A consummate media, marketing and advertising professional with over 45 years of experience in the field of Advertising, Marketing and Media. As Executive Director of Al Nisr Publishing (the Middle East’s premier media conglomerate and publisher of the GULF NEWS, the leading English Daily of the region), Duleep spearheaded strategy and development of new products and services for the Group and led the entire commercial portfolio - advertising sales, marketing & promotions, circulation sales & distribution, contract publishing, commercial printing sales and the customer interaction center – managing a staff of over 1200 employees. Duleep has also spent over 15 years with leading advertising agencies shaping a spectrum of brands from multinational FMCG products to services and consumer durables.

A cross-platform media and marketing professional with over 35 years of experience across markets – Middle East, the US and India. Sanjay has served leadership positions in publishing, brand management, sales & distribution, advertising and events with premier media organisations like GULF NEWS and the India Today Group. As Publisher for the internationally acclaimed INDIA TODAY magazine, he spearheaded establishment of the prestigious India Today Conclave. Sanjay brings rich experience in content development, consumer research, audience development and CRM and has been on the Middle East Advisory Board of BPA Worldwide. He has also been a regular speaker at global industry fora like FIPP and Distripress. A digital maven, Sanjay has a key interest in digital transformation for brands and organisations.

With over 36 years of professional experience, Shakun exemplifies a rare combination of entrepreneurial dexterity, commercial acumen, aggressive negotiation and sales skills, innovation-led new product development and exceptional man-management ability. She has held a variety of senior leadership positions at Al Nisr Publishing (the Middle East’s premier media conglomerate and publisher of the GULF NEWS, the leading English Daily of the region) including Group Advertising Manager responsible for generating substantive revenues through legacy as well as new print and digital products. Shakun built the Classifieds Section of Gulf New to one of the most successful products in the industry, globally. She has led development of various digital properties and spearheaded the Customer Interaction Center for the Group.