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Anushka Sharma replaces Prachi Desai as Sofy ambassador
NEW DELHI: Bollywood actor Anushka Sharma is the new brand ambassador for the Japanese sanitary napkin brand ‘Sofy‘. She has replaced Prachi Desai as the brand ambassador.
By roping in Sharma, known for her roles films like ‘Band Baaja Baraat‘ and ‘Ladies V/S Ricky Behl‘, the Japanese firm Unicharm intends to create a direct connect with the new age women. With an exclusive market for its Sofy brand, Unicharm aims to create an era where Indian women can take ‘Pride in being a Woman‘ by leading a more active and confident lifestyle even during menstruation.
It is through the new campaign that Sofy Side Walls aims to highlight the unique feature of Flexible ‘Side Walls‘ which prevent side leakage and staining along with the comfort of Long Lasting Absorbency, thus, creating a sense of confidence in the go-getter woman of today.
On her association with Sofy, Sharma said, “I am very excited to be associated with Sofy, and am keen to create a new era where all Indian women will take pride in being a woman. I am very sure that Japan‘s No. 1 sanitary napkin brand will become India‘s No. 1 too.”
On the latest TVC for Sofy, she exclaims, “Sofy‘s TVC is different. In the TVC, I am mostly like myself – outspoken, confident girl who has a mind of her own. I believe the best way to convey SOFY‘s message to all young girls is when I can be myself and directly talk to my audience. And I spell things out clearly. After all, it‘s high time we stopped hush-hushing about periods and opened a mature conversation about it.”
“Through this TVC, I wish to convey to every girl out there that she should no longer be worried about staining and can move about confidently during periods. Also through this association, I would like to introduce to them a product which is revolutionary in its own way and brings to the consumer an extension of comfort that helps them lead an active life.”
Unicharm India MD Yukihiro Kimura added, “We are privileged to have Anushka as the new brand ambassador of Sofy, as she truly exudes the confidence of the brand. Roping in Sharma was a strategic decision as the company wanted a youth icon to represent the brand and also talk freely about the unique feature of Sofy Side Walls. Being the quintessential girl-next-door, the engagement of Anushka Sharma will work well for the brand, which intends to engage itself with the everyday girl.”
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.
