact on its financials, operations or other activities.
The disclosure was signed by Suman Hegde, EVP and chief financial officer, who confirmed that the company received the order at 19:06 IST on March 13 and has already initiated steps to contest it.
The development places the quick service restaurant major in the middle of a tax debate that could hinge on how certain restaurant-linked services are classified under GST rules. For now, the company appears ready to take the matter from the tax office to the appeals desk.
