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Acer launches new campaign with Hrithik Roshan
MUMBAI: Computer brand Acer has launched its latest marketing campaign in India featuring its brand ambassador Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan. As part of the campaign, Roshan will endorse Acer‘s wide range of products through brand and product-related communication across advertisements on TV, print, outdoor, radio and other mediums.
The campaign focuses on the upcoming Olympics and has the Bollywood heartthrob urging Indians to boost the morale of all Indian athletes participating at the forthcoming games.
The campaign is based on the thought – Stand up for the Olympics by just standing up for the National Anthem. Acer‘s campaign will focus on building support for athletes across the country. Acer has called for customers to post videos of people standing up for the National Anthem on its YouTube channel. For every video uploaded by consumers on Acer‘s YouTube channel, Acer will make a significant contribution towards the welfare of Indian Olympic contingent.
Acer India managing director Harish Kohli said, “As an official IT partner of the London Olympics 2012, Acer has once again taken the opportunity to play a major role by providing innovative and dependable technology. To celebrate the spirit of solidarity in India, we have introduced a new campaign, “Stand By Your Nation” to support our burgeoning talent who will be representing our country. The campaign is framed to connect with the masses and resonate with our brand attributes. Through this campaign, with Hrithik as our brand ambassador, we will embrace a brand-focused approach that will focus on strengthening our market position and build a strong brand connect with our consumers in the country.”
Acer India chief marketing officer S Rajendran added, “Hrithik Roshan is an inspirational blend of style, elegance and performance, who amalgamates seamlessly with our brand proposition. Being true to our new brand tagline “Explore Beyond Limits”, Hrithik continues to be the ideal choice to represent Acer‘s aspiration in reaching out to people with its new age technologies. With his remarkable appeal to youngsters across the country, we are confident he will communicate our brand attributes to our consumers effectively. We hope that the entire country will come together and support the Indian athletes as they attempt to bring glory to India at the world‘s biggest sporting event.”
Roshan said, “My association with Acer India goes back a long way. Acer‘s passion for creating futuristic technology has amazed not only me but several other technology enthusiasts. Besides my association with the brand, I am completely thrilled and overwhelmed by Acer‘s zeal to stand behind and support the Indian athletes in these Olympic Games. Along with Acer I am also looking forward to supporting and motivating each one to reach the pinnacle and triumph in this 2012 Olympics. I am proud to be associated with Acer and its enthusiasm to empower people with its latest technological innovation.”
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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.
