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22feet Tribal Worldwide ropes in Amrit Panigrahi to lead transformation consulting & technology practice
NEW DELHI: In a move to bolster its digital transformation and brand experience offering, 22feet Tribal Worldwide, part of the DDB Mudra Group, has appointed Amrit Panigrahi to lead its transformation consulting and technology practice. Amrit will closely work with 22feet Tribal Worldwide president & CDO of the group Preetham Venkky.
Panigrahi has spent over 9 years as a functional and process lead with KPMG, Deloitte USI, IBM, Accenture and HCL Technologies. In his previous stints, he has worked in areas of business consulting, changes process optimization and has led to technology-based business transformation.
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Preetham Venkky said, “What started in 2019 as a vision to bring in newer paradigms of innovation by hiring the right people is coming together beautifully. We’ve brought in diverse talent that have worked beyond the traditional agency ecosystem. I’m thrilled to have Amrit join the team who will help our clients’ grow their digital presence and strategies to not just weather the current COVID-19 situation, but also develop long-term digital capabilities using technology, data, and automation. The goal is to help brands rapidly transcend through the stages of digital marketing maturity and achieve personalised execution for single-customer based marketing outcomes.”
Panigrahi added, “In my experience, over 80 per cent of CEOs believe that the ever-surging digital economy will impact their industry, but less than 30 per cent have or are executing on their digital strategy. It's an exciting opportunity to offer creative tech solutions to a robust roster of brands from traditional businesses, to offline-first brands that are on the cusp of digital transformation, to digitally native ones. Digital transformation is no longer about the big beating the small, it’s about the fast beating the slow.”
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.
