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Nike announces LeBron James Asia Tour Summer 2005
MUMBAI: Nike is all set to host basketball phenomenon – LeBron James – on a three-city tour of Asia. Designed as a cross-cultural exchange between James and young kids throughout Asia, the tour will make stops in Tokyo, Beijing and Hong Kong beginning 2 August.
From the first day James picked up a basketball, he has never played alone, and he’s not about to start. James knows he is the sum of his experiences, those that he has shared with his mentors, coaches, teammates and fans. Through his Asia Tour Summer 2005, James and Nike hope to create new experiences for him with kids in Asia.
“I’m very excited about going to Asia. I’ve heard a lot of great things about the basketball culture in Asia, and I can’t wait to meet the kids, and inspire them with my style of play, and be inspired by theirs,” said James.
The LeBron James Asia Tour Summer 2005 will create a cross-cultural exchange between James and the people of Asia, especially the kids. As he connects with the kids of Asia, he will inspire and be inspired by them. The Tour will ultimately bring west to meet east, and east to meet west, and will be a great learning experience for everyone.
Beyond his dedication on the court, James is dedicated to making a difference off the court. In the US, James is the spokesperson for Nike’s PE2GO program.
Implemented by NikeGo, Nike’s signature US Community Service program, PE2GO helps increase the quality and quantity of physical education in schools where physical education classes have been reduced or eliminated.
During his tour through Asia, James will continue his spirit of giving back to the community by participating in a court donation in Beijing.
LeBron James Asia Tour Summer 2005 Schedule:
August 2 – 3: Tokyo
August 4 – 5: Beijing
August 6: Hong Kong
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Ember Cookware appoints Amit Singh as chief of supply chain
10-year veteran to lead operations as brand scales across D2C, quick commerce and retail.
MUMBAI: Ember just handed its supply chain the perfect seasoning because when your cookware is non-toxic and non-stick, the operations behind it better be fast and flawless. Ember Cookware has appointed Amit Singh as chief of supply chain and Services, bolstering its leadership team at a pivotal growth phase. Singh brings over a decade of experience in supply chain strategy, operations and large-scale network buildouts.
He began his career at Singapore-based retail giant Giant Hypermarket before joining Pharmeasy in 2015, where he played a foundational role in building and scaling its pan-India supply chain across B2B and B2C channels. At API Holdings, he later led supply chain operations for North India, managing end-to-end execution across complex, multi-city networks.
In his new role, Amit will oversee Ember’s complete supply chain and service ecosystem including sourcing, manufacturing coordination, logistics, last-mile delivery, post-purchase support and workforce development. His mandate focuses on building cost-efficient, resilient operations that shorten fulfilment times, strengthen inventory management and deliver a consistently high-quality consumer experience as the brand expands nationally.
Ember Cookware co-founder & CEO Siddharth Gadodia said, “Supply chain is where growth either holds or breaks. As we scale across channels and geographies, we need operations that are efficient, resilient, and built for speed, without ever compromising on the consumer experience. Amit has done this before, at real scale.”
Ember Cookware co-founder & CMO Himanshi Tandon added, “As we scale, supply chain efficiency becomes as important as product and brand. Amit’s mandate is to build the operational foundations that make our promise consistent at scale.”
Amit Singh commented, “Ember is building something genuinely different, a category-defining brand with a clear purpose and the ambition to match. I’m looking forward to building supply chain infrastructure that doesn’t just keep pace with growth, but enables it.”
The appointment forms part of Ember’s broader push to deepen leadership across key functions as it invests in its Innovation Lab, proprietary material technologies and operational backbone to support national expansion.
In a kitchenware world where non-stick promises are easy but delivery is hard, Ember isn’t just cooking up products, it’s cooking up an operation that keeps every promise sizzling from factory to fork.
