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Gozoop onboards Aakash P Shah as associate director, brand solutions
Mumbai: The digital-first integrated marketing agency Gozoop has strengthened its leadership by appointing Aakash P Shah as associate director – brand solutions.
Shah will be contributing to the growth of the company by aligning new partnerships and businesses and report to Gozoop CEO & co-founder Ahmed Aftab Naqvi, said the press statement.
Shah joins Gozoop with more than eight years of work experience in the field of 360-degree advertising, branding, sales & marketing strategy. He has been instrumental in his long stint at communication boot camp & IdeateLabs, across industries like real estate, F&B, FMCG, and media.
Commenting on the new appointment, Naqvi said, “Aakash combines his immense passion for marketing with infectious energy. Look forward to ‘Breaking The Box’ together.”
Speaking on his new role, Shah said, “The distinguished values of honesty, integrity & perseverance that have guided me through my professional streak align perfectly well with the nature of Gozoop. I am excited to begin my journey in Gozoop and champion businesses.”
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UltraTech Cement appoints Jayant Dua as managing director
Dua will succeed K. C. Jhanwar after his term ends in December 2026
MUMBAI: UltraTech Cement, the flagship cement arm of the Aditya Birla Group, has elevated Jayant Dua as managing director, effective 1 April, 2026.
The company’s board also approved his appointment as additional director, managing director and key managerial personnel, effective 1 January, 2027, following the completion of the current managing director K C Jhanwar’s term on 31 December, 2026, according to a regulatory filing.
Dua will serve as managing director for a four-year term from 1 January, 2027 to 31 December, 2030.
A veteran executive with more than 37 years of professional experience, Dua joined the Aditya Birla Group’s cement business in 1996 and spent nearly a decade in various functional and leadership roles.
Over the past two decades, he has held several profit-and-loss and chief executive responsibilities across multiple group businesses, including insulators, insurance, Century Cement and the chlor-alkali segment. In 2023, he was elevated to lead the group’s renewables and textiles businesses.
Within the group, Dua has received several internal honours, including the chairman’s individual award for exceptional contribution in 2002, the outstanding leader award in 2009 and the leader of leaders recognition in 2022.
He holds an engineering degree from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, an MBA from International Management Institute and has completed the advanced management programme at Harvard Business School.
