Brands
Bisleri partners with King of Kotha to strengthen brand love In South India
Mumbai: Bisleri, India’s leading packaged drinking water, has partnered with the most awaited Mollywood movie, King of Kotha, starring the industry’s heartthrob Dulquer Salmaan. The association features Dulquer Salmaan on Bisleri’s limited-edition packs – 500 ML, 1 Litre, and 2 Litre. These limited-edition bottles will be available across Kerala and a select few cities in Tamil Nadu, such as Coimbatore, Pollachi, Tirupur, Nagercoil, Tenkasi, and Theni.
Commenting on the collaboration, Bisleri International Pvt. Ltd. head of marketing Tushar Malhotra said, “Through the limited-edition pack collaboration with King of Kotha, we aim to strengthen our local brand love in Kerala and select cities of Tamil Nadu by providing an exciting experience to both our consumers and trade partners. “
Also commenting on the collaboration, Wayfarer Films Private Ltd. & Zee Studios said, “Much like the south film industry, Bisleri has carved a special place in the hearts of millions. This collaboration allows us to connect with audiences in new and engaging ways with Dulquer Salmaan’s collectible on the limited-edition bottles, thereby creating a memorable experience beyond the silver screen.”
The company continues its hyper-local approach strengthening cultural nuances with its ongoing association with South Indian films. The King of Kotha limited-edition packs are an ode to the cinematic grandeur of the Malayalam film industry while celebrating the irresistible charm and appeal of Dulquer Salmaan. The packs will be promoted across over 12,000 outlets, in all general and modern trade outlets in Kerala and select cities in Tamil Nadu. Additionally, it will be available online through the Bisleri @Doorstep App.
Brands
YES Bank appoints S Anantharaman as chief risk officer
Former Jio Financial Services group chief risk officer takes charge of enterprise-wide risk at the embattled private lender
MUMBAI: YES Bank is not taking chances with risk anymore. The private lender has appointed S Anantharaman as its chief risk officer, a hire that signals the bank’s continued effort to rebuild credibility and tighten the controls that once famously slipped.
Anantharaman arrives from Jio Financial Services, where he served as group chief risk officer and built a risk management architecture spanning lending, payments, insurance broking and asset management from the ground up. Before that, he held the chief risk officer role at Bank of Baroda and senior leadership positions at HDFC Bank and L&T Finance Holdings. Three decades in banking and financial services, in other words, with scars and qualifications to match. He is a chartered accountant and a CFA charterholder.
At YES Bank, his brief is considerable. Anantharaman will oversee the bank’s entire enterprise-wide risk framework, covering credit policy, market risk, operational risk, information security, data governance, analytics, model governance and data privacy. It is, in short, every lever that matters when a bank is trying to prove it has grown up.
YES Bank’s turbulent past needs little rehearsing. What it needs now is exactly what Anantharaman has spent thirty years building: the kind of risk culture that stops problems before they become headlines. The appointment suggests the bank knows it.
