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CII’s brand finale attracts over 150 entries
NEW DELHI: The recently launched Brand Finale by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has attracted over 150 nominations of various brands from more than 90 companies for the annual ‘CII Brand of the Year award’.
Media giants like TV Today, The Times of India group, Ananda Bazaar Patrika group too are in the fray. Participation from FMCG, pharma, healthcare and hospitality sectors come through brands like Britannia, CavinKare, Dabur, Eveready Industries, Heinz, HLL, ITC, Reckitt Benckiser, Berger Paints, Eletrolux, Godrej, ICI, Philips, Whirlpool, Ranbaxy, Novartis, Nicholas Piramal, Dr Reddy’s, Apollo Hospitals, ITC Hotels and Taj Hotels.
The petrochemical sector is represented by big guns like Indian Oil, HPCL and Bharat Petroleum. Leading telecom brands like Bharti Telecom, Hutchison and Reliance have also sent their nominations for this award.
The auto and financial sector are represented by the likes of Hero Honda Motors, Bajaj Auto, TVS Motor, Toyota, Ford, Maruti, Tata Motors, ICICI, HDFC, SBI Life Insurance, IDBI, Life Insurance Corporation.
Considering in this era of superior branding strategies where common place products like steel, batteries, plastic and needles are being translated into unique brand experiences, companies like Tata Steel, Hi+Care Plastics, Nilkamal Plastics, Amara Raja, Exide and Needle Industries have submitted their nominations for a place under the sun. Even government organisations have pitched in with entries from the like of Department of Tourism, Tamil Nadu government.
As the selection procedure entails a detailed qualitative analysis across the country; Vertebrand Management Services has been appointed by CII to execute an innovative 360-degree evaluation process. The winner will be announced during the Brand Summit in February 2005 at Chennai.
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Collective Artists Network reshuffles talent leadership
Fiona D’Souza, Jinal Jhaveri and Arjun Banerjee take expanded roles in core division.
MUMBAI: Collective Artists Network just handed the talent baton to its homegrown stars because when your agents have been building careers this long, it’s time to let them run the show. Collective Artists Network has announced the next phase of leadership for its talent management business, elevating senior agents Fiona D’Souza, Jinal Jhaveri and Arjun Banerjee to expanded roles within the division. The move strengthens the company’s foundational talent arm while it continues to grow into content creation and production-led ventures.
Each of the three has played a significant part in shaping artist careers across films, digital platforms and brand partnerships. Together they now represent the next generation of leadership for Collective’s talent operations, with a continued focus on long-term career building, strong partnerships and adapting representation to a fast-changing media landscape.
Collective Artists Network founder and Group CEO Vijay Subramaniam remains actively involved in guiding artist strategy and key relationships. He said, “Talent management has been the foundation on which Collective was built, and that philosophy continues to guide how we grow the company. As we enter this next phase, it’s important that the people leading this business have both deep context and long-term convictions.”
Collective Artists Network partner and head of talent Janahavi Rawal added, “Collective’s talent business has always been built on trust, long-term thinking, and a deep understanding of where artists want to go next. Fiona, Jinal, and Arjun have each played an important role in shaping the careers of the artists we represent, and this phase is about empowering our senior agents further while building the right support systems around them.”
The leadership evolution reflects Collective’s belief in promoting from within and creating clear ownership across verticals. In a talent world where yesterday’s agent is tomorrow’s partner, Collective isn’t just reshuffling chairs, it’s handing the spotlight to the people who’ve been quietly directing the show all along.
