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New Relic appoints Charlie Thompson as SVP & MD for EMEA expansion
Mumbai: New Relic, the Intelligent Observability Platform, has announced the appointment of Charlie Thompson as Senior Vice President and Managing Director of EMEA. In this role, Thompson will spearhead market expansion and sales growth across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. He will work closely with enterprises to harness New Relic’s innovative platform for driving reliability, fostering innovation, and delivering superior customer experiences.
Thompson brings nearly two decades of expertise in global sales leadership, having previously served as senior vice president of EMEA and LATAM at Appian. During his tenure, he achieved significant market growth, expanding enterprise and partner networks while securing major customer wins. He has also held key roles at Pegasystems, Detica, and Fujitsu, where he demonstrated a knack for building high-performing teams and fostering collaboration.
Before transitioning into the tech industry, Thompson served for 16 years in the British Army, retiring as a Major after completing multiple international deployments.
Commenting on the appointment, New Relic CEO, Ashan Willy said, “Charlie brings extensive expertise in international markets, global sales, channels, enterprises, and working across a wide variety of industries. He has a proven track record of success in growing sales and winning in highly competitive markets. His focus and understanding of driving customer value will be essential for us as we fulfil our mission of bringing the New Relic Intelligent Observability Platform to every enterprise across the globe.”
Under Thompson’s leadership, New Relic aims to further solidify its position as a leader in observability. Recent advancements include a collaboration with NVIDIA for AI monitoring of NVIDIA NIM applications, the industry’s first integrated, AI-strengthened digital experience monitoring (DEM) solution, and the launch of New Relic Pathpoint. These innovations empower businesses to optimise digital performance and reliability at scale.
Thompson expressed enthusiasm about his new role: “New Relic is leading the market with its AI-strengthened platform, the industry’s only true consumption-based pricing model, and its team. The company continues to innovate and provide unmatched customer value. I look forward to working closely with the team to help leading global companies eliminate interruptions in digital experiences with New Relic.”
With Thompson at the helm of its EMEA operations, New Relic is poised to accelerate growth, strengthen partnerships, and deliver unparalleled observability solutions to enterprises across the region.
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Inshorts Group chief Deepit Purkayastha joins IAB video council for Southeast Asia and India
The co-founder and chief executive of the short-form content platform has been inducted into the IAB SEA+India Video Council, giving India a stronger voice in shaping digital video frameworks
NOIDA: India has long been the world’s most chaotic, multilingual and mobile-first digital market. Now, one of its most prominent short-video executives is getting a seat at the table where the rules are written.
Deepit Purkayastha, co-founder and chief executive of Inshorts Group, has been selected as a member of the IAB SEA+India Video Council for 2026. Run by the Interactive Advertising Bureau, the council brings together senior leaders from Southeast Asia and India to shape standards, best practices and measurement frameworks for the fast-evolving video and digital advertising ecosystem.
The timing is pointed. According to the IAMAI-Kantar Internet in India Report 2025, over 588 million Indians are now consuming short-video content, with growth increasingly driven by rural and non-metro audiences. India’s active internet user base has crossed 950 million, with 57 per cent of users now coming from rural markets. Yet the frameworks that govern how video consumption is measured and monetised were largely designed for single-language, Western markets and have struggled to keep pace with the scale, diversity and complexity of India’s digital landscape.
Purkayastha is no stranger to these debates. He already serves on the AI Council at Marketing and Media Alliance India and as co-chair of the Digital Entertainment Committee at the Internet and Mobile Association of India. His induction into the IAB SEA+India Video Council extends that influence into the global video standards arena.
Inshorts Group sits squarely at the intersection of these forces. Its flagship product, Inshorts, India’s highest-rated short news app, reaches 12 million active users with 60-word news summaries. Its sister platform, Public App, reaches 80 million monthly active users across more than 700 districts and 12 languages, serving communities that most global platforms barely register.
Purkayastha said the opportunity was about building something more representative. “India today sits at the centre of the global video ecosystem, but the frameworks that define how value is created and measured have not always kept pace with the realities of our market,” he said. “Being part of the IAB SEA+India Video Council is an opportunity to contribute to a more representative and future-ready approach, one that accounts for diversity in language, context, and user intent.”
As a council member, Purkayastha will contribute to shaping regional standards across video advertising, measurement and platform governance, with a focus on frameworks that are native to India’s multilingual, mobile-first ecosystem rather than imported from global benchmarks designed elsewhere.
For years, India has been content to play by rules written for other markets. Purkayastha’s induction is a signal that it is done waiting to be consulted and ready to start writing them.
