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Mumbai couple wins Pepsi’s ‘Ticket to Cricket’ contest
MUMBAI: Cricket enthusiasts are still getting opportunities to win trips to South Africa! In keeping with the World Cup cricket fever, the official ICC World Cup sponsor Pepsi along with Blue Foods Restaurant, announced the names of the winners of “The Ticket to Cricket” contest.
According to an official press release, Vivek Vyas and Krupa Purohit are the lucky winners who won a trip to South Africa for watching the second semi-finals on 20 March 2003.
In association with Blue Foods Restaurant, Pepsi had organized a contest, wherein consumers dining at any of the Blue Foods Restaurants namely ( Bombay Blue, Noodle Bar and Cream Centre) had to drink their favourite soft drink – Pepsi and fill a lucky draw entry coupon.
The release quoted Nepean Sea Road residents and Pepsi contest winners Vivek Vyas and his wife Krupa Purohit as saying: “It’s a dream come true and thanks to Pepsi and Blue Foods we are getting the opportunity to watch the World Cup action live. We would love to see India playing in the semi-final and to be there to cheer our great cricketers.”
Pepsico’s head for western region Satendra Aggarwal says: “Pepsi has always been associated with the game of cricket. It has been Pepsi’s belief to give its consumers nothing but the best. This contest is one of our many innovative campaigns to make it possible for the consumers to watch big time cricket which is the world cup”.
Pepsi has always added a lot of fun and excitement in Mumbai. Pepsi launched the World Cup fever with its “Men In Blue” campaign. Pepsi has added a musical note to its world cup campaign with a specially composed, peppy number “Aa Yeah O” by none other that the hugely popular Adnan Sami which features Indian cricketers and other Pepsi brand ambassadors.
Pepsi also rolled out “The World Cup Ke Shikari” contest, in association with SET MAX, Nickelodeon and MTV, giving six young cricket fans a once in a lifetime opportunity to lead the Indian Cricket Team on to the ground during the Cricket World Cup 2003.
There is more action left as Pepsi will fly down four winners of the Pepsi Predikta Jackpot for the World Cup finals, who will then play for the Predikta Jackpot live on television.
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YES Bank hands the keys to SBI veteran Vinay Tonse as it bets on a new era
Former SBI managing director appointed as YES Bank’s new MD and CEO
MUMBAI: YES Bank is done rebuilding. Now it wants to grow. The private sector lender has appointed Vinay Muralidhar Tonse as managing director and chief executive officer-designate, with RBI approval secured and a start date of April 6, 2026 confirmed. The three-year term signals the bank’s intent to shift gears from crisis recovery to full-throttle expansion.
Tonse, 60, is no stranger to scale. Most recently managing director at State Bank of India, he oversaw a retail book of roughly $800bn in deposits and advances, one of the largest in the country. Before that, he ran SBI Mutual Fund from August 2020 to December 2022, a stint that saw assets under management surge from Rs 4.32 lakh crore to Rs 7.32 lakh crore across market cycles. Add stints in Singapore and four years leading SBI’s overseas operations in Osaka, and the incoming chief arrives with a genuinely global CV.
His academic grounding is equally solid: a commerce degree from St Joseph’s College of Commerce, Bengaluru, and a master’s in commerce from Bangalore University.
The appointment follows an extensive search and evaluation process by the bank’s Nomination and Remuneration Committee. NRC chairperson Nandita Gurjar said the committee unanimously backed Tonse, citing his leadership track record, governance credentials and ability to drive the bank’s next phase of transformation.
Non-executive chairman Rama Subramaniam Gandhi was unequivocal. “I am certain that Vinay Tonse, with his vast experience as a senior banker, will propel YES Bank to its next phase of growth,” Gandhi said, adding that the bank remains focused on strengthening its retail and corporate banking franchises and expanding its branch network.
Rajeev Kannan, non-executive director and senior executive at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, the bank’s largest shareholder, said Tonse’s experience across retail, corporate banking, global markets and asset management positioned him well to lead the lender. SMBC said it looks forward to working with Tonse and the board as YES Bank pursues its ambition of becoming a top-tier private sector lender anchored in strong governance and sustainable growth.
Tonse succeeds Prashant Kumar, who took the helm in March 2020 when YES Bank was in freefall following a severe financial crisis, and spent six years painstakingly stabilising the institution, rebuilding governance and restoring operational scale. Gandhi was generous: “The bank remains indebted to Prashant Kumar, who is responsible for much of what a strong financial powerhouse YES Bank is today.”
Tonse, for his part, struck a purposeful note. “Together with the board and my colleagues, I remain deeply committed to creating long-term value for all our stakeholders,” he said, pledging to build on Kumar’s foundation guided by his personal motto: Make A Difference.
Beyond the balance sheet, Tonse played cricket at college and club level and represented Karnataka in archery at the national championships — sports he credits with teaching him teamwork, situational leadership, discipline and focus. In quieter moments, he reaches for retro Kannada music, classic Hindi songs, and the crooning of Engelbert Humperdinck, Mukesh and Kishore Kumar.
YES Bank has its steady-handed rebuilder in Kumar to thank for survival. Now it has a scale-obsessed growth banker at the wheel. The next chapter starts April 6.
