Media exec Vishal Dembla passes away
The Singapore-based leader was the Senior Vice President, Asia at The Economist until May 2024
Vishal Dembla, former HOOQ top executive and a global leader in media and tech, passed away on July 4, 2024. Dembla’s family announced the news of his passing on LinkedIn.
An INSEAD alumnus, Dembla described himself as “an entrepreneurial leader with demonstrated success in scaling and managing business with multinationals and mid-sized start-ups across APAC.”
With over 20 years of experience with leadership roles ranging from general management to product development, Dembla invested in and was consulting tech companies in the APAC region most recently.
The Singapore-based leader was the Senior Vice President, Asia at The Economist until May 2024. Prior to that, he was the Chief Commercial Officer at HOOQ. He held many senior roles at Warner Bros. Discovery across APAC before that. Dembla also worked with Reliance Entertainment.
