New York: Publicis Sapient has named Rahul Dubey as its North America Chief Growth Officer, reinforcing its commercial leadership as the digital business transformation company accelerates the expansion of its enterprise AI platforms and services across the region.
Based in New York, Dubey will lead the company’s North America growth organisation and oversee cross-industry business development initiatives aimed at driving sales innovation, expanding client relationships and unlocking new growth opportunities. He will report to Nigel Vaz, CEO, Publicis Sapient.
The appointment comes as Publicis Sapient advances its people + products strategy, combining its proprietary AI platforms—including Sapient Slingshot, Sapient Bodhi and Sapient Sustain—with industry expertise to deliver enterprise-scale transformation for clients.
Dubey joins Publicis Sapient from Persistent Systems, where he served as Chief Growth Officer. During his tenure, he established a new business acquisition engine that exceeded growth targets, helped restore momentum in the BFSI business, expanded the company’s presence across sectors including private equity, consumer packaged goods, retail and high technology, and secured several marquee client wins.
Prior to Persistent Systems, Dubey held senior commercial leadership positions at Mphasis, where he built the New Customer Acquisition Unit, and at Xoriant, where he managed a major financial services business and led the turnaround of key customer accounts. Across his career, he has built expertise in enterprise sales, strategic account expansion and developing high-performing commercial teams.
Nigel Vaz, CEO, Publicis Sapient, said, “Enterprises are no longer asking whether to transform with AI—they’re asking how fast and with whom. Rahul has spent his career building the kind of hunter-led, account-deepening growth engine we need to meet that demand, and he understands how to translate complex platform capabilities into commercial outcomes.”
He added, “As we scale our people + products model—pairing Sapient Slingshot, Sapient Bodhi and Sapient Sustain with the depth of our teams—Rahul will be central to how we show up for clients, win in the market and define the next chapter of growth in North America.”
Commenting on his appointment, Rahul Dubey said, “What drew me to Publicis Sapient is the rare combination you don’t often find in this industry: proprietary AI platforms built on three decades of enterprise context, paired with people who actually know how to put them to work inside the world’s most complex businesses.”
He further added, “Clients in North America are navigating real pressure to modernize faster, deploy AI responsibly, and prove value quarter over quarter. That’s the conversation I want to be in. I’m here to build the relationships, open the doors, and put our people and products to work on the problems that matter most to our clients.”
