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TATA Starbucks appoints Mitali Maheshwari as head of product and marketing for India
Mumbai: TATA Starbucks has announced the appointment of Mitali Maheshwari as product and marketing head for India. With over a decade of invaluable expertise in brand management and marketing, in her new role, she will spearhead product innovation and drive marketing initiatives for the brand.
Welcoming Mitali Maheshwari to the team, TATA Starbucks COO Adrit Mishra shared, “As we continue building the category in India and extending our coffee leadership to deliver the signature Starbucks Experience to consumers, we are excited for Mitali to expound upon our product and marketing plans. With Mitali on board, we are also looking forward to enabling strategic product innovation that brings forth the best of global and local tastes for consumers in a manner that is familiar to them. Mitali’s dedication to her craft, coupled with her strategic mindset and innovative approach, makes her an invaluable addition to our team.”
Maheshwari shared, “As a coffee enthusiast myself, I am looking forward to joining Starbucks India, a brand that has played a pivotal role in shaping the country’s vibrant coffee landscape over the past decade. I am humbled and excited to build on the brand’s marketing plans to drive continued growth, while delivering the distinct Starbucks experience to consumers across the country.”
Bringing a wealth of knowledge and a proven track record in elevating brand presence and consumer engagement, Mitali previously held the position of national brand marketing manager at Red Bull India. Her strategic insights and innovative approach will serve in ensuring exceptional experiences for coffee enthusiasts across the country.
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.
