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HUL is top advertiser in week 42: Barc
Mumbai: With ad volumes of 4257.91, FMCG major Hindustan Lever Ltd (HUL) continued to lead Barc’s top advertiser tally in week 42 (16-22 October). Reckitt Benckiser (India) Ltd was at the second position with 3476.66 (‘000s).
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd, which usually languished at the last five slots, jumped to the third in week 42. It was followed by Cadbury’s India Ltd, Brooke Bond Lipton India Ltd, Ponds India, ITC Ltd, Amazon Online India Pvt Ltd, and Colgate Palmolive India Ltd. Marico Ltd registered a fresh entry at number 10.
Maintaining the lead with 412.16 (‘000s) HUL’s Horlicks was the top advertised brand in week 42. Dettol Toilet Soaps and Amazon India were at the second and third positions.
Veet Men Hair Removal Cream was the new entrant at number four. In a striking development, Dettol, which used to be among the top three performers generally, slipped to the last position. In between, the chart was populated by Lalithaa Jewellery, Harpic Power Plus 10X Max Clean, Dettol Antiseptic Liquid, Disney+ Hotstar, and Moov Pain Balm.
MUMBAI: In India’s fast-moving payments race, Visa has just swiped in a new leader. The company has named Suresh Sethi as its India country head, marking a key leadership shift as it sharpens its focus on digital payments growth in the market. Sethi steps into the role following his recent exit from Protean eGov Technologies, where he served as chief executive officer. He succeeds Sandeep Ghosh, who has moved on after more than four years at Visa to pursue an external opportunity.
The appointment comes at a time when Visa is doubling down on its expansion strategy across India and the wider region, deepening partnerships and accelerating adoption in an increasingly competitive digital payments ecosystem.
Sethi brings with him a broad, cross-market perspective shaped by decades of experience across corporate banking, retail financial services, mobile money and large-scale government technology initiatives. He began his career at Citigroup, where he spent 14 years working across India, Africa, South America and the United States, focusing on transaction banking services within the corporate bank.
His appointment signals a blend of institutional experience and market familiarity qualities that could prove critical as Visa navigates a landscape where fintech innovation, regulatory evolution and consumer adoption are all accelerating at once.
As digital payments in India continue to scale rapidly, the leadership change underscores a simple reality, in a market where every tap, scan and swipe counts, who leads the charge can matter just as much as the technology itself.
