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Google’s Rahul Roy-Chowdhury joins Grammarly as global head of product
NEW DELHI: Digital writing assistant software Grammarly has roped in Google’s Rahul Roy-Chowdhury as global head of product. Roy-Chowdhury announced the move via a post on professional networking site LinkedIn. He was with the search giant for 14 years in various capacities, the most recent being vice president – product management.
“I leave Google with a sense of gratitude and tremendous pride at how our work at Google improved the lives of billions of people around the world. From working on Chrome from the early days to scaling it to billions of users to working on making Google’s product offerings more private, safe, and secure, it’s been a blast,” he wrote.
At Google, Roy-Chowdhury was leading the privacy, safety, and security teams to unified solutions across the tech behemoth's product portfolio. Prior to that, he spent ten years on Chrome, leading the product management teams for Chrome browser and Chrome OS. He has also had stints at Solidcore Systems and Lazard Frères. He has a BA in mathematics from Hamilton College, an MS in computer science from Columbia University, and an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
Grammarly CEO Brad Hoover wrote in a blog post welcoming the new appointee, "Rahul brings deep expertise leading product, data, and design teams to build and scale them to a broad global audience. This includes building out widely used consumer products, developer platforms, and enterprise offerings, with a focus on privacy and user trust.”
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Prakash Nair reportedly quits Ogilvy after 23 years
One of the agency’s longest-serving leaders has moved on, with his next destination still unknown
MUMBAI: After more than two decades at one address, Prakash Nair has left the building. The president and head of office, north at Ogilvy has moved on from the agency, according to highly placed industry sources. His next move remains unknown. Ogilvy did not respond to requests for comment.
Nair spent over 23 years at the agency, making him one of its longest-serving senior figures. He was elevated to lead the Gurugram office in April 2022, a role that put him at the helm of Ogilvy’s northern operations at a time of considerable churn across the advertising industry.
Before taking charge in the capital, Nair served as associate president at Ogilvy Mumbai, where he worked on some of the agency’s most prized accounts, including Mondelez, Tata Motors, and BP Castrol. Over the years, he built a reputation for driving modern, integrated, and award-winning work, the kind that wins metals at Cannes and keeps clients from straying.
His departure was marked in style. A farewell gathering was held in Delhi, attended by senior figures from across the advertising fraternity, a signal of the regard in which Nair is held in an industry that does not always pause to say goodbye properly.
Where he goes next is the question the industry is now asking. After 23 years at one of the world’s most storied agencies, the answer, when it comes, will be worth watching.
