Brands
Motorola India names Ipshita Chowdhury marketing head
Gagandeep Bedi moves to Asia Pacific strategy as India gets new lead
GURUGRAM: Motorola India has appointed Ipshita Chowdhury as India marketing head, tasking her with sharpening brand salience and accelerating growth in one of its most contested markets.
She succeeds Gagandeep Bedi, who has been elevated to Asia Pacific marketing strategy and operations lead. Both executives will report to Motorola head of marketing, Asia Pacific Shivam Ranjan.
Chowdhury brings more than two decades of cross-sector marketing experience spanning telecom, automobile and FMCG. She has previously held leadership roles at Nokia, Microsoft, Philips Lighting and Valvoline Cummins, building consumer-facing brands across categories.
At Motorola India, she will oversee integrated campaigns and brand strategy nationwide, as the company seeks to consolidate recent gains in the smartphone market.
Bedi, in his previous India role, was credited with reinforcing Motorola’s positioning and driving brand momentum over the past year. In his expanded regional mandate, he will work with Asia Pacific leadership and country marketing heads to align strategy, strengthen operational discipline and unlock growth across mature and emerging markets.
Ranjan described India as a critical growth engine for the brand, noting that Bedi’s regional remit would foster tighter strategic cohesion across Asia Pacific, while Chowdhury’s consumer insight and category breadth would help scale the brand’s next phase in India.
Chowdhury said she was joining at a moment of “strong growth and momentum”, adding that she intends to deepen consumer engagement in a market where technology cycles move fast and brand loyalty is hard won.
Brands
Burda Media sells BurdaLuxury to Jaipur Capital in Southeast Asia push
Deal hands regional media portfolio to Singapore investor eyeing luxury growth
MUMBAI: Burda Media has agreed to sell its Southeast Asia-focused business, BurdaLuxury, to Jaipur Capital, marking a strategic shift for both companies as they double down on their respective growth priorities.
The deal will see Jaipur Capital acquire BurdaLuxury’s media operations across Thailand, India, Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong. The portfolio spans content marketing and media brands in travel, luxury and aviation, giving the investor a ready-made regional footprint and a sizeable audience base.
Jaipur Capital plans to build on this foundation to create a premium media network in Southeast Asia, blending high-end editorial with scalable digital platforms. As part of the transaction, all BurdaLuxury employees, including its management team, will move to the new owner, ensuring continuity as the business enters its next phase.
For Burda Media, the sale is part of a broader strategy to sharpen its focus on core European markets while scaling investments in digital-first opportunities. The company will, however, maintain its interest in the region through Burda Principal Investments, its global growth capital arm.
“This transaction reflects our commitment to sharpening our international focus while ensuring that BurdaLuxury continues to thrive in Southeast Asia,” said Burda Media CEO Jan Wachtel, adding that Jaipur Capital recognises the strength of the brands and teams involved.
Jaipur Capital, meanwhile, is betting big on the region’s appetite for premium content. “This acquisition significantly strengthens our premium content ecosystem,” said Jaipur Capital director Vikas Johari. He highlighted the business’s strong digital tilt, with 46 per cent of revenues coming from online channels, alongside a diversified presence across five markets.
The numbers tell a compelling story. BurdaLuxury clocks 48 million annual page views and reaches more than 40 million followers on social media, with no single market contributing over a quarter of total revenues. Jaipur Capital now aims to expand these brands further into Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines, while also exploring opportunities in the Middle East, including the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
With this deal, Burda Media trims its global footprint to focus on depth over breadth, while Jaipur Capital steps onto a bigger stage in the premium content space. If execution matches ambition, this could be a defining chapter for luxury media in the region.
