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Sujay Ray rises up the ranks at L’Oréal India as CX champ with content crown
MUMBAI: From spritzing Axe campaigns in Manila to stirring up Mauka Mauka magic back home, Sujay Ray’s marketing playbook has always mixed brains, buzz and bold moves. Now, the man with the digital Midas touch has levelled up at L’Oréal India.
After a high-glam 3.5-year stint as chief digital officer for the Professional Products Division (PPD), Sujay has been handpicked to lead consumer experience, content and advocacy across L’Oréal’s multi-division powerhouse under the CDMO team.
In May 2021, when the opportunity first came knocking, Sujay famously joked about being the “devil in beauty land.”
But that devil’s now wearing Prada —and steering everything from D2C & B2B strategies to DDX, CARE and CX. He credits the rise to strong leadership, a rockstar team, and partners who brought the glow-up.
Before the world of shampoos and serums, Sujay was media royalty—scripting iconic digital runs at Star Sports (remember #LePanga?), AB InBev, Airtel and Mindshare. He’s sold sports, beer, bandwidth and even deodorants. And let’s not forget his early innings at ET and TimesJobs.com, where the pixels were as powerful as the prose.
With this new move, Sujay’s mission is simple: craft experiences that don’t just sell beauty, but feel beautiful.
As L’Oréal doubles down on consumer-first innovation, expect Ray’s roadmap to deliver more punch than a Pro-Kabaddi slam. #OnwardsAndUpwards indeed.
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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.
