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Bacardi India announces Radhika Tomar as director of human resources India (INDSEA)
Mumbai: Bacardi India Pvt Ltd, part of the held spirits company, has appointed Radhika Tomar as director of human resources – Bacardi India (INDSEA). With 18 years of global HR leadership spanning FMCG, consulting, technology, and consumer durables, Radhika brings the experience of fostering inclusive cultures and enhancing organizational capabilities.
Radhika’s transformative leadership at Bacardi India follows extensive international experience across diverse industries. Before joining Bacardi, she served as HR Director – India and Global Talent Activation Director at Kimberly Clark, championing inclusion and equity across the company’s Asia Pacific division, leading global talent programs, and enhancing divisional capabilities. Before Kimberly Clark, Radhika spent more than four years across different roles at Dyson ranging from HR head of India & Southeast Asia, Regional Head of Talent Development Asia and leading L&D and Early Career globally. She played a key role in shaping Dyson’s global talent and development strategy, Dyson’s global leadership development programs, and mentoring senior business leaders to deliver stronger business and people impact.
Her journey also includes pivotal HR roles at Microsoft India, where she partnered with their commercial businesses and led extensive change management initiatives, as well as at McKinsey & Company and Aon Hewitt, serving clients across sectors on leadership and organizational development.
Operating from the company’s Gurgaon office, she will spearhead people strategy, strategic talent management, and embedding a culture of diversity inclusion and employee engagement across Bacardi’s operations in India and Southeast Asia.
Bacardi India (INDSEA) managing director Vinay Golikeri “We are thrilled to welcome Radhika to Bacardi India’s leadership team. Her extensive experience and innovative HR approach align perfectly with our commitment to nurturing individual potential and fostering a culture of fearlessness and family. We eagerly anticipate her leadership in further strengthening our position as a dynamic workplace where every primo and prima is empowered to explore their fullest potential and truly thrive.”
Speaking about her new role, Radhika Tomar said, “I am thrilled to join Bacardi to contribute to our ambitious growth aspirations in the cluster by building on Bacardi’s high-performance culture, inclusion & belonging and strengthening critical capabilities for success. I look forward to help scale our leadership in the spirits industry through a strategic people agenda and nurturing our strong talent in these markets. This marks an inspiring new chapter for me, and I am excited about the transformative journey ahead.”
Radhika holds an MBA from XLRI School of Management Jamshedpur, and a Bachelor of Arts (Double Major) in Economics & Statistics from St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai.
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BLS International launches #VisaReady campaign to guide applicants
Initiative targets visa myths, delays and rejections with practical guidance
MUMBAI: Visa woes may soon meet their match because paperwork, it seems, is finally getting a user manual. BLS International has rolled out a new awareness drive, #VisaReadyWithBLSInternational, aimed at simplifying the often confusing visa application process and reducing delays caused by misinformation and incomplete documentation. The campaign, led across social media platforms, zeroes in on a long-standing pain point for travellers: lack of clarity around procedures, timelines and requirements. By offering step-by-step guidance, documentation checklists and clear Dos and Don’ts, the initiative attempts to turn what is typically a stressful process into a more predictable one.
At its core, the campaign also seeks to bust common myths that frequently derail applications issues that often lead to avoidable rejections or last-minute complications. The idea is to equip applicants with practical, actionable insights so they can plan better and submit stronger applications within expected timelines.
The push will not remain limited to digital channels. BLS International plans to extend the initiative across its Visa Application Centres globally, reinforcing awareness at key touchpoints where applicants engage with the process.
BLS International joint managing director Shikhar Aggarwal framed the campaign as more than a communication exercise, emphasising the company’s attempt to embed guidance and preparedness into every stage of the applicant journey.
Operating in over 70 countries and working with more than 46 client governments including embassies, consulates and diplomatic missions, the company has built a sizeable footprint in visa and consular services. With this campaign, it is now leaning into education as much as execution, signalling that in the world of visas, clarity might just be the new currency.
