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Oracle India marketing chief steps down: Reports
MUMBAI: Oracle India’s long-serving head of marketing has stepped down after a ten year stint that helped steer the company through a period of rapid transformation in cloud, data and AI.
Bhatnagar joined Oracle in 2015 and spent the next decade weaving together marketing strategies across every major business line, shaping how the company pitched its cloud and data capabilities. Her work included building global anchor programmes, driving immersive digital campaigns and strengthening Oracle’s partner and ISV frameworks in Japan and across Asia Pacific.
Before her Oracle chapter, she briefly served as a brand advisor where she helped a major political party sharpen its public messaging and digital engagement. Her earlier senior role at Microsoft saw her lead enterprise marketing for India, launching Azure, Windows 8, Windows Phone, SQL Server and Office 365 under an ambitious reimagining-the-enterprise theme.
Bhatnagar also held leadership roles at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, driving public sector business growth from 20 million dollars to 110 million dollars in under three years and earning industry recognition for high-impact marketing programmes. Her career spans strategic roles at Primera Networks, Compaq, Telstra and Autodoor Industries, each adding to her reputation for consultative leadership, partnership building and technology-driven storytelling.
With a resume that reads like a cross-section of corporate India’s technology evolution, Bhatnagar’s next move will be watched closely. For Oracle India, her departure marks the end of a decade defined by expansive cloud marketing and meticulously built customer alliances.
As transitions go, this one leaves Oracle with big shoes to fill and a legacy of campaigns that consistently pushed the brand into newer, more competitive spaces.
Brands
Jubilant Foodworks to end Dunkin’ franchise in India
Pizza chain operator will not renew agreement when it expires at end of 2026.
MUMBAI: When the doughnuts stop turning and the coffee goes cold, even a global giant like Dunkin’ can find the Indian market a tough brew to crack. Jubilant Foodworks has decided not to renew its franchise agreement with Dunkin’ when the pact expires on 31 December 2026, according to a Reuters report. The operator, best known for running Domino’s outlets in India, said it would evaluate options for its existing Dunkin’ stores, including a potential sale or transfer of franchise rights, in consultation with the US-based brand.
The decision follows years of underperformance in a market where local tastes and intense competition have made it difficult for international coffee-and-doughnut formats to gain traction. Jubilant, which has increasingly focused on its core pizza business and newer bets like Popeyes, indicated that the exit would not materially affect its financial or operational position.
Dunkin’ accounted for just 0.61 per cent of Jubilant’s revenue in the fiscal year ending 2025 and recorded a loss of approximately Rs 191 million, according to a regulatory filing. The company operated 27 outlets as of December 2025, having shuttered seven stores over the preceding year.
The retreat comes even as Jubilant’s broader business shows signs of momentum. The company reported a 65 per cent rise in quarterly profit for the October to December period, reaching Rs 70.9 crore, up from Rs 42.91 crore a year earlier.
For Jubilant, the exit reflects a sharpening strategic focus. For Dunkin’, it marks another setback in a market that has proven resistant to imported café concepts without significant localisation.
In the cut-throat world of Indian quick-service restaurants, sometimes the sweetest deals are the ones you quietly walk away from leaving more room for the brands that truly rise to the occasion.
