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Dome, NSCI to host yet another season of pro kabaddi league for the fifth consecutive year this july 2019 for home team U Mumba
MUMBAI: Dome, NSCI, India’s premier entertainment and leisure destination, is set to host all matches assigned to Mumbai team U Mumba for the seventh season of the Pro Kabaddi league, from the end of July 2019 onwards. Known for their incredible versatility, Dome is hosting the event for the fifth consecutive year, which is a testament to their expertise as a leading indoor sports arena.
Supporting the indigenous sport of Kabaddi, the league is an initiative by Mashal Sports and Star India, to bring back the sport into the national spotlight. As the official broadcasters, Star India has brought Kabaddi into home audiences live from the arena. Showcasing their support to this ground-breaking initiative, Dome, NSCI, is the proud home turf of U Mumba, Mumbai’s very own team, and is gearing up to ready the arena for a number of exciting matches for the fifth consecutive season. Sports enthusiasts in the city are already in a hurry to book their seats for the league, with tickets now live on PayTM and Insider.in
Mazhar Nadiadwala, Managing Director, Dome Entertainment, says, “With seven successful seasons of the Pro Kabaddi League, the sport has definitely become one of the leading sporting events in the country. It is a pleasure to consistently be able to deliver the best arena for an indigenous sport like Kabaddi to shine. Associating with Star India, the official broadcasters, this is our fifth time hosting the event, and it continues to be just as thrilling to host them as it was the first time. Partnering with USports, we are thrilled to watch our home team, U Mumba take the arena and fight for the trophy. We feel honored to have been chosen for the event yet again, and we hope to continue to be associated with them in the future, as well.”
The venue has also previously hosted leading sports events like Matrix Fight Night, Brave India – MMA, IOS Boxing, and more. By hosting Pro Kabaddi League for the fifth time, Dome has definitely established themselves as one of the leading sports destinations in the country.
Supratik Sen, MD & Co-Founder, U Sports says, “The team and the fans always look forward to U Mumba playing at home during the Pro Kabaddi League. We always try to give the fans maximum seating as they love to watch the match live. Not only that, the experience is also an important factor which Dome has. Even with the high costs, we spare no expense to give our fans the best!”
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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.
