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WeWork India announces senior leadership appointments to drive accelerated India growth
Mumbai: WeWork India, the leading flexible workspace provider, has appointed two senior leaders to its executive leadership team. Debosmita Majumder joins WeWork India as chief marketing officer, while Rupesh Kumar has taken up the role of head of engineering. These appointments are a significant step towards elevating WeWork India’s business growth and exploring more innovations within the flex-space industry.
Talking about the new appointment, WeWork India CEO Karan Virwani added, “As we continue on a path of profitability, marketing and engineering will play a key role in elevating member experience and amplifying our market presence. I am delighted to welcome Debosmita and Rupesh to WeWork India’s leadership team. Their strategic insight and creative prowess perfectly align with our vision of strong brand building and sustained growth. With their diverse experience across brands, I am confident they will play a crucial role in solidifying our position as the industry leader.”
In her new role, Majumder will be responsible for planning and elevating WeWork India’s brand and marketing infrastructure involving aspects such as brand campaigns, marketing automation, strategy development and more. A seasoned marketing professional with over 17 years of proven success, she has driven and delivered multiple high-impact results in her previous stints with Embassy Group, Porsche India, and PUMA India.
Commenting on the appointment, Majumder said, “Over the past six years, WeWork India has grown into a brand with a distinct identity of its own, catering to a varied range of consumers – from entrepreneurs to enterprises. It has been an interesting journey, one that’s full of innovation and exciting possibilities. I am delighted to join WeWork India at this pivotal point, and work closely with the team to continue the momentum and achieve new milestones”.
With over two decades of extensive experience in tech, Kumar specialises in building large-scale web applications and enterprise products. An IIT-IIM graduate, he has previously been associated with MediBuddy, BigBasket, and Adobe Systems. In his former roles, he has worked closely with the business leaders to define a comprehensive technology roadmap and built a lot of innovations and automation to significantly improve customer satisfaction.
“I am excited to be a part of WeWork India’s journey and look forward to contributing to its tech-driven growth. WeWork India has been a game-changer in the flexible workspace industry and the opportunities that lie ahead are immense. I am committed to driving innovation and excellence in our engineering efforts, ensuring that WeWork India remains at the forefront of workplace technology,” added Kumar.
WeWork India is excited about the possibilities that lie ahead as these appointments mark another step towards strengthening the company’s leadership and propelling its growth journey.
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Dish TV shareholders approve three independent directors
99.49 per cent vote of confidence strengthens board as company expands into connected TV, e-commerce and OTT.
MUMBAI: Dish TV has just been served a near-perfect vote of confidence and the shareholders have dished it out in style. Shareholders of the DTH operator have approved the appointment of three new Independent Directors with an overwhelming 99.49 per cent approval. The three appointees are Mr Arun Kumar Kapoor, Ms Heena Naishadh Bhatt and Mr Ashok Anant Paranjpe.
The strong mandate reflects continued investor faith in the company’s strategy, disciplined execution and long-term value creation. It comes as Dish TV focuses on stabilising its core DTH business while actively scaling new verticals connected TV platform VZY, B2B e-commerce ShopZop, and OTT service Watcho to build a more diversified and resilient growth trajectory.
Dish TV India Limited, CEO & executive director Manoj Dhobhal said, “We are encouraged by the shareholders’ approval of the appointment of the Independent Directors and sincerely thank them for their continued trust and confidence. The Board is already benefiting from the Directors’ collective experience, which will further sharpen strategic focus and support disciplined execution.”
With a fresh, strengthened board in place, Dish TV is well positioned to navigate the evolving media landscape. In a sector where every percentage point matters, a 99.49 per cent thumbs-up is the kind of ringing endorsement that suggests the company’s recipe for the future is already tasting right.
