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PayMate appoints vice pres banking alliances and sales
MUMBAI: PayMate India mobile commerce solutions company which has been aggressively growing its payment eco-system to include online portals, voice portals and retailers has appointed Ambreesh Mohan as Vice President- Banking Alliances & Sales to further strengthen its merchant and bank acquisition initiatives.
Mohan joins PayMate after a long stint as General Manager- Sales & Marketing at Venture Infotek. He has over a decade of experience in the banking sector and his role in the financial services segment included selling to & servicing PSU, New Gen Pvt. banks & MNC Banks in India and neighboring countries.
The mobile phone today is more than just an instrument for voice communication. The number of subscribers, the numerous add-on applications and the convenience of always being handy makes one wonder why the device cannot be used to initiate payments. At PayMate we are making this happen in a safe, secure and convenient way. It’s an exciting space and I look forward to being a part of this lifestyle changing initiative,” says Mohan.
Commenting on the appointment, PayMate India founder and managing director Ajay Adiseshann says, “Ambreesh’s valuable experience in the payments industry will be a great asset in aligning our offerings to banks and merchants. His expertise would give us a great impetus in building an alternate payment channel and more importantly building a new viable category which could redefine the payments space.”
PayMate is currently being offered to Citibank bank credit card and banking customers and will roll out services with other leading banks shortly. PayMate will shortly be available on several leading websites including travel & hospitality, consumer products, matrimony, jobs, apparels, astrology, gifts, NGO’s etc. The company is also in the process of tying up with several offline merchants such as telco’s, utilities, insurance companies, cable and broadband services, tele-shopping etc and will be announcing its tie-ups in a phased manner.
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Roshni Shewakramani joins P&G as regional sales head
Veteran sales leader takes charge of trade, shopper marketing and regional growth.
MUMBAI: Roshni Shewakramani just walked into P&G’s sales room and the shelves started paying attention because when a channel strategist this sharp takes the helm, even the toothpaste tubes stand straighter. Roshni Shewakramani has been appointed director of sales (regional sales head) at Procter & Gamble, a role that brings together her deep expertise in trade and shopper marketing, strategy execution, and high-performance team leadership. She shared the news on a professional platform, noting that she is eager to drive growth and reinforce P&G’s footprint across key regions in India.
Shewakramani brings extensive experience spanning general trade, modern trade, e-commerce and category development. She joins from her previous position as director of national trade & shopper marketing at P&G, where she oversaw strategy and revenue growth for multiple brands. Earlier roles at P&G and Nivea include senior manager for sales (E-commerce and modern trade GTM operations) and area sales manager, during which she managed category expansion, budget planning, new product launches and cross-functional operations.
The appointment reflects P&G’s focus on strengthening regional execution and shopper-centric growth at a time when trade dynamics and consumer behaviour continue to evolve rapidly across urban and emerging markets.
In a company where every shelf tells a story, Shewakramani isn’t just leading sales, she’s scripting the next chapter of how P&G wins the daily battle for space, share and loyalty, one region at a time.
