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PHD makes two Delhi appointments
MUMBAI: PHD India has strengthened its leadership team in Delhi with the appointment of Dipika Bhasin as the new head of Delhi office while Anuj Madan has been elevated to Delhi digital lead.
PHD India CEO Jyoti Kumar Bansal says, “The appointments reflect the growing demands of our clients based in North India and the volume of activity the Delhi office now manages, especially after the Vivo digital account win and the growth in mandates from HP, SC Johnson and other clients. With Dipika’s deep-rooted knowledge of the North India market and how to make brands thrive there, as well as Anuj’s digital prowess, I am confident that we will continue to see more impressive wins come out of our office in Delhi.”
Bhasin brings over 17 years of experience, joining from sister-agency, OMD, where she spent six years and most recently served as vice president for the Delhi office. Prior to joining Omnicom Media Group in 2011, Bhasin developed extensive media experience through roles at Zee Telefilms, Carat and Aircel.
Dipika Bhasin mentions, “PHD has demonstrated impressive growth, having been recognised as Campaign’s Agency of the Year last year and won prominent international and local business in recent years. I am excited to be joining the team and continuing the momentum in Delhi and North India.”
Madan has an experience in transforming digital businesses for brands like Renault, HP India, Samsung, Amex, Lufthansa and Swatch, among others, over the last 12 years. Prior to joining Omnicom Media Group in 2015, Madan served as a business director at Cheil Worldwide and Mindshare, leading the digital business to build brands by driving high performance marketing.
Anuj Madan adds, “It’s been great to have played a part in PHD’s growth journey in Delhi during my role at Omnicom Media Group, with the recent Vivo win a testament to the agency’s superior digital offering in the market. I look forward to working with Vivo and our other clients in North India on raising their digital credentials and driving real business performance for them as a result.”
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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.
