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Taproot India hires Mayuresh Dubhashi as associate CD
MUMBAI: With plans to strengthen its creative team, Taproot India has hired Mayuresh Dubhashi as associate creative director.
“There’s a reason why Taproot is the hottest agency in the country. It’s got the best brands and the best people handling them and more importantly, it’s going to offer the best possible opportunities to up my game,” said Dubhashi on his new job.
He has eight years of experience. He started work at Lowe Lintas on Idea, Wheel, Surf Excel etc and then moved onto JWT Mumbai, where he spent over five years.
Apart from many metals at Goa fest, he has also won the Young Lotus competition, represented India at Ad fest 2011 and won ‘Silver.’
“I have worked with him in the past hence I know his strengths, passion and attitude towards work,” said Taproot India co-founder and chief creative officer Agnello Dias about Dubhashi.
“Taproot India is a strong believer of young blood, Mayuresh is young and yet very mature in his thinking and approach,” added Taproot India co-founder and chief creative officer Santosh Padhi.
Taproot India has 46 people operating from a single office, Mumbai.
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Beacon Group appoints Dr Rajesh Patel as Group CEO
36-year healthcare veteran to lead Beacon Diagnostics, Vector Biotek, Biogeny.
MUMBAI: A new chief, a fresh diagnosis and a sharper prescription for growth. Beacon Group has appointed Dr Rajesh Patel as its Group Chief Executive Officer, effective April 1, 2026, signalling a decisive push to scale its presence in the diagnostics and IVD space. Patel steps into the role with 36 years of experience across the healthcare and diagnostics industry, bringing a career shaped by leadership roles spanning sales, marketing, business development and operational strategy. His mandate is both expansive and precise: to steer the group’s overall strategic direction while tightening coordination across its three core entities Beacon Diagnostics, Vector Biotek and Biogeny Diagnostics.
In practical terms, that means driving cross-company synergies, accelerating market expansion and strengthening organisational capability areas increasingly critical as diagnostic players compete for scale in a fragmented yet rapidly evolving healthcare ecosystem. The group is positioning itself to capture unmet demand across chain laboratories, key accounts and standalone labs, segments that remain underserved despite growing diagnostic needs.
The appointment comes at a time when the In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) sector in India is entering a more competitive and innovation-led phase, with companies focusing not just on product pipelines but also on service delivery, integration and customer-centric models. Beacon’s leadership appears to be betting that Patel’s execution-focused approach can help translate ambition into operational momentum.
Welcoming the appointment, Chairman Dr D K Joshi described Patel’s induction as a strategic move aligned with the group’s long-term vision, emphasising the role of leadership depth in navigating the next phase of growth.
For Beacon Group, the message is clear, in a sector where precision matters, leadership is the new differentiator—and this appointment is intended to set the tone for what comes next.
