Gupshup appoints marketing leader Salim Ali as Chief Marketing Officer

Gupshup, a global conversational engagement platform, has appointed Salim Ali as its new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Based in Silicon Valley, Salim will spearhead full-stack marketing across the value chain and all market routes.

With nearly 30 years of experience, he will oversee marketing strategies to support Gupshup’s global growth and expansion.

Who is Salim Ali?

Salim brings a wealth of experience in building and scaling business lines at both large enterprises and startups.

In his previous role, he served as the Chief Marketing Officer at WordPress VIP, where he oversaw the brand voice, product marketing, demand generation, and customer marketing.

Prior to WordPress VIP, he held senior positions at SAP, Avalara, and Veritas Technologies, managing global teams across North America, Latin America, the UK/EU, MENA, and APJ regions.

Salim holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and an M.S. in Computer Science from Louisiana State University. 

"I’m thrilled to join Gupshup at this stage of global growth. It’s an exciting phase for us as brands across the globe are investing in direct, contextual, and immediate conversation capabilities to accelerate marketing, sales, and CS imperatives. The 45,000+ brands powered by Gupshup is a sneak peek into how 1:1 conversations at scale is the inevitable future," said Salim Ali, Chief Marketing Officer, Gupshup.

Crafting a compelling brand story

At Gupshup, Salim will lead the development of a compelling brand and platform story for the company’s key audience cohorts.

He will focus on scaling global demand generation and enhancing customer marketing efforts by expanding key go-to-market capabilities. This includes industry marketing, value messaging, ROI-based storytelling, and marketing operations to drive accelerated growth.

Leadership comments

"I am excited to welcome Salim to Gupshup as we further strengthen our very capable marketing leadership. His established expertise in accelerating enterprise digital experiences across global markets will be instrumental in propelling our growth. I am confident that he’ll fit in well with our culture and help take marketing to the next level, driving great impact with customers and investors alike," said Beerud Sheth, CEO and Co-founder of Gupshup.

What does Gupshup do?

Gupshup is a Conversation Cloud that enables businesses to communicate, advertise, and converse with customers by leveraging AI and CPaaS.

The startup claims that its conversational engagement solutions empower over 75,000 brands across India, Latin America, Europe, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and the United States to deliver better customer experiences and increase revenue while reducing costs. 

Citibank, AkzoNobel, Khan Academy, Unilever, Netflix, Flipkart, and Ola are some of its notable clients.