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Deepak Bhatnagar joins Fruzzanté as director and part of senior management
NEW DELHI: Taking its expansion plans further, Fruzzanté, a part of Hill Zill Winery and a family-owned brand founded by Priyanka Save and Nagesh Pai in 2016, has brought on board Deepak Bhatnagar, as one of the directors of the company.
With more than 30 years of accomplished career history, DB (as he is fondly known) recently retired as the director – sales and marketing at Sula Vineyards. While he still continues his contribution at Sula as an advisor, he has joined hands with his long-time family friend Shrikant Save at Hill Zill Wines. At Fruzzanté, he will focus on product visibility and brand awareness.
DB is a senior sales and marketing management executive and well-known in the industry for delivering revenue and profits within highly competitive markets. A dedicated and reliable leader, he possesses exceptional negotiation skills and problem-solving abilities. In his career span, DB has worked with some well-known brands including Lowenbrau Buttenheim Pvt Ltd, Som Distilleries, Forbes and Cambell, etc.
Fruzzanté co-founder Priyanka Save said, “It is heartening to have DB sir on board as a part of our senior management. He comes with years of extensive experience in the industry and is someone I have also known ina personal capacity for a long time. Our focus for the last few months, ever since the Covid-19 pandemic, has been on a complete overhaul of our offerings in a better and bigger way. From rebranding to Fruzzanté – Sparkling Alcoholic Beverage to extensively using a digital marketing approach, we are leaving no stone unturned. With DB sir on board, we will be able to take this a step ahead.”
Adding further, Deepak Bhatnagar said, “Fruzzanté is a brand to reckon with already in its domain and I am happy to join the team. We have already made some changes to the marketing strategy. The idea is to make use of various marketing and distribution channels for better product visibility as well as brand awareness.”
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Oracle layoffs affect up to 30,000 employees globally
Job cuts span US, India and more, staff cite abrupt emails, uncertainty.
MUMBAI: April began with an inbox shock and for thousands, it ended with an exit. Oracle has carried out a sweeping round of layoffs, impacting an estimated 20,000 to 30,000 employees across its global operations, even as the company continues to report strong business performance. The job cuts were communicated via emails sent early on April 1, affecting staff across multiple regions including the United States, India, Canada and parts of Latin America. The reduction spans a wide range of roles and functions, though the company has not disclosed specific criteria behind the decisions.
In the days following the layoffs, employees have taken to platforms such as LinkedIn to share their experiences, many describing the process as abrupt and unsettling. Several posts pointed to a lack of prior indication, with notifications arriving suddenly in early-morning messages.
A recurring concern has been the impact on long-tenured staff. Users reported that employees with decades of experience were among those let go, raising broader questions about job security even for seasoned professionals within large technology firms.
The layoffs have also sparked anxiety about the wider direction of the sector. As companies continue to invest heavily in automation and artificial intelligence, workforce recalibration is becoming more common often accompanied by uncertainty around future roles and skills.
For many affected employees, the immediate challenge lies in navigating career transitions in an increasingly competitive job market, with posts reflecting concerns about stability and next steps.
The development comes against a backdrop of strong financial performance at Oracle, which recently reported a 22 percent year-on-year increase in revenue, alongside continued growth in its cloud infrastructure business. The company has also been committing significant capital towards artificial intelligence and data centre expansion.
The contrast between growth and job cuts has added to the unease, underscoring a broader shift in how large technology firms balance expansion with efficiency sometimes at the cost of the very workforce that helped build that growth.
