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Aerem names Anupam Agrawal COO at solar lender NetZero Finance
MUMBAI: Aerem Group, a full-stack platform for distributed solar, has appointed Anupam Agrawal as chief operating officer of its RBI-licensed subsidiary, NetZero Finance. The move sharpens Aerem’s push to unclog credit for rooftop solar as demand accelerates across homes, MSMEs and EPCs.
NetZero Finance bills itself as India’s only solar-focused NBFC, offering collateral-free loans for rooftop systems, supply-chain finance and a slick, app-led journey via Aerem. The platform says it has already enabled more than 1.2 GW of projects across industrial, commercial and residential users, working with EPC partners nationwide.
Agrawal, a chartered accountant and ISB MBA, brings nearly two decades across fintech and regulated finance. He has held senior roles at Edelweiss, Cars24 Financial Services, Drip Capital and Cashfree Payments, spanning strategy, underwriting, risk, operations and governance. His brief: build scale without wobble, launching new credit lines, hardening risk frameworks and keeping regulators comfortable.
The appointment underlines Aerem’s blend of fintech and clean energy. The group supports more than 3,200 EPC partners and estimates its platform, including AeROC monitoring and Aerem Asset Assurance, have helped avoid over 35 million tonnes of CO₂.
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Lululemon picks former Nike executive to be its next chief
Heidi O’Neill, who helped grow Nike into a $45 billion giant, will take the top job in September
CANADA: Lululemon has found its next chief executive, and she comes with serious credentials. The athleisure giant named Heidi O’Neill as its new CEO on Wednesday, ending a search that has left the company running on interim leadership since earlier this year. O’Neill will take charge on September 8, 2026, based out of Vancouver, and will join the board on the same day.
O’Neill brings more than three decades of experience across performance apparel, footwear and sport. The bulk of that time was spent at Nike, where she was a central figure in one of corporate sport’s great growth stories, helping take the company from a $9 billion business to a $45 billion global powerhouse. She oversaw product pipelines, brand strategy and consumer connections, and played a significant role in shaping how Nike spoke to athletes around the world. Earlier in her career, she worked in marketing for the Dockers brand at Levi Strauss. She also brings boardroom experience from Spotify Technology, Hyatt Hotels and Lithia and Driveway.
The board was unequivocal in its enthusiasm. “We selected Heidi because of the breadth of her experience, her demonstrated success delivering breakthrough ideas and initiatives at scale, and her ability to be a knowledgeable change and growth agent,” said Marti Morfitt, executive chair of Lululemon’s board.
O’Neill, for her part, was bullish. “Lululemon is an iconic brand with something rare: genuine guest love, a product ethos rooted in innovation, and a global platform still in the early stages of its potential,” she said. “My job will be to accelerate product breakthroughs, deepen the brand’s cultural relevance, and unlock growth in markets around the world.”
Until she arrives, Meghan Frank and André Maestrini will continue as interim co-CEOs, before returning to their previous senior leadership roles once O’Neill steps in.
Lululemon is betting that a Nike veteran who helped build one of the world’s most powerful sports brands can do something similar for an athleisure label that has genuine love from its customers but is still chasing its full global potential. O’Neill has done it before at scale. The question now is whether she can do it again.
