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Executive Management Team

Vikas Johari

With entrepreneurial interests spanning media, technology, beauty, luxury, and consumer businesses, Vikas is also the Founder of Monsoon Salon & Spa, one of India’s fastest-growing salon chains, with over 200 locations.

In 2016, he co-founded BeU Salons, a technology-enabled platform designed to help salons scale through integrated solutions across inventory and HR management, customer relationship management, consumer analytics, and business operations.

In 2023, Vikas co-founded Buyume, a beauty-tech platform that enables salons and beauty professionals to sell products alongside services while leveraging technology for customer consultations, technical upskilling, and business growth. The venture has attracted investment from leading global and Indian investors, including Omidyar Network India, Lighthouse Canton, 100Unicorns, and ZNL Growth Fund, positioning it as a high-growth player in the beauty technology ecosystem.

Vikas actively evaluates investment opportunities for Jaipur Capital across media, entertainment, and technology. He is also developing future-focused infrastructure projects through Three Hands Infrastructure, including commercial developments, logistics assets, and next-generation data centre facilities.

He has participated in executive and professional programs at London Business School, the University of California, Indiana University Bloomington, and HEC Paris.

Prakash Johari

A Boston College graduate with a degree in Finance and Operations Technology Management, Prakash is a serial entrepreneur who co-founded Maxposure Media Group in 2006 in Miami and scaled it into one of India’s leading media and technology companies. Maxposure was listed on the National Stock Exchange in January 2024.

Over the past two decades, Prakash has built an integrated media and technology ecosystem spanning content marketing through Maxposure, in-flight entertainment through Aeroplay Entertainment, content distribution through Alpha Pictures, streaming technology through AeroHub, TPN-certified media lab services through AeroLab, immersive 3D and digital innovation through Neutral Digital, and luxury publishing and events through APX Luxury. Today, his operations extend across nine countries, serving leading brands, airlines, and global enterprises.

He is also an active investor in India’s startup ecosystem through his family investment office, Jaipur Capital, where he supports high-potential businesses through incubation, direct investments, acquisitions, and private equity partnerships. Jaipur Capital is preparing to launch a Category II Alternative Investment Fund in FY 2026–27, focused on India’s SME and technology sectors.

Prakash is also the Co-Founder of Three Hands Infrastructure, alongside his brother Vikas Johari. The company is developing commercial office towers across Delhi NCR, a 30-acre logistics park in Neemrana, and its flagship data centre project, Iron Vault, in Greater Noida. These ventures reflect his commitment to building future-ready infrastructure alongside technology-led businesses.

Management Team

André Valera

CEO, Aeroplay Entertainment

An experienced executive specialising in business development, strategic partnerships, and growth across the travel, aviation, media, and technology sectors. With over a decade in aviation services, he has led corporate strategy, commercial expansion, and innovation across aviation technology, inflight media, airport concessions, and real estate. He most recently served as Vice President of Business Development at Touch Inflight Solutions and is also Managing Director and VP of Business Development at ABOVE, driving strategic growth and market expansion.

Jovita Toh

CEO, Silk Route Entertainment

Jovita Toh is a seasoned media executive with a strong track record in content curation, licensing, and programming strategy. In the past at Anuvu, she led programming for Asian airlines, including a key partnership with Singapore Airlines. As CEO of Encore Inflight Limited, she drove major growth, expanding to 140 airline clients and relocating the company to Singapore. Earlier at Emphasis Media Ltd, she established offices in Singapore and London, delivering strong revenue gains. Jovita is known for her leadership, negotiation skills, and deep industry relationships.

Prashant Gaonkar

CEO, Alpha Pictures

A media and entertainment executive with over 25 years of international experience in content licensing, film distribution, inflight entertainment, television syndication, digital media, and strategic business development. A pioneer in Inflight & Maritime Entertainment, he established one of India’s earliest airline content businesses, delivering premium Indian entertainment to 70+ international airlines. He has successfully negotiated multimillion-dollar content licensing agreements, expanded international distribution, launched digital content initiatives, and built long-term partnerships with leading airlines, studios, broadcasters, and digital platforms across Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and North America. In the past he has held senior leadership positions at Eros International and NH Studioz,

John Rowe

CEO, Profenx Media

An accomplished entrepreneur with extensive experience in building, leading, and scaling media and technology businesses. As an experienced PLC director, he has successfully guided organizations through periods of structural transformation, driving sustainable growth, operational excellence, and strategic innovation. With deep expertise at the intersection of media, technology, and commercial strategy, John has built a reputation for identifying emerging market opportunities, fostering high-performing teams, and delivering long-term business value. His leadership is defined by a forward-thinking approach that enables organizations to adapt, innovate, and thrive in an evolving digital landscape.

Lena Kewak

Managing Director, APX Luxury
Singapore & Malaysia

Lena Kwek is Managing Director of APX Luxury Singapore & Malaysia, bringing more than two decades of experience driving growth, innovation, and strategic partnerships across the media and luxury lifestyle sectors. Having worked extensively with leading luxury brands, she has built a strong track record in brand building, commercial strategy, content innovation, and integrated marketing solutions. Known for her people-first leadership style, Lena is passionate about empowering her teams across Singapore and Malaysia, fostering a culture of collaboration, trust, and high performance. She believes that investing in people is the foundation of sustainable success, inspiring her teams to deliver exceptional results while building lasting partnerships with clients and stakeholders.

Oceana Ou

Managing Director, APX Luxury
Hong Kong & Macau

Oceana Ou is Managing Director of APX Luxury Hong Kong & Macau, bringing extensive international experience across premium publishing and luxury media. Prior to joining APX Luxury as the Managing Director, she held senior leadership positions at leading media companies in both London and Hong Kong. Passionate about creativity and innovation, Oceana thrives on developing compelling brand partnerships and premium content while leading high-performing teams. Outside of work, she enjoys travelling, skiing, yoga, fitness, audiobooks, and hosting family and friends.

Annesha Sanyal

Country Director, APX Luxury
India

Annesha Sanyal is the Country Director, where she leads the commercial strategy and revenue growth across the company’s portfolio of luxury and lifestyle titles in India. With over two decades of experience in premium publishing and brand partnerships, Annesha has built and scaled advertising categories across luxury, fashion, travel, automotive, beauty, and hospitality. She joined the company in 2021 to build its lifestyle category business from the ground up. Prior to APX Luxury, she held senior brand solutions leadership roles at Worldwide Media, Elle, and India Today, where she built advertiser categories from scratch, launched flagship industry IPs, and delivered sustained revenue growth across some of India’s most recognised media brands.

Jirawadee Altstadt (Tonk)

Revenue Lead, APX Luxury
Thailand

Jirawadee Sangrayab Altstadt (Tonk) is Revenue Lead at APX Luxury Thailand, with extensive experience in luxury publishing, media sales, and strategic brand partnerships. Based in Bangkok, she has built a strong reputation for driving commercial growth across print, digital, and integrated marketing platforms. With deep expertise in Southeast Asia’s luxury market, Tonk works closely with premium global brands to create impactful partnerships that connect with affluent audiences while delivering sustainable revenue growth for the business.

Strategic Investments

With over 20 years of promoter experience in the Media & Entertainment sector, Jaipur Capital has incubated and acquired 100% equity stakes in select Media & Entertainment businesses globally, building a synergistic platform designed to operate as an integrated ecosystem. This approach brings together complementary capabilities across content sourcing, rights management, localization, distribution, and delivery, enabling shared scale, stronger partner access, and a more efficient, end-to-end operating model across markets

Media: We invest in Media businesses and enabling technologies that disrupt how content is created, distributed, monetised, and measured. This includes content/IP ecosystems, digital distribution platforms, creator and production tooling, data-led personalisation and measurement, and new monetisation models (subscription, advertising, commerce-linked, and hybrid). Our emphasis is on scalable operations, defensible differentiation (IP/data/partnerships), and clear pathways to durable audience engagement.

Entertainment: Given its significant position in the entertainment space, it is actively evaluating strategic acquisitions to further strengthen its leadership across the in-flight entertainment value chain. Our focus is on targets that expand global content access and rights capabilities, deepen airline partnerships, and enhance end-to-end operational scale from licensing and localisation to packaging and delivery across seatback and wireless IFE ecosystems. Parallely, we are prioritising opportunities that materially improve content security and studio-compliance, including DRM, secure encoding and packaging, forensic watermarking, key management, secure playback, and robust anti- piracy controls guided by best-in-class benchmarks in the market.

 

 

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