LG Ad Solutions Names Abhijit Pol SVP of Product

The connected TV advertising specialist has hired a former Roku, Pinterest and Rocket Fuel engineering leader to lead its product and engineering teams.

Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in Advertising

LG Ad Solutions Names Abhijit Pol SVP of Product

LG Ad Solutions has appointed Abhijit Pol as Senior Vice President of Product and Engineering, a role reporting to CEO Michael Hudes. Pol will oversee development of the company's advertising technology and solutions.

Why it matters

The appointment brings a leader with prior ad-tech platform experience into a senior role at a connected TV advertising company. It signals the company's focus on advancing its advertising platform as CTV advertising continues to grow.

Pol previously helped build Roku's first advertising technology and data platforms and most recently served as Head of Monetisation Engineering at Pinterest. The announcement does not disclose any performance metrics tied to those roles.

The players

LG Ad Solutions

A connected TV (CTV) advertising specialist that is the company appointing Pol to lead its product and engineering functions.

Abhijit Pol

A technology executive who previously helped build Roku's first advertising technology and data platforms and served as Head of Monetisation Engineering at Pinterest.

Michael Hudes

The chief executive of LG Ad Solutions, to whom Pol will report.

The details

Pol's stated priorities include advancing the company's advertising platform, improving campaign effectiveness and measurement, simplifying advertiser workflows and applying AI to advertising. He was previously a founding engineer at Rocket Fuel.

November 5, 2026: LG Ad Solutions announces Pol's appointment as Senior Vice President of Product and Engineering.

Market Landscape

Connected TV advertising has become a competitive area where platform operators such as Roku have built ad-tech infrastructure. Hiring executives with that background signals how CTV specialists are competing for talent with established streaming platforms.

For advertisers buying connected TV inventory, leadership changes at ad-tech vendors can affect the platform tools and measurement options available to them. The announcement itself does not describe any immediate changes to products or pricing.

The takeaway

Leadership hires in ad technology often shape which measurement and workflow features a platform prioritizes next. Advertisers evaluating CTV partners may watch for product announcements that follow this appointment.