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Euro RSCG Worldwide appoints Andre Pinto as CFO
MUMBAI: Euro RSCG Worldwide has appointed Andre Pinto as its chief financial officer (CFO). Pinto succeeds Rob Parker who resigned to pursue other interests.
Pinto has worked within Euro RSCG Worldwide for over 16 years, most recently serving as Deputy CFO for Havas. Previously, he served as CFO for Euro RSCG UK, North America, Southern Europe and Latin America.
“Andre has been successful at every step of his career at Euro RSCG, and his extensive experience throughout our organisation has prepared him to lead our financial operations as CFO,” said Euro RSCG Worldwide chairman and CEO Jim Heekin.
Pinto said, “I look forward to leveraging my experience across the globe within Euro RSCG as we continue the successful work of improving efficiencies and increasing overall profitability.”
Parker, on the other hand said, “Euro RSCG Worldwide is a terrific company and it has been an honor to work here for over 14 years. Following the completion of the successful 2003 reorganisation, I felt this was an appropriate time for me to seek new challenges.”
“We want to thank Rob for his service to Euro RSCG Worldwide. He helped guide the company through a period of extraordinary transition towards growth. All of us here at Euro RSCG wish Rob the best in his future endeavors,” added Heekin.
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Zscaler, Airtel launch India AI Cyber Research Centre
New hub to boost cyber resilience and trusted AI use
NEW DELHI: As India’s digital engine roars ahead, so do the risks riding shotgun. In response, Zscaler, Inc. and Bharti Airtel have joined hands to launch the AI and Cyber Threat Research Center – India, a national initiative aimed at strengthening the country’s cyber defences and accelerating responsible AI adoption.
The centre is designed as a multi stakeholder platform that brings together industry, government and academia. Its mission is clear: protect critical sectors such as telecom, banking and energy, shield everyday digital users, and future proof India’s fast expanding online ecosystem.
India has long been a major innovation hub for Zscaler, with a substantial portion of its cyber research talent based here. With this new centre, that footprint evolves into a national collaboration engine. The idea is simple but ambitious, build in India, for India, and help power the country’s journey towards a secure and digitally self reliant future.
The timing is telling. India is building digital systems at population scale, not just enterprise scale. That scale has widened the attack surface dramatically. At the same time, cyber criminals and nation state actors are deploying AI to scan, probe and exploit vulnerabilities in minutes.
Zscaler’s research arm, ThreatLabz India, reports millions of infiltration attempts every month. These include espionage campaigns linked to regional geopolitical tensions, 1.2 million intrusion attempts from 20,000 sources targeting 58 Indian digital entities, and a rise in zero day exploit attempts across multiple industries.
In such an environment, perimeter based security models are struggling to keep pace. The new centre aims to push a shift towards secure by design systems and Zero Trust architecture.
Its strategy rests on four pillars: protect through real time intelligence, remediate by working directly with government agencies, facilitate adoption of AI driven security and Zero Trust frameworks, and build a stronger cybersecurity talent pipeline through specialised certifications.
As founding members, Zscaler and Airtel will combine global threat intelligence with local network visibility. Zscaler will deploy a dedicated India focused research team and draw insights from its Zero Trust Exchange platform, which processes over 500 billion daily transactions worldwide. Airtel, meanwhile, will contribute deep visibility into IoT and mobile traffic, helping detect suspicious activity faster and coordinate response across the ecosystem.
Bharti Airtel executive vice chairman Gopal Vittal, said the partnership extends Airtel’s commitment to safeguarding customers and the nation’s digital fabric. He added that the collaboration would address challenges unique to the Indian market and encourage secure and confident digital engagement.
Zscaler chief executive, chairman and founder Jay Chaudhry, said India’s digital ambition cannot be secured with legacy firewalls and VPNs. He noted that a modern Zero Trust architecture is essential for a hyper connected world and that the new centre would harness the scale of Zscaler’s global security cloud while empowering a new generation of Indian cyber defenders.
Additional members from critical public and private sectors are expected to join the initiative in the coming months, expanding its scope and deepening collaboration.
In a world where threats travel at machine speed, India’s answer is to think faster, collaborate wider and build smarter.
