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Watconsult wins ORM & social listening mandate for Olx Autos
Mumbai: WATConsult, a hybrid digital agency owned by Dentsu Creative India, has won the online reputation management and social listening mandate for OLX Autos.
Following a multi-agency pitch, the account was won and will be managed by the agency’s Mumbai office.
According to the mandate, WATConsult will be in charge of the brand’s response management, which includes monitoring, listening, responding to queries, and reporting to users online.
OLX Autos’ marketing country head Siddharth Agrawal said, “We are excited to have WATConsult on board as our partner for ORM and digital listening mandate. It is a very important element in further accelerating our brand journey & reputation. We look forward to elevating our customer service and the overall platform experience through this engagement.”
Isobar India group CEO Heeru Dingra, said, “We are delighted to have OLX Autos on board. The brand has fared remarkably well in recent quarters, and social listening will be critical to its future success. Our team is well-equipped to provide the necessary skills, and we are very much looking forward to assisting them on this journey.”
WATConsult Managing Partner Sahil Shah said, “This addition solidifies our already strong offering on auto clients. OLX Autos being a new-age digital-first brand, just resonates very well with our go-to-market at many levels. I welcome OLX Autos to our esteemed list of clients and look forward to a great partnership with them.”
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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.
