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Blink Digital strengthens mid-management with two new appointments
Mumbai: Blink Digital has announced new hires to strengthen its team further. Shweta Bhalla has joined as media director and Dazy Verma is named as strategy director at the digital agency.
Bhalla holds a professional experience of eight years overall where she did multiple roles from researcher to media planning. At Blink Digital, she will be overseeing media planning and strategy. Previously, she has worked with Mindshare as director – strategy and has worked for clients across auto, FMCG, retail industries. “The company already holds a great position in the digital marketing space. I will contribute my best to keep that intact. I am looking forward to driving media solutions while guaranteeing we are at our efficient best,” said Bhalla.
Verma has previously worked with Mullen Lintas as a planning director and her core expertise lies in brand strategy, media planning, and branded content. With a decade of experience in working with auto, e-commerce, FMCG, nutrition and wellness, lifestyle and luxury industries, Verma will look after the strategic planning function as well as the content practice at Blink Digital. “My focus will be to build powerful brand narratives that transform the creative work that we do across digital channels and touchpoints. I am looking forward to this journey toward nurturing our old brand partnerships and building new ones,” Verma said.
“Shweta and Dazy both come with valuable knowledge and experience having worked across various sectors and some of the best brands. Both of them joining our team will add fresh perspectives in their respective areas” stated
Blink Digital co-founder and chief business officer Rikki Aggarwal. “I am confident that they will help us take Blink Digital towards even more cutting edge results. We are pleased to welcome them on board and look forward to working with them.”
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Tata Sons defers decision on chairman N Chandrasekaran’s third term
Term runs till 2027, but board differences are stalling extension talks
MUMBAI: Tata Sons has deferred a decision on whether to extend the tenure of its chairman, N Chandrasekaran, injecting fresh uncertainty into the leadership timeline of India’s largest conglomerate.
The board had last year cleared a third executive term for Chandrasekaran running until February 2027, when he turned 65. However, deliberations on any further extension were put on hold this week after differences emerged during a board meeting, CNBC-TV18 reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
The pause underscores internal strains as the group pushes through an aggressive investment cycle while grappling with uneven financial returns. The Economic Times reported that Chandrasekaran himself asked for discussions on his reappointment to be deferred after some directors raised concerns about mounting losses at several newer businesses.
Those concerns were led by Tata Trusts chairman Noel Tata, the principal shareholder of Tata Sons. Other board members countered that losses were expected in early-stage, capital-intensive ventures designed to secure the group’s long-term position.
Since taking charge in 2017, following the ouster of Cyrus Mistry, Chandrasekaran has driven a phase of expansion and consolidation. Over the past five years, the tata group has nearly doubled revenue and more than tripled net profit and market capitalisation, while committing about Rs 5.5 lakh crore to investments aimed at making the conglomerate “future fit”, according to its latest annual report.
Recent numbers, however, present a more mixed picture. Tata Sons reported a 24 per cent rise in revenue to Rs 5.92 lakh crore in fiscal 2025, while net profit fell 17 per cent to Rs 28,898 crore.
In its annual report, the company said the year opened with expectations of macroeconomic stability and easing inflation. That optimism faded as uncertainty over global trade policy intensified, complicating the operating environment.
For now, the question of leadership continuity at the apex of the Tata Group remains unresolved and closely watched by investors assessing the cost and conviction behind the conglomerate’s long-term bets.
