Observed Signal · Jun 8, 2026 · Hiring · Source: https://martechseries.com/feed/ · Impact: 2/5 · Sentiment: Positive
InnerGroup Appoints Neha Bubna as VP Production
InnerGroup has appointed Neha Bubna as VP Production to accelerate AI, automation, and workflow technology adoption within InnerStudio, the company’s offshore creative production studio. Bubna will lead efforts to move clients from AI experimentation to production-ready content operations, working alongside Rob Andrews, EVP Global Content, who leads InnerStudio. InnerStudio uses a dedicated 'pod' model and an offshore production infrastructure (built on EKCS) to deliver creative services including print, digital, video, CGI, packaging, copy, translation, web design, and retouching. Bubna brings experience in hybrid and offshore delivery models from roles across Interpublic Group, Omnicom, WPP, Publicis Groupe, and Tag Worldwide. The hire emphasizes InnerGroup’s focus on integrating AI, automation and intelligent agents into scaled in-house content production workflows.
Company-level senior hire that signals incremental industry adoption of AI and automation in creative production but has limited broad market impact.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- InnerGroup appointed Neha Bubna as VP Production at InnerStudio.
- Neha Bubna will lead AI, automation, and workflow technology adoption to scale content production.
- Rob Andrews is EVP Global Content and leads InnerStudio at InnerGroup.
- InnerStudio is an offshore creative production studio built on two decades of infrastructure through EKCS and offers services across print, digital, video, CGI, packaging, copy, translation, web design, and retouching.
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