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George Alex joins Reliance Foundation Hospital as chief growth officer
MUMBAI: Reliance Foundation Hospital has appointed George Alex as chief growth officer, tapping a seasoned healthcare and consumer-sector operator as it sharpens its ambition to scale a world-class, patient-centric hospital network across India.
Alex joins the Reliance Group-backed hospital chain with over two decades of experience spanning healthcare, telecom and FMCG. In his new role, he will lead strategic growth and pan-India expansion across new markets and hospitals, with a focus on quaternary and tertiary care, clinical excellence, advanced technology and scalable operations.
Before this move, Alex was regional COO for Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh at Healthcare Global, where he oversaw operations and growth across key cancer-care markets. Earlier, he spent more than seven years at Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, serving as COO and chief marketing officer, and played senior sales and marketing roles at Fortis Healthcare. His earlier career included leadership stints at Bharti Airtel, Videocon d2h, Etisalat DB Telecom and Hindustan Unilever.
At Reliance Foundation Hospital, the mandate is clear: growth with purpose. As India’s healthcare sector braces for consolidation, technology-led care and rising patient expectations, Alex’s brief is to turn scale into trust — and ambition into impact.
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Axis Bank named Official Banking Partner of DP World PGTI
Partnership supports all tournaments this season to grow professional golf in India.
MUMBAI: Axis Bank just teed up a hole-in-one partnership because when a bank sponsors golf’s biggest swing in India, even the fairways feel more financially secure. Axis Bank has been appointed Official Banking Partner of the DP World Professional Golf Tour of India (DP World PGTI), strengthening its commitment to sporting excellence and community engagement while backing the growth of professional golf across the country.
Under the partnership, Axis Bank will support all DP World PGTI tournaments this season, contributing to talent development, enhanced tournament experiences and wider fan engagement. The collaboration aligns the bank’s values of precision, discipline and trust with the Tour’s focus on performance and opportunity.
Axis Bank executive director Munish Sharda said, “We are pleased to partner with DP World PGTI as its Official Banking Partner. Golf embodies precision, discipline, and a pursuit of excellence qualities that strongly reflect who we are at Axis Bank. This association also strengthens our engagement with India’s growing premium customer segments, where the sport has a deep and enduring connect.”
Professional Golf Tour of India president Kapil Dev said, “We are extremely pleased to welcome Axis Bank as a Tour Partner of the DP World Professional Golf Tour of India. Partnerships of this stature play a vital role in strengthening the foundation of the Tour, enhancing opportunities for our players, and expanding the sport’s reach across the country.”
Professional Golf Tour of India CEO Amandeep Johl added, “Axis Bank’s strong legacy of excellence, innovation, and nationwide reach aligns perfectly with DP World PGTI’s goal to elevate professional golf in India and provide greater opportunities for our players.”
In a sport where every stroke counts and every partnership drives distance, Axis Bank isn’t just backing golfers, it’s investing in the fairway to future, turning India’s greens into a stage where precision meets passion and every drive has the power to inspire.
