JioStar Group has announced the appointment of Stephan Bugaj as senior vice-president, GenAI content and technology, with an aim to accelerate its vision for creating AI-native, next-generation experiences. 

His appointment reinforces the Group’s commitment to building intelligent content pipelines, interactive storytelling formats and scalable creative frameworks that enable faster experimentation, richer audience engagement and shape the future of entertainment globally, according to JioStar.

The addition of Bugaj is expected to further accelerate innovation across next-generation experiences and interactive formats designed for digital-first audiences at scale.

Previously chief creative officer at Genvid Entertainment, Bugaj is also an Emmy Award winner. 

In a career spanning over thirty years, he has held leadership roles at DJ2 Entertainment, Pixar Animation Studios, Telltale Games, and Hanson Robotics, among other organisations.