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Indigo Consulting appoints Sanjeev Kumar as senior VP
Mumbai: Indigo Consulting, a Publicis Groupe company, has appointed Sanjeev Kumar as senior vice president – customer success and operational excellence.
The company’s chief growth officer Krishna Chandaluri will be transitioning to lead his growth mandate as Kumar takes over the baton from him. With this, the firm that specialises in enterprise technology, design, and data-first talent aims to strengthen its delivery and operations team.
With over 25 years of IT service experience in managing large-scale programs in a globally distributed setup, Kumar has handled projects for clients like Polaris, Xansa, and Nagarro, among others.
“As the demands placed on us as a bespoke software engineering and digital business transformation company is getting deeper in the new normal, where digital has become the primary channel for brands across domains, we are investing in re-imaging our customer success team too – their skill sets, knowledge and vision to design & deliver digital-first solution and this is where Sanjeev is a fantastic and seamless fit,” said Indigo Consulting COO Jose Leon.
In his previous role, Kumar was responsible for integrating and defining end-to-end processes to drive synergies between finova UK and IT service outsourced suppliers in India. He led top quality delivery and return on investment, driving transformation and re-engineering for financial institutions/building societies in UK and Ireland.
Some key domains that Kumar has worked for include banks across the globe in countries like Japan, Indonesia, UK, Singapore; Insurance – North America; Education – North America: Telco – Europe and continental Europe, and CPG – UK.
Speaking on his new assignment, Sanjeev Kumar said, “I am excited to step on this role as this is where I was headed in terms of leveraging all my past global experience in agile service deliveries, to own the P&L of a large service delivery team & deliver excellence and add value to our customers, strategic technology OEM Partners of-course the end-customers. Also, I am delighted to be back to Publicis, it is more of a homecoming for me.”
Digital
India launches nationwide AI responsibility pledge drive
MeitY and Intel India aim for Guinness record ahead of AI Impact Summit
NATIONAL: India will roll out a nationwide digital campaign on 16–17 February to promote ethical, inclusive and responsible use of artificial intelligence, as the country builds momentum ahead of the India AI Impact Summit 2026.
The initiative, led by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology under the IndiaAI Mission, in collaboration with Intel India, will attempt to set a Guinness World Records title for the “most pledges received for an AI responsibility campaign in 24 hours”.
The digital pledge drive will go live at 8 am IST on 16 February, inviting citizens to commit to responsible AI practices through an interactive platform featuring scenario-based questions. Participants who complete the pledge will receive a digital honorary badge jointly issued by IndiaAI and Intel India, along with access to curated, government-led AI learning pathways.
The campaign has been designed for broad accessibility, requiring neither camera nor microphone permissions and imposing no eligibility criteria or assessment thresholds. Participation is open to students, educators, parents, government officials, public sector employees, industry professionals, startups and the wider public, with a particular focus on youth engagement.
Organisers said the initiative aims to deepen awareness around data privacy, accountability, misinformation and ethical deployment of AI technologies, reinforcing India’s push for a human-centric and trustworthy AI ecosystem.
The pledge campaign forms a central citizen-engagement pillar of the India AI Impact Summit 2026, scheduled from 16 to 20 February at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. The summit will be inaugurated by Narendra Modi and will bring together global leaders, policymakers, industry experts, researchers, startups, academia and civil society to discuss AI-led development under the themes of people, planet and progress.
