Kiran Mani departs as CEO of Digital at JioStar to join OpenAI in June 2026.
He assumes the newly created role of Managing Director for Asia-Pacific, based in Singapore.
Mani brings decades of experience scaling ecosystems, having previously led Android and Google Play in APAC.
The move signals OpenAI’s aggressive strategy to localize operations and capture enterprise AI demand in India and Japan.
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