#e4mExclusive: Ajay Gupte likely to join dentsu in a senior leadership role
Ajay Gupte stepped down as WPP Media’s President – Client Solutions at the end of January
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Published: Feb 10, 2026 9:00 AM | 1 min read
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- Ajay Gupte is expected to join dentsu in a senior leadership position, aligning with the company's Media++ strategy.
- He recently stepped down as President of Client Solutions at WPP Media after over a decade with the company, where he managed operations in South East Asia and India.
- Gupte has more than 25 years of experience in media, sales, and marketing across various regions, including India, Africa, and Indonesia.
- Dentsu has developed an ecosystem in India that integrates consumer insights and performance data to enhance decision-making capabilities.
Ajay Gupte is expected to be joining dentsu in a senior leadership role, e4m has learnt from sources.
His appointment is most likely to be aligned with dentsu’s Media++ strategy.
Ajay Gupte stepped down from his role as President – Client Solutions at WPP Media at the end of January.
Read more on Ajay Gupte’s exit from WPP Media
He was associated with WPP Media since 2011 and handled operations across South East Asia and India.
Ajay Gupte has over 25 years of experience across media, sales, and marketing in diverse markets, including India, Africa, and Indonesia.
He was earlier Managing Director of Wavemaker Indonesia. Gupte joined Wavemaker India in 2019 as COO - South Asia and was elevated to CEO – South Asia in January 2020.
In India, dentsu has built an ecosystem of products that work with a focus on actionable intelligence. The agency's ecosystem brings together globally proven platforms and locally developed capabilities tailored for the Indian market. The solutions unify consumer insights, behavioural signals, identity frameworks, and performance data into an integrated decisioning environment.
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