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Indiassetz appoints Ramakrishna Bhagavan as chief business officer
Mumbai: Real estate wealth management platform Indiassetz has appointed Ramakrishna Bhagavan as chief business officer.
Ramki, as he is popularly known, is a consumer banking veteran with extensive expertise in the retail domain across geographies in both domestic and international markets.
“Ramki has an impeccable track record of leadership and range of business skills that we believe are essential for heading the business at Indiassetz. In 2022, our key focus will be on extending the company’s customer base,” stated Indiassetz CEO Shivam Sinha. “Ramki’s considerable experience in global business, strategic collaborations, and managing massive distribution networks will be beneficial to Indiassetz’s NRI and HNI clientele. Ramki has vast leadership expertise and a track record of building successful organisations and enterprises. Ramki will play a critical role in the development of new growth platforms as Indiassetz’s chief business officer.”
In his earlier roles, Ramki has worked with top Indian banking institutions such as HSBC, Kotak and IDFC First. Prior to joining Indiassetz, he was with Maubank as the head of retail, SME and wealth divisions in Mauritius.
“I am ecstatic to be a part of a company that is redefining real estate investing and assisting clients in maximising the efficiency of their portfolio in India. I am confident that my contribution to Indiassetz will help the company grow in both the Indian and global markets,” said Ramakrishna Bhagavan on his new role.
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.
