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Advent PR bags Digital & PR communication mandate for Veterans Super League
Mumbai: Advent Public Relations, a research-based image consulting PR firm has acquired the mandate for Veterans Super League (VSL), a platform for the Football spirit assimilation among Indian sports enthusiasts. The league is all set to begin its first edition this April in Kolkata.
The agency will manage the brand’s 360-degree media presence spanning from PR and communications to social media creatives & digital media campaigns and innovations.
Founded by Valdona Sports Media & Entertainment under the chairmanship of Danish Parvez Khan, the league intends to re-lift the Spirits of Veteran Sportsmen and aims to enable an environment for mentoring and guidance on Football technicalities to nurture talents to take them to a global level, it said in a statement.
Veteran Super League chairman and MD Danish Parvez Khan said, “Our long-term vision is ambitious, and bearing in mind the agency’s history in building up brands from scratch we felt like it was the perfect partnership. We are excited to see the 360-degree strategy that the agency has in store for us and we plan on making VSL a pan India sports brand with such a successful agency on board. It shall be an exciting collaboration.”
Advent PR director Kheman Kumar said, VSL as a platform is built to support and bring back all those forgotten heroes from the sports of football, who lost their shine with time. This is what convinced us about the league and we are confident that as their trusted communication partners we can support them in this vision and help them meet their goal, he added.
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FSS names Anand Krishnamurthi head of global digital delivery
Tech veteran to drive AI-first, cloud-led transformation in payments globally
CHENNAI: Financial Software and Systems (FSS), an AI-first payment infrastructure company, has appointed Anand Krishnamurthi as head of global digital delivery.
In his new role, Anand Krishnamurthi will lead FSS’s global digital delivery capabilities, focusing on AI-first and cloud-led transformation while ensuring predictable, high-quality outcomes for customers worldwide. He will be based in Chennai and report to V. Balasubramanian, CEO of FSS.
Bringing 28 years of experience in technology and digital transformation across banking, capital markets, financial services, and insurance, Anand has held senior leadership positions at Cognizant and NuSummit. He is recognised for scaling multi-geography delivery teams, leading mission-critical platforms, and embedding AI-driven automation in complex, regulated environments.
“What drew me to FSS is its deep payments expertise, strong product DNA, and the scale at which its platforms power real-world financial ecosystems,” said Anand Krishnamurthi. “I aim to strengthen delivery predictability, execution rigor, and engineering quality, building empowered teams that deliver measurable customer outcomes. FSS has a unique opportunity to create real-time, AI-infused payments infrastructure that is resilient, secure, and globally scalable.”
V. Balasubramanian added, “Anand’s track record in leading multi-geography delivery programs and AI-first operating models makes him the ideal leader for FSS as we accelerate our AI-driven digital payments business. His leadership will help us raise the bar for outcomes globally.”
This appointment is part of FSS’s broader push to build an AI-powered, cloud-native delivery organisation capable of meeting the evolving needs of banks, fintechs, and financial institutions worldwide.
