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Salil Shanker exits Amnet
Mumbai: Dentsu Aegis Network COO – Amnet programmatic experts, Salil Shanker has moved on, according to media reports. His last day at Amnet was Thursday, 3 August. Prior to his stint as COO, Shanker was vice president at Amnet.
He is said to be moving on to join Lemma in a leadership role. The New York-headquartered Lemma is a premier omnichannel Supply Side Platform (SSP) specialising in emerging formats.
Shanker helped usher in the search engine marketing era in the Indian digital landscape, and has since become a driving force in performance and programmatic adtech. He was responsible for establishing and helping helm Amnet India- the programmatic arm for Dentsu Aegis network
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OpenAI’s Stargate lead Peter Hoeschele exits with two senior leaders
Trio behind compute push set to join new startup amid leadership reshuffle
SAN FRANCISCO: Peter Hoeschele, a key figure behind OpenAI’s early Stargate data centre initiative, has exited the company, according to a report by The Information.
The departure is part of a broader leadership shift, with two other senior executives, Shamez Hemani and Anuj Saharan, also set to leave in the coming days. All three are expected to join the same new startup, although details about the venture remain under wraps.
The trio played a central role in OpenAI’s Stargate effort, an initiative aimed at building large-scale data centre capacity in-house to reduce reliance on external infrastructure providers. Their exits mark a notable moment for the company’s compute strategy as it continues to scale rapidly.
OpenAI spokesperson said in a statement to The Information, “We’re grateful for the contributions Peter, Shamez, and Anuj have made to OpenAI and wish them the very best in what comes next.” The company also pointed to the recent appointment of Sachin Katti to lead its industrial compute organisation, signalling continuity in its infrastructure roadmap.
OpenAI has indicated that it does not plan to directly replace Hoeschele’s role, suggesting a possible restructuring of responsibilities within the team.
As competition intensifies in the race to build next-generation AI systems, leadership changes in core infrastructure teams are likely to draw close attention. For now, the spotlight shifts to what this departing trio builds next, and how OpenAI adapts as it scales its ambitions.
