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VideoVerse onboards Hemant Agarwal as chief financial officer
Mumbai: VideoVerse, a leading video technology company dedicated to transforming the landscape of content creation and distribution, is pleased to announce the appointment of Hemant Agarwal as its chief financial officer (CFO). Hemant will be responsible for financial functions, including investments, monitoring acquisitions and overall, worldwide financial planning and analysis, accounting treasury, and internal audit.
In his two decades of experience, Hemant has led various roles in Finance, Manufacturing & Supply Chain, Controllership roles in India and Internal Audit overseas. He has been credited for leading business transformation and delivering strong business performance whilst establishing robust internal controls.
As VideoVerse continues to expand its presence on the global stage and accelerate growth, Hemant’s appointment as CFO will help further cement its position as a trailblazer in the video technology industry.
VideoVerse Chief Financial Officer Hemant Agarwal: “I am delighted to join VideoVerse and be a part of their exciting journey of innovation and growth. VideoVerse’s commitment to pushing the boundaries of technology in video content creation is truly inspiring, and I look forward to contributing to its continued success. Together, we will drive financial excellence, foster innovation, and unlock new opportunities for the company.”
VideoVerse co-founder and CEO Vinayak Shrivastav: “We are thrilled to welcome Hemant to the VideoVerse team. His extensive experience and knowledge make him the ideal candidate to lead our financial operations. With Hemant on board, we are confident in our ability to achieve new milestones and elevate our company to even greater heights. His expertise will play a pivotal role in shaping the financial future of VideoVerse.”
Before joining VideoVerse, Agarwal served as the Chief Financial Officer and chief business officer (New Business) at Sesa Care, where he played a pivotal role in spearheading financial strategies, Raising Funds, setting up new business, fostering growth, and ensuring fiscal excellence. Hemant has been a financial expert for the past 18 years with a Chartered Accountant qualification to his name.
VideoVerse, founded in 2016, is a pioneering video technology company that encapsulates an ecosystem of smart video editing tools using AI and ML. The company’s mission is to empower content creators, enterprises, and individuals to maximize the impact of video content in real-time. With a focus on innovation and cutting-edge solutions, VideoVerse is at the forefront of reshaping the video technology landscape.
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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.
