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Jayant Kapre joins Avon as new MD India
MUMBAI: Avon announced the appointment of Jayant Kapre as the new managing director for Avon India. In his new role, Kapre will be responsible for driving the overall growth for Avon businesses in India.
Kapre is a seasoned leader with more than two decades of work experience across industries. He has spent the last 10 years building profitable businesses from the ground up in Indian as well as south-east Asian markets. Kapre has a successful track record of leading multinational organisations, while independently managing the complete business and P&L (Profit and Loss) responsibilities.
In his previous roles, he has worked with Unilever, Wrigley, PepsiCo and United Biscuits across business leadership roles. He is a specialist in starting up businesses and brands in new spaces, and further, has experience in managing various go-to-market channels viz. general trade, modern trade and e-commerce.
Commenting on his new role at AVON, Kapre said, “I am truly inspired by the work AVON has been delivering over the last 130 years to economically empower women through beauty and the commitment to making a positive social, economic and environmental impact to local communities. Together with a strong purpose-driven approach at heart, innovative and iconic products to meet the needs of Indian consumers and a highly capable team, I am looking forward to driving the next phase of growth for the business and contributing to its success.”
Kapre has done his masters in business administration from IIM Ahmedabad, one of the top B-schools of India, and BA in economics from Hindu College, Delhi University.
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WPP appoints Estée Lauder’s Anne-Isabelle Choueiri as chief transformation officer
Former Estée Lauder executive to lead operations, technology and culture overhaul under WPP’s three-year growth plan
LONDON: WPP has appointed Anne-Isabelle Choueiri as chief transformation officer in a newly created role tasked with delivering the group’s Elevate28 strategy.
Choueiri joins from The Estée Lauder Companies, where she led enterprise-wide strategic initiatives, including the “One ELC” operating model and major upgrades to enterprise marketing, data and analytics capabilities. She also led the redesign of enterprise technology teams and served on the company’s AI taskforce, driving AI strategy, adoption and value realisation across the business.
At WPP, she will be responsible for designing, implementing and embedding the operating model behind Elevate28, the company’s three-year growth plan unveiled in February 2026. She will lead efforts to improve innovation, efficiency and integration across WPP’s client offerings, with a focus on delivering agile, outcome-driven solutions and measurable growth.
Choueiri will oversee organisational transformation across the group, working closely with product and enterprise technology teams to deploy AI, data and technology to build new capabilities and improve operational performance. She will also work with the people function to embed cultural change, strengthen an agile performance mindset and support talent development across the organisation.
Before joining Estée Lauder, she held senior roles across consulting and digital agencies, including at Accenture, Masaï (a Bain & Company spin-off), and Kearney, with experience spanning strategy, data and digital marketing transformation.
Cindy Rose, chief executive officer of WPP, said Choueiri brings a strong track record of leading large-scale transformation across operations, technology and culture, adding that her appointment will help accelerate the group’s next phase of growth under Elevate28.
Choueiri said WPP’s strategy represents an ambitious opportunity to reshape how the company operates and delivers for clients, adding that she looks forward to building integrated solutions and fostering a culture of innovation and change.
She will be based in New York and will join WPP’s executive committee.
