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American Swan appoints Sharad Thakur as chief marketing officer
MUMBAI: Online fashion brand American Swan has roped in Sharad Thakur as its chief marketing officer (CMO). Having over five years experience in fashion and lifestyle eCommerce, Thakur will be responsible for taking American Swan’s online business to the next level. He will be leading all the marketing initiatives for the brand and will take steps to strengthen brand’s penetration across the country.
Thakur said, “It’s a pleasure to be a part of this popular online fashion brand that’s scaling up at a rapid pace. Building on the company’s already highly successful #AS I AM campaign, I intend to drive marketing initiatives to have a better connect with the youth. Coming from a digital background, I aim to be harnessing the industry knowledge I have gained so far in strengthening American Swan’s positioning as one of the most-preferred destinations for fast-fashion.”
American Swan director & CEO Anurag Rajpal added, “We are delighted to have Sharad on board. His expertise and in-depth knowledge of fashion ecommerce and his phenomenal work in the companies he has worked in, were the main reasons that made him a perfect fit for this role. We are looking forward to his value-additions to augment the operations of American Swan and I wish him good luck for the same.”
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.
