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LIQVD Asia sets shop in Delhi; appoints Saurabh Gupta as biz head
MUMBAI: Empirical multi-ethnic marketing company LIQVD Asia is setting up its office at Gurgaon in Delhi NCR. The company has appointed Saurabh Gupta as its business head.
Gupta is entrusted with the responsibility to provide holistic digital solutions for all clients of LIQVD Asia in the region. Prior to this, he was in charge of the digital wing of Allied Media Corp.
LIQVD Asia managing director Arnab Mitra said, “We’re thrilled to welcome Saurabh on board. Saurabh’s immense experience in the space and progressive approach to innovate aligns perfectly with our business plans. We are sure he is the right person for our commitments to our clients in the region.”
Gupta added, “LIQVD Asia has been on an assertive and progressive path and I would only love to contribute my bit to its growth exploring the constantly evolving in the digital landscape. I strongly believe that with LIQVD Asia’s culture and leadership one cannot but eagerly look forward to a tremendous learning experience.”
Gupta’s expertise lies in digital media brand solutions, online and mobile gaming, VAS, digital activation and online publishing. He has previously worked in companies like Wipro, Lakshya Consulting, Games2win India, Zapak Digital Entertainment and Allied Media Corp.
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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.
