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Bacardi India announces Radhika Tomar as director of human resources India (INDSEA)
Mumbai: Bacardi India Pvt Ltd, part of the held spirits company, has appointed Radhika Tomar as director of human resources – Bacardi India (INDSEA). With 18 years of global HR leadership spanning FMCG, consulting, technology, and consumer durables, Radhika brings the experience of fostering inclusive cultures and enhancing organizational capabilities.
Radhika’s transformative leadership at Bacardi India follows extensive international experience across diverse industries. Before joining Bacardi, she served as HR Director – India and Global Talent Activation Director at Kimberly Clark, championing inclusion and equity across the company’s Asia Pacific division, leading global talent programs, and enhancing divisional capabilities. Before Kimberly Clark, Radhika spent more than four years across different roles at Dyson ranging from HR head of India & Southeast Asia, Regional Head of Talent Development Asia and leading L&D and Early Career globally. She played a key role in shaping Dyson’s global talent and development strategy, Dyson’s global leadership development programs, and mentoring senior business leaders to deliver stronger business and people impact.
Her journey also includes pivotal HR roles at Microsoft India, where she partnered with their commercial businesses and led extensive change management initiatives, as well as at McKinsey & Company and Aon Hewitt, serving clients across sectors on leadership and organizational development.
Operating from the company’s Gurgaon office, she will spearhead people strategy, strategic talent management, and embedding a culture of diversity inclusion and employee engagement across Bacardi’s operations in India and Southeast Asia.
Bacardi India (INDSEA) managing director Vinay Golikeri “We are thrilled to welcome Radhika to Bacardi India’s leadership team. Her extensive experience and innovative HR approach align perfectly with our commitment to nurturing individual potential and fostering a culture of fearlessness and family. We eagerly anticipate her leadership in further strengthening our position as a dynamic workplace where every primo and prima is empowered to explore their fullest potential and truly thrive.”
Speaking about her new role, Radhika Tomar said, “I am thrilled to join Bacardi to contribute to our ambitious growth aspirations in the cluster by building on Bacardi’s high-performance culture, inclusion & belonging and strengthening critical capabilities for success. I look forward to help scale our leadership in the spirits industry through a strategic people agenda and nurturing our strong talent in these markets. This marks an inspiring new chapter for me, and I am excited about the transformative journey ahead.”
Radhika holds an MBA from XLRI School of Management Jamshedpur, and a Bachelor of Arts (Double Major) in Economics & Statistics from St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai.
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Axis Bank named Official Banking Partner of DP World PGTI
Partnership supports all tournaments this season to grow professional golf in India.
MUMBAI: Axis Bank just teed up a hole-in-one partnership because when a bank sponsors golf’s biggest swing in India, even the fairways feel more financially secure. Axis Bank has been appointed Official Banking Partner of the DP World Professional Golf Tour of India (DP World PGTI), strengthening its commitment to sporting excellence and community engagement while backing the growth of professional golf across the country.
Under the partnership, Axis Bank will support all DP World PGTI tournaments this season, contributing to talent development, enhanced tournament experiences and wider fan engagement. The collaboration aligns the bank’s values of precision, discipline and trust with the Tour’s focus on performance and opportunity.
Axis Bank executive director Munish Sharda said, “We are pleased to partner with DP World PGTI as its Official Banking Partner. Golf embodies precision, discipline, and a pursuit of excellence qualities that strongly reflect who we are at Axis Bank. This association also strengthens our engagement with India’s growing premium customer segments, where the sport has a deep and enduring connect.”
Professional Golf Tour of India president Kapil Dev said, “We are extremely pleased to welcome Axis Bank as a Tour Partner of the DP World Professional Golf Tour of India. Partnerships of this stature play a vital role in strengthening the foundation of the Tour, enhancing opportunities for our players, and expanding the sport’s reach across the country.”
Professional Golf Tour of India CEO Amandeep Johl added, “Axis Bank’s strong legacy of excellence, innovation, and nationwide reach aligns perfectly with DP World PGTI’s goal to elevate professional golf in India and provide greater opportunities for our players.”
In a sport where every stroke counts and every partnership drives distance, Axis Bank isn’t just backing golfers, it’s investing in the fairway to future, turning India’s greens into a stage where precision meets passion and every drive has the power to inspire.
