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IAA Mentorship with Maarten L Albarda
MUMBAI: The International Advertising Association (IAA) India Chapter has organised its next webinar on ‘World Goes Digital’, which will be addressed by Maarten L Albarda, renowned marketing consultant, former Coca-Cola media and communication innovation global director.
L Albarda has around 30 years of experience in advertising and marketing and started his career at JWT Amsterdam as a media planner.
“We are delighted to have someone of the stature of Maatren L Albarda to address the IAA mentorship webinar. I am sure brand managers and digital media practitioners would use this opportunity to interact with him,” said IAA India Chapter and IAA development Asia/Pacific region vice president Srinivasan K Swamy.
Free Press Journal director Abhishek Karnani and Mahindra Special Services Group marketing and public relations head Manish Advani are co-chairing the IAA webinar series.
The webinar will be aired live on the IAA YouTube channel – www.youtube.com /iaaindiachapter on 16 October 4pm onwards.
The International Advertising Association (IAA) India Chapter has earlier hosted speakers like Sajeev Kapoor, CMO, Citi (India); Ashish Hemrajani, Founder and CEO, Bookmyshow.com; Rajan Anandan, MD, Google (India); Nishant Rao MD, Linkedin (India); Ajit Balakrishnan, Founder, Rediff.com; Julie Roehm, Chief Story Teller, SAP and Neeraj Roy, MD and CEO of Hungama Digital Media Entertainment Pvt. Ltd and Paul Berney, Co-Founder & Managing Partner EMEA of mCordis.
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OpenAI’s Stargate lead Peter Hoeschele exits with two senior leaders
Trio behind compute push set to join new startup amid leadership reshuffle
SAN FRANCISCO: Peter Hoeschele, a key figure behind OpenAI’s early Stargate data centre initiative, has exited the company, according to a report by The Information.
The departure is part of a broader leadership shift, with two other senior executives, Shamez Hemani and Anuj Saharan, also set to leave in the coming days. All three are expected to join the same new startup, although details about the venture remain under wraps.
The trio played a central role in OpenAI’s Stargate effort, an initiative aimed at building large-scale data centre capacity in-house to reduce reliance on external infrastructure providers. Their exits mark a notable moment for the company’s compute strategy as it continues to scale rapidly.
OpenAI spokesperson said in a statement to The Information, “We’re grateful for the contributions Peter, Shamez, and Anuj have made to OpenAI and wish them the very best in what comes next.” The company also pointed to the recent appointment of Sachin Katti to lead its industrial compute organisation, signalling continuity in its infrastructure roadmap.
OpenAI has indicated that it does not plan to directly replace Hoeschele’s role, suggesting a possible restructuring of responsibilities within the team.
As competition intensifies in the race to build next-generation AI systems, leadership changes in core infrastructure teams are likely to draw close attention. For now, the spotlight shifts to what this departing trio builds next, and how OpenAI adapts as it scales its ambitions.
