Brands
Adani Ports names Sreedhar Menon as new chief financial officer
MUMBAI: Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited is steering into new waters at the top of its finance team. The Board announced that Sreedhar Krishna Menon, currently CFO of group company AdaniConnex, will take the reins as chief financial officer from March 1, 2026.
He succeeds D. Muthukumaran, who is charting a new course within the wider Adani portfolio, stepping down as CFO on February 28. The handover marks a smooth transition in leadership for one of India’s largest port operators.
Menon brings a wealth of experience spanning India, Africa and beyond. He has spent over nine years at Airtel Nigeria, including a stint as acting CEO, and held senior finance roles across Bharti Airtel’s global operations. Most recently, he has been at the helm of AdaniConneX’s finances, sharpening his expertise in infrastructure and corporate strategy.
A qualified cost accountant and an alumnus of Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program, Menon is no stranger to navigating complex business landscapes. His appointment is expected to bring fresh perspectives to Adani Ports’ financial strategy as the company continues its global expansion.
With Menon at the helm, Adani Ports aims to keep its finances as well-charted as its shipping routes.
Brands
Faber-Castell India appoints Sunaina Haldar as director – marketing
With stints at Tata, SleepyCat and ADF Foods under her belt, Haldar is primed to redraw Faber-Castell’s brand story
MUMBAI: Faber-Castell India has poached Sunaina Haldar from ADF Foods, appointing her director – marketing as the German stationery brand looks to muscle up in a category that is rapidly reinventing itself around creativity and self-expression.
Haldar hit the ground running. “My first couple of weeks have been incredibly energising, understanding consumers, visiting markets, engaging with retailers and immersing myself into the world of Faber-Castell Group,” she said.
She arrives with considerable firepower. At ADF Foods, Haldar ran marketing across India and international markets for a portfolio spanning Ashoka, Aeroplane, Camel and ADF Soul. Before that, she was vice-president – marketing at direct-to-consumer mattress brand SleepyCat, where she helmed brand, content and performance marketing. Her résumé also includes a stint leading marketing, new product development and CRM for Tata SmartFoodz at Tata Consumer Products, no small proving ground.
Between corporate roles, Haldar also operated as a fractional CMO for early-stage startups, building marketing strategy and operational structures from scratch, a signal that she knows how to move fast with limited resources.
With 18 years straddling FMCG, D2C and the startup world, Haldar now takes the reins at a brand that has long owned the classroom but is clearly hungry for the living room. In a stationery market where the pencil has become a lifestyle statement, Faber-Castell has picked someone who knows exactly how to sell that story.
