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4AM Worldwide bags integrated marketing mandate for Sumadhura Group
Mumbai: The creative communication firm, 4AM Worldwide, has won the integrated marketing mandate for Sumadhura Group, a residential and commercial real estate developer.
4AM will be responsible for creating awareness and salience for brand Sumadhura and their projects. The firm will take care of the overall branding, advertising and digital appearance of Sumadhura Group. To serve the marketing needs of the client, the firm aims to provide result driven solutions for the next phase of their exponential growth.
Speaking of this association, Sumadhura Infracon senior VP- sales & marketing Srinivas Moramchetty said, “We’re thrilled to welcome 4AM Worldwide as our new creative communication partner. We want to leverage their vast experience in integrated marketing communication along with a storytelling approach. Today’s consumers are evolving every day, so it is important for the success of Real Estate companies like us, who have been in business for the last 25 years, to innovate and engage with customers differently from brand and product communication front.”
Speaking about the win, 4AM Worldwide chief operating officer Meenakshi Aggarwal stated “Sumadhura group has been a well-established player in Bangalore and Hyderabad markets. It is aggressively pursuing growth and we are delighted to partner with them in their growth. The Real Estate sector is bounding back as the pandemic impact starts fading away, making it an ideal time to engage with audiences via integrated marketing.”
The creative and business leadership at 4AM has successfully built numerous brands across diverse categories, from naming and identity design to managing integrated campaigns across TV, print, outdoor, radio, digital & events.
4AM attributes this success to the deep research and landscape understanding the team does before embarking on any new domain or brief. The company’s portfolio includes clients from various sectors starting from BFSI, Film and Media, Government & PSU, Education, Real Estate, Construction Materials to E-commerce.
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YES Bank hands the keys to SBI veteran Vinay Tonse as it bets on a new era
Former SBI managing director appointed as YES Bank’s new MD and CEO
MUMBAI: YES Bank is done rebuilding. Now it wants to grow. The private sector lender has appointed Vinay Muralidhar Tonse as managing director and chief executive officer-designate, with RBI approval secured and a start date of April 6, 2026 confirmed. The three-year term signals the bank’s intent to shift gears from crisis recovery to full-throttle expansion.
Tonse, 60, is no stranger to scale. Most recently managing director at State Bank of India, he oversaw a retail book of roughly $800bn in deposits and advances, one of the largest in the country. Before that, he ran SBI Mutual Fund from August 2020 to December 2022, a stint that saw assets under management surge from Rs 4.32 lakh crore to Rs 7.32 lakh crore across market cycles. Add stints in Singapore and four years leading SBI’s overseas operations in Osaka, and the incoming chief arrives with a genuinely global CV.
His academic grounding is equally solid: a commerce degree from St Joseph’s College of Commerce, Bengaluru, and a master’s in commerce from Bangalore University.
The appointment follows an extensive search and evaluation process by the bank’s Nomination and Remuneration Committee. NRC chairperson Nandita Gurjar said the committee unanimously backed Tonse, citing his leadership track record, governance credentials and ability to drive the bank’s next phase of transformation.
Non-executive chairman Rama Subramaniam Gandhi was unequivocal. “I am certain that Vinay Tonse, with his vast experience as a senior banker, will propel YES Bank to its next phase of growth,” Gandhi said, adding that the bank remains focused on strengthening its retail and corporate banking franchises and expanding its branch network.
Rajeev Kannan, non-executive director and senior executive at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, the bank’s largest shareholder, said Tonse’s experience across retail, corporate banking, global markets and asset management positioned him well to lead the lender. SMBC said it looks forward to working with Tonse and the board as YES Bank pursues its ambition of becoming a top-tier private sector lender anchored in strong governance and sustainable growth.
Tonse succeeds Prashant Kumar, who took the helm in March 2020 when YES Bank was in freefall following a severe financial crisis, and spent six years painstakingly stabilising the institution, rebuilding governance and restoring operational scale. Gandhi was generous: “The bank remains indebted to Prashant Kumar, who is responsible for much of what a strong financial powerhouse YES Bank is today.”
Tonse, for his part, struck a purposeful note. “Together with the board and my colleagues, I remain deeply committed to creating long-term value for all our stakeholders,” he said, pledging to build on Kumar’s foundation guided by his personal motto: Make A Difference.
Beyond the balance sheet, Tonse played cricket at college and club level and represented Karnataka in archery at the national championships — sports he credits with teaching him teamwork, situational leadership, discipline and focus. In quieter moments, he reaches for retro Kannada music, classic Hindi songs, and the crooning of Engelbert Humperdinck, Mukesh and Kishore Kumar.
YES Bank has its steady-handed rebuilder in Kumar to thank for survival. Now it has a scale-obsessed growth banker at the wheel. The next chapter starts April 6.
