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Komli Media makes three appointments
MUMBAI: Komli Media, a digital media technology platform, has appointed Apurva Dalal as VP and head of engineering, Ashwin Puri as VP and head of global business development and Rahul Bhargava as VP and head of products.
Dalal will be responsible for building and scaling the Komli Media‘s technology platforms. He will drive the company‘s overall engineering and research vision to bring “industry-leading” technology solutions to customers.
Meanwhile, Bhargava is responsible for the strategic and operational leadership of Komli products, including crafting the company‘s product strategy, defining the road map and executing the go-to market plans.
Puri will be responsible for business development and strategic alliances for Komli Media globally, including publisher relationships, data and technology partnerships and M&A activity.
Komli Media CEO Prashant Mehta said, “Komli Media is focused on creating innovative advertising solutions for customers across the digital spectrum. These three key additions underscore the investment we are making to support our fast-paced growth. Apurva, Rahul and Ashwin have consistently demonstrated their strengths in innovation leadership, superior execution and the ability to scale across markets and products in high-growth environments. I am really excited about adding this winning combination to our global leadership team and the added momentum it will bring to Komli.”
Dalal joins Komli from Google where he established the enterprise cloud computing R&D center at Google Hyderabad. During his seven-year tenure, he also led software engineering teams for AdWords, data warehousing and developer infrastructure.
Prior to Google, Dalal spent five years at eBay‘s Silicon Valley offices, leading software engineering efforts for the search and high
performance computing divisions.
Bhargava brings over 20 years of experience in engineering, product, and business management for technology-driven products. Most recently, Bhargava was VP/GM of digital payments at American Express. Prior to that, he had led the Global Merchant Solutions team at Paypal.
Prior to joining Komli Media, Puri had spent over 12 years in the mobile and consumer space in the US and APAC in product and business development roles at Sprint, VeriSign and Vuclip.
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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.
