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UHA appoints Zachary Dominitz to lead India operations
MUMBAI: International architecture and design firm UHA has named Zachary Dominitz as senior director and head of India, signalling a fresh phase of global expansion powered by sustainability, design innovation and sharper business strategy.
The London-based studio, now nearing its fifteenth year, has spent more than a decade shaping skylines across India. With new work emerging in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Latin America, the appointment of Dominitz marks a turning point for the firm as it strengthens its global footprint.
Founder and managing partner Jonas Upton-Hansen said Dominitz’s arrival blends business sense with creative empathy. He noted that the firm’s designers will now be able to deepen their focus on architecture while Zachary takes charge of growth and team development.
Dominitz brings a global résumé spanning the US, UK, Australia and Argentina. With an MBA from London Business School and a background in brand-building at Siegel+Gale, sustainability leadership at TerraCycle and previous roles spanning communications, agency leadership and even the Clinton White House, he enters UHA with a blend of strategic and creative firepower.
Having previously worked with UHA on its long-term roadmap, Dominitz said the firm’s human-centred design language and tight-knit team made the opportunity an ideal match. Co-founder Ricardo Mateu added that ongoing work across Argentina, Mexico, Oman, Taiwan and Thailand made this the right moment to streamline systems and anchor leadership in Mumbai.
The leadership shift accompanies a broader restructuring that empowers regional directors, expands UHA’s landscape and interior design capabilities and moves talent across offices to support the firm’s multi-nodal working model.
UHA currently has more than sixty active projects across three continents, spanning Mediterranean villa communities, landmark towers in New Delhi and Mumbai, a prize-winning masterplan in Moscow and Mexico’s first Leed-certified residential development. Its roots in India run deep, with long-standing projects in Mumbai, Hyderabad, Pune, Bengaluru and NCR.
Dominitz said India’s energy lies as much in its people as in its rapidly evolving market. He described the country’s design community as confident, ambitious and ready to shape new urban stories. Joining that momentum, he said, felt less like an arrival and more like stepping into a narrative already in motion.
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Rohini Laya Venkateswaran named executive director at Gillette India
P&G veteran with two decades of experience steps into leadership role
NEW DELHI: Rohini Laya Venkateswaran has been appointed executive director at Gillette India Pvt. Ltd., bringing with her more than two decades of experience across sales, strategy and brand leadership within the consumer goods sector. In her new role, she will help steer the company’s strategic direction and growth while strengthening its footprint in the grooming and personal care category.
Venkateswaran joins the board after a long career at Procter & Gamble, where she spent nearly 21 years shaping sales strategy, building brands and driving market expansion across India and international markets.
Most recently, she served as chief sales officer for India at P&G. Prior to that, she was vice president and country manager for east gulf markets, overseeing operations in Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain and Qatar while also guiding sales strategy across the Gulf region, including the UAE.
Earlier in her career, she led sales strategy and planning for India while serving as marketing leader for brands such as Olay and Old Spice. During this stint, she focused on reshaping go-to-market channels and building awareness through digital, social and influencer-led campaigns to drive growth.
Her journey at P&G also included roles such as director sales strategy and planning leader India, associate director modern retail and ecommerce, regional manager for Delhi and Rajasthan, and several key account and trade marketing roles across the country. She also spent time in the United States working on the P&G Walmart international team, collaborating on global retail initiatives.
Venkateswaran holds an MBA in marketing from SP Jain Institute of Management and Research and a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from RV College of Engineering.
With her mix of sales acumen, brand-building experience and global exposure, Venkateswaran’s appointment signals a sharpened focus on growth and market leadership for Gillette India.
