Brands
Vivel celebrates freedom of choice in new campaign
MUMBAI: ITC’s personal care brand, Vivel, has launched its impactful TVC integrating the brand’s philosophy of ‘Ab Samjhauta Nahin’. Vivel believes that being empowered is about having the freedom to make a choice. A choice to be yourself, the way you think, behave or even dress.
The new Aloe Vera soap film tells a story of one such choice. A lot of women feel the pressure to behave or dress like men in order to be successful and accepted in workplaces as equals.
The 30-second story encourages women to retain their softness and empathy while being assertive. She rather believes that softness is not her weakness but rather her identity and strength.
The TVC features veteran TV actor Supriya Pilgaonkar and her daughter Shriya Pilgaonkar. The narrative opens with Shriya Pilgaonkar being depicted as the daughter, who is confident of her choices and expresses it in her soft yet assertive way irrespective of circumstances or individuals. She believes in her strengths and is unwilling to dress like men just to fit in.
The film introduces a fresh and a more meaningful understanding of confidence that is aimed to make a positive and an emotional connection and resonates with the product promise of softness in Vivel Aloe Vera soap. The ad showcases the strength of identity in a woman’s inherent values.
Brand David executive vice-president Ajay Menon says, “We are thrilled to have partnered with ITC to bring alive a campaign that is creating a platform for the brand to engage with its consumers in a much more authentic and deeper level.”
Brands
Indel Money appoints Vinod Panicker as CFO to steer growth plans
Veteran finance leader to drive strategy as firm targets 500 branches
MUMBAI: Indel Money has appointed Vinod Panicker as its chief financial officer, effective 29 April 2026, as the non-banking financial company sharpens its focus on expansion and long-term growth.
Panicker, a chartered accountant with over 38 years of experience across sectors, will be responsible for leading the company’s financial strategy, capital management and governance framework.
The appointment comes at a time when Indel Money is accelerating its expansion plans, with a target of reaching 500 branches across 16 states by the end of FY27. The company is looking to strengthen its operational scale while maintaining financial discipline as it grows its footprint.
With a seasoned finance professional at the helm, the firm is aiming to reinforce its financial architecture and support its next phase of growth in an increasingly competitive lending landscape.
The move signals Indel Money’s intent to align leadership capabilities with its expansion ambitions, as it continues to build scale and deepen its presence across India’s financial services sector.
