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HT Media elevates two senior executives
MUMBAI: HT Media has announced promotions of two of its senior executives – Diptakirti Chaudhuri and Parveen Gupta.
Chaudhuri got elevated from his current role of HT Delhi head- marketing to a new role in the digital domain as head, strategy and new businesses, digital business.
Meanwhile, Gupta has been promoted to take Chaudhuri’s position of head-marketing for HT Delhi.
Chaudhuri, in this new role, would be a part of the leadership team of digital business, and be responsible for working on new category evaluation and entry. He will report to HT Media business head-digital Amit Garg.
Gupta will be responsible for the entire consumer and product agenda for the brand and will report to Hindustan Times marketing head Rajesh Ramakrisnan.
Brands
Metro Brands appoints Harshvardhan Chauhan as CMO & SMP
Retail veteran to steer brand strategy and accelerate growth
MUMBAI: Metro Brands has appointed Harshvardhan Chauhan as its chief marketing officer and senior management personnel, effective 23 February 2026.
The move brings nearly two decades of marketing muscle into the company’s leadership ranks. With over 18 years of experience across retail, fashion, lifestyle, grocery, home and e-commerce, Chauhan arrives with a well-rounded understanding of how brands capture attention and convert it into loyalty.
His professional journey includes stints at Bharat YEF, Trident Group, RPSG, DLF Shopping Malls, ShopClues, Godrej Group, Reckitt Benckiser and Accenture, where he worked across brand building, strategic growth and business leadership.
Chauhan holds a master’s degree in business administration with a specialisation in strategy and business management from Symbiosis, Pune. He has also completed the accelerated general management programme at IIM Ahmedabad, combining academic rigour with hands-on commercial experience.
In his new full-time role, he will report to chief executive officer Nissan Joseph and work closely with the leadership team to shape the next phase of brand expansion.
For Metro Brands, the appointment signals a sharpened focus on storytelling, scale and staying one step ahead in a competitive retail landscape.
