Gozoop Group Promotes Ahmed Aftab Naqvi as Global CEO

In this new role, Naqvi, the company said, will lead operations in the Middle-East region while overseeing the India business.

Naqvi will focus on further diversifying the company’s service offerings, enabling strategic acquisitions and identifying new markets to drive the group’s international expansion.

The company’s India office currently works with brands such as Dell, Bisleri, Taj Hotels, St. Gobain’s and Tata Steel. It has clients like Mashreq UAE, Mashrek Egypt, Emirates Cricket, Oman Cricket, PureGold in its Middle East office and earlier with brands like Tim Hortons Coffee, Swarovski, Ajmal Perfumes, OYO Middle East, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Vox Cinemas, SOUQ have worked. Others, including Khaleej Times.com and Khaleej Times, the company said.

Group Chairman Rohan Bhansali said the company has built a team of good people who will shine further under Naqvi’s leadership.

Dushyant Bhatia, Co-Founder and MD, Middle East Office of the firm, said, “We are in the midst of a very exciting phase and Naqvi’s understanding of the global advertising and marketing landscape is remarkable, which will enable him to lead our next wave. Makes it perfect for growth.”

Naqvi said that from expanding global brands to spearheading startups that have become unicorns today, his firm has been at the forefront of new-age marketing that has shaped the industry since 2008. With a strategic roadmap in place, he looks forward to working with leadership teams in both India and the Middle East.

Under him the company has won the mandate of brands like Asian Paints, Kolkata Knight Riders, Mahindra, Finolex and Viacom18 among others.

According to Statista, television has been the biggest valuer in India’s media and entertainment industry in FY20 685 billion. Digital media ranked second and surpassed print with more than market size 200 billion. The overall market value of the Indian media and entertainment industry that year was just shy of 1.4 trillion.