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Unilever’s Gaurav Jeet Singh joins Facebook India
Mumbai: Unilever’s executive Gaurav Jeet Singh has moved on from the FMCG major to join Facebook India as director-partnerships. At Unilever, Singh served as general manager, media- South Asia.
“I am moving on to a new adventure after 13+ years at Unilever- years spent across sales, marketing and media. I am told that it is difficult to replicate the excitement of the first day of a new start- I have been lucky to have had many days in the last fourteen years that beat the day one at Unilever. And, that was a very high base to beat,” Singh said in a LinkedIn post shared on Friday.
Singh is an experienced consumer marketing business leader with over 24 years of experience in building brands and businesses. He led large teams across various roles at Unilever and has experience in setting up and scaling businesses and teams from scratch. Prior to the current role, he was marketing manager- Pureit, responsible for the category P&L at Unilever.
“Product launches, business restructuring, on-boarding an acquisition, new brands, big brands, small brands, consumer durable brand, Direct to Consumer, TV audience measurement, shaping the media ecosystem, media led business growth models, managing large teams, managing small teams, managing managers, managing execution teams, winning Cannes, South Asia Marketer of the year, Content Day, Top 100 Marketing Leaders in India, managing agency teams, managing teams across countries, partnerships across print, broadcast and digital, Start-up Foundry, Twitter trolled and much more. What an exciting expedition!” Singh further said, bidding adieu to Unilever.
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Piyush Thakur steps down as Inshorts’ chief revenue officer
Former vice president and cro says exit marks a new chapter after close to a decade of building revenue and partnerships at Inshorts Group.
NOIDA: Piyush Thakur has stepped away from Inshorts Group after nearly 10 years with the company, marking the end of a long tenure that culminated in his role as chief revenue officer.
In a farewell note, Thakur said he was “turning a new page” after almost a decade at Inshorts, calling it one of the hardest professional decisions he has made. He added that his exit was not driven by uncertainty about the future, but by reflection on a long association with the company.
Thakur joined Inshorts in October 2016 as vice president and spent around seven years in the role before being elevated to chief revenue officer in April 2024, a position he held until April 2026.
He said his tenure was defined by “thousands of mornings, late nights, product debates and breakthrough moments”, as the company evolved into a large-scale digital news platform used by millions.
In his note, Thakur emphasised that Inshorts’ growth was a collective effort across teams, adding that engineers, designers, sales teams and customer support staff all contributed to building the platform. He said the company’s success was not the result of individuals but of “everyone who stayed, passed through, and left their mark”.
Before Inshorts, Thakur worked across several digital media and business development roles. At ESPN, he served as senior regional manager from October 2015 to October 2016, focusing on growth initiatives, strategic opportunities and video distribution.
At Times Internet, he worked for nearly three years, including as head of business development from April 2015 to September 2015 and chief manager from January 2013 to March 2015. His responsibilities included monetisation of mobile platforms, managing media and developer partnerships, and driving revenue across digital properties such as The Times of India and The Economic Times.
Earlier, he worked at Brandmovers as head of business development from June 2012 to June 2013, handling digital, mobile and social media marketing solutions, client development and strategic consulting. During this period, he also worked on advertising revenue, brand strategy and CRM-based solutions.
At Inshorts, Thakur’s role focused on revenue strategy, mobile and media partnerships, and growth initiatives across platforms. His profile highlights experience in mobile product management, digital business models, partner ecosystems and revenue expansion in high-growth environments.
