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Ronojit Biswas to take charge as GSK Pharma CFO
Juby Chandy exits for Apac finance role; shares slip 0.97 per cent
MUMBAI: GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Limited on Monday named Ronojit Biswas as whole-time director and chief financial officer for a three-year term starting 1 April, 2026, signalling a steady internal succession at the drugmaker’s India arm.
Biswas will replace Juby Chandy, who steps down as whole-time director and CFO on 11 March, 2026, after being elevated to lead Apac finance within the wider GSK Group.
A company lifer, Biswas joined GSK in India in 1999 as a management trainee and has since built a 25-year career across India, Vietnam, Singapore, Brazil and the UK. Most recently, he served as senior finance director – global product strategy, based in Singapore.
He has previously held CFO roles in Brazil and Vietnam and was regional controller for GSK’s international region, overseeing financial reporting, performance management and internal controls: a portfolio that sharpened his exposure to global compliance and capital discipline.
Biswas holds a postgraduate degree in management (finance) from Management Development Institute, Gurugram, and a bachelor of commerce (honours) from St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata.
Shares of the company were trading at Rs 2,545.00, down Rs 25.00, or 0.97 per cent, at 12:40 pm, reflecting a muted market response to the boardroom reshuffle.
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Aman Gupta launches new venture OffBeat Studios
Boat co-founder steps into fresh entrepreneurial chapter after shifting to non-executive role.
MUMBAI: Aman Gupta just flipped the beat because when you’ve already made waves with Boat, the next move is to start a whole new rhythm.
boAt co-founder Aman Gupta has unveiled his new entrepreneurial venture, OffBeat Studios, marking his first independent project since stepping away from day-to-day operations at the audio and wearables brand. In a post on X on 3 March 2026, Gupta wrote: “With every birthday, some grow older, I grow bolder. I am still hungry, still impatient and still driven. Aman 2.0 begins soon. Introducing my new venture. @Offbeatstudios1.”
Details about OffBeat Studios remain scarce. Gupta has shared only a stylised “OFF/BEAT” logo and no specifics on the business model, sector focus, funding, team or launch timeline. It is unclear whether the venture will operate independently or hold any strategic link to Boat.
Gupta played a pivotal role in building boAt’s brand and marketing identity since its inception and gained wider visibility as a judge on Shark Tank India. His shift to a non-executive board position followed a leadership transition at Boat last year, Gaurav Nayyar was appointed CEO, while co-founder Sameer Mehta took on the role of executive director focused on strategy, reflecting a move toward professionalised management.
The announcement arrives as Boat’s parent company, Imagine Marketing, gears up for its initial public offering. The Warburg Pincus-backed firm received SEBI approval after confidentially filing in April 2025 and is reportedly targeting a valuation of around Rs 13,000 crore. This marks Boat’s second IPO attempt, the first, filed in January 2022 for Rs 2,000 crore (Rs 900 crore fresh issue + Rs 1,100 crore offer for sale), was withdrawn amid market volatility.
Boat has not commented on whether Gupta’s new venture will impact the upcoming public issue. For a founder who helped turn Boat into a youth-favourite audio brand, OffBeat Studios signals not a slowdown, but a bold new track proving that when one rhythm fades, another is already waiting to drop.
