Digital ad verification firm Integral Ad Science (IAS) has appointed Jose Ramirez joins as SVP Technical Customer Operations in New York, while Saurabh Khattar has been named India Lead - Sales and Strategic Partnerships, based in Delhi.

The company aims to ensure that ads are viewable by real people in safe and suitable environments. Ramirez joins from Verizon Media, where he served as Head of Account Strategy, leading the native and programmatic advertising client services organisation in North America. Prior to that he was the Senior Director, Programmatic Services at Yahoo!; Senior Manager, Networks and DSPs at Google; and he spent more than five years at Microsoft in sales and account management roles. Ramirez will now be responsible for leading partner solutions and customer operations globally and partnering with the Product and Sales divisions. He will report directly to COO Oleg Bershadsky.

Khattar joins in India from ad company Taboola, where he served as Director, Sales and Media Partnerships. In his new role he will work with brands, agencies, publishers and platforms. He reports to Laura Quigley, SVP - APAC, who comments: 'We are thrilled to have Saurabh on board and look forward to accelerating our growth in India with his sales leadership, industry knowledge, and proven success working with major brands and agencies locally'.

Web site: www.integralads.com .

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