Pankajj Rai Exits Huella As Senior Vice President – Ad Sales

Rai’s departure follows his elevation in March 2026 to lead ad sales across Huella’s product portfolio in India

Pankajj Rai has exited Huella, where he was serving as Senior Vice President – Ad Sales, India.

Huella announced Rai’s elevation to the role in March 2026, giving him national oversight of Huella’s product portfolio. The leadership change coincided with the company announcing Singapore as its base for expansion into Southeast Asia.

In his role, Rai oversaw ad sales across Huella’s offerings, including NEXad, its interactive connected television (CTV) solution, as well as NewsroomAI and AIgnite.

Huella had appointed Rai as Vice President – Ad Sales in July 2025. At the time, his responsibilities included driving monetisation for NewsroomAI and working with the founders on partnerships, product positioning and market strategy.

Rai brings more than 18 years of experience across broadcast and digital media. Before joining Huella, he served as Business Head for WION and Zee Business at Zee Media and as National Sales Head at Qyou Media.

Earlier in his career, he also handled commercial responsibilities for Zee TV, Zee Cinema and Zee Bollywood across North and East India.