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Asset Management Ventures to manage Yuvraj Singh’s entire portfolio
MUMBAI: Asset Management Ventures, a new venture of the Sanjay M. Lal-led Assetz FZC, has bagged the rights to manage cricketer Yuvraj Singh’s entire brand portfolio. This will include the Yuvraj Singh Foundation, Yuvraj Singh Centre of Excellence as well as his personal time for endorsements, ambassadorship and appearances. Cornerstone was earlier managing him.
Lal said, “Asset is a key initiator of the Celebrity Business Creation & Management Category in India. It is a matter of privilege that Yuvraj has awarded us the mandate for his entire portfolio and I am sure that with our vast experience and reach asset will become an asset for him.”
Lal, who set-up PDM International at Dubai in partnership with Percept, started Assetz FZC and Asset Communications to offer 360 degree innovative brand solutions and through the line
communication consultancy. Asset Communications stands for activation, sports, services, entertainment and talent.
Lal, in a career span of close to two decades with Percept D’Mark and later with PDM International, has managed and marketed cricketers like Sourav Ganguli, Yuvraj Singh, Zaheer Khan, Virat Kohli, to name a few. He has also handled numerous deals with some of the biggest Bollywood artists like Shah Rukh Khan, Hritik Roshan, Rani Mukherjee, Preiti Zinta, Priyanka Chopra and Daler Mehndi.
The International & Indian ventures, in a short span, have positioned him and asset as the region’s leading Sports, Entertainment and Brand Consultancy Expert. The asset team has developed a Talent Market concept with a library of over 22,000 artists from across the globe and every form of talent is accessible through the Dubai office of asset.
Asset Management Ventures is focused on managing and marketing a celebrity’s commercial time and to establish and nurture their career paths beyond their current professional commitments. The vision is to start initiatives with celebrities that intertwine their core competencies with their passions and run and manage the ventures professionally for them on an on-going, long term basis.
A sports marketing expert feels that Yuvraj‘s comeback to the Indian cricket team after cancer will be key in terms of what endorsements he brings to the table.
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Samsung India elevates Aditya Babbar to lead mobile business
Exec takes charge of MX sales and marketing after Raju Pullan’s exit
NEW DELHI: Samsung India has elevated Aditya Babbar to lead its mobile phone business, following the exit of Raju Antony Pullan.
Babbar, who previously served as vice president within the mobile division, has been appointed head of sales and marketing for the MX (mobile experience) business, effective May 1. In his new role, he will oversee the company’s sales and marketing operations for smartphones and related categories in India, reporting to the executive vice president of the MX business.
A long-time Samsung executive, Babbar brings over a decade of experience within the organisation, having held multiple leadership roles across product, marketing and category management. Most recently, he led product marketing and e-commerce for the mobile division, following earlier stints as head of product and marketing and senior director roles.
His career within Samsung Electronics and its India operations has also included responsibilities for flagship devices, tablets and wearables, giving him a broad view of the company’s premium and mass-market portfolio.
Babbar succeeds Pullan, who stepped down from the role, marking a leadership transition at a time when India remains a key battleground for global smartphone makers.
The appointment signals continuity within Samsung’s leadership bench, with an internal candidate stepping up to steer one of its most critical business units in a highly competitive market.
