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Richa Gupta joins WOW Skin Science as VP of innovation & strategic projects
Mumbai: WOW Skin Science/WOW Life Science, a D2C beauty and wellness brand, has appointed Richa Gupta as vice president of innovation and strategic projects for its India as well as international business.
Richa will be in charge of new product launches, new brand development, as well as other strategic projects across beauty, health, and other categories.
Richa was previously associated with Amazon India, where she led premium beauty, colour cosmetics, and content marketing verticals. Over the course of her 16-year career, she has worked with many consumers’ favourite brands such as Flipkart, Nykaa, Lifestyle, and Baccarose, leading a variety of charters across retail, category management, supply chain, and brand engagement.
Speaking of her appointment, Gupta stated, “I am thrilled to be a part of WOW Skin Science. The brand’s current position is the result of its deep insights into markets, trends, and consumers—factors that are important ingredients of success—followed by meticulous strategy execution. I am looking forward to working with this well-established team and using my knowledge and experience to further build WOW’s position as the go-to brand for beauty, personal care, and wellness.”
WOW Skin Science co-founder Manish Chowdhary said, “We are delighted to welcome Richa to the WOW family. Richa’s vast experience and strategic vision will prove instrumental in the next phase of WOW Skin Science’s growth story.”
“Richa joins us at a very exciting phase of our journey as we transform into a house of loved brands. Her extensive experience in beauty as well as her strong ability to think big and deliver results will be a critical asset for the organisation as she joins our leadership team,” added WOW Skin Science chief operating officer Mrunmay Mehta.
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Hemlata Sharma joins ONEOTT Broadband as chief business officer
Former Zee Media distribution head to steer growth, partnerships and strategy
MUMBAI:Â Hemlata Sharma has joined ONEOTT Broadband as chief business officer, bringing with her more than three decades of experience across television, telecom and media distribution.
Sharma most recently served as head distribution, research & CRM at Zee Media Corporation Limited, where she worked closely with editorial and senior management while overseeing distribution, consumer research and customer relationships for 14 news channels including Zee News, WION, Zee Hindustan and Zee Business, along with ten regional state channels.
In that role, she led nationwide distribution across platforms such as DTH, Hits, IPTV, cable networks and DD Free Dish. She also drove consumer research and strategic insights on a pan India scale, analysing content performance, anchor impact, programme slots and audience behaviour to guide editorial decisions and programming strategy.
Her portfolio also included managing one of the largest alliances with Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited and overseeing the global distribution monitoring of Wion across North America, Mena, Europe, Africa, APAC and Australia.
Earlier, Sharma briefly served as head sales and distribution at Triplecom Media Pvt Ltd, an engagement driven OTT platform bringing together content, gaming, music and advertising for the entertainment distribution ecosystem.
Her earlier career includes a senior vice president stint at Ten Sports Network, where she played a key role in relaunching the sports broadcaster as an independent bouquet comprising Ten Sports, Ten Cricket, Ten Action and Ten Golf following the Zee takeover. During this period, she moved from vp west to head strategy for cable and dth and later national head retail distribution, helping build the network’s retail distribution vertical across India and launching dedicated golf and football channels.
Before that, Sharma spent over six years at Bharti Airtel as general manager operations for Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. She initially led marketing and corporate communications before moving into sales leadership, where voice sales grew by 86 per cent and revenues by 96 per cent. She later headed business operations, expanding annual business volumes to Rs 100 crore while significantly reducing operational costs.
Sharma began her long association with the media distribution ecosystem at Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited as regional head sales and distribution for central India. During that period, she played a role in the early rollout of pay television channels including Zee Cinema, HBO, Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network, while also contributing to the launch of Siti Cable in key central Indian cities.
With her new role at ONEOTT Broadband, Sharma is expected to focus on strengthening business strategy, expanding partnerships and driving growth across the company’s broadband and digital distribution ecosystem.
