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Allen Solly to endorse ‘unconventional’ personalities
BANGALORE: They dared you to be different-to embrace the unconventional-to make everyday a Friday and give into Friday dressing. Stop wearing uniforms to work in the Indian boardrooms they said. Next, they created a work wear brand for Indian women who dared to be different.
In step with their dictum, Allen Solly has a new initiative – to endorse an ‘unconventional’ personality. Boniface Prabhu, the first beneficiary of the Allen Solly largesse is the first Indian wheelchair tennis player who has achieved a world ranking of 40, reached the prestigious US Open, British Open, French Open and Australian Open grand slam finals as well as semi-finals.
Prabhu also happens to be first Indian to be listed in the World-ranking list in the history of wheelchair tennis in India. He has also won a bronze medal at the World Championship level-the International Paralympic Games (IPC), besides which was chosen as the best male athlete for the meet in 1996 and 1996.
Allen Solly Brand Head, Vishal Mirchandani while speaking to Indiantelvision.com on the sidelines during a press conference said, “We have not earmarked any budget for these initiatives on our part. We’ll wait and watch, be selective about the ‘unconventional’ personalities. In Boniface’s case we are sponsoring a little more than 50 per cent of his expenses towards taking part in major tournaments around the world this year. The rest of the funds have been arranged for through others small contributions.”
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Dish TV shareholders approve three independent directors
99.49 per cent vote of confidence strengthens board as company expands into connected TV, e-commerce and OTT.
MUMBAI: Dish TV has just been served a near-perfect vote of confidence and the shareholders have dished it out in style. Shareholders of the DTH operator have approved the appointment of three new Independent Directors with an overwhelming 99.49 per cent approval. The three appointees are Mr Arun Kumar Kapoor, Ms Heena Naishadh Bhatt and Mr Ashok Anant Paranjpe.
The strong mandate reflects continued investor faith in the company’s strategy, disciplined execution and long-term value creation. It comes as Dish TV focuses on stabilising its core DTH business while actively scaling new verticals connected TV platform VZY, B2B e-commerce ShopZop, and OTT service Watcho to build a more diversified and resilient growth trajectory.
Dish TV India Limited, CEO & executive director Manoj Dhobhal said, “We are encouraged by the shareholders’ approval of the appointment of the Independent Directors and sincerely thank them for their continued trust and confidence. The Board is already benefiting from the Directors’ collective experience, which will further sharpen strategic focus and support disciplined execution.”
With a fresh, strengthened board in place, Dish TV is well positioned to navigate the evolving media landscape. In a sector where every percentage point matters, a 99.49 per cent thumbs-up is the kind of ringing endorsement that suggests the company’s recipe for the future is already tasting right.
