Brands
Brand Street India handed on-ground activation for Gulf Engine Oil
MUMBAI: Integrated marketing agency, Brand Street India has won the mandate to handle on-ground activities for Gulf Engine Oil, a Hinduja Group Indian Company. Brand Street India executed activities at multiple locations such as garages and retail stores in order to approach and inform customers about the most suitable car lubricant for their vehicle’s engine.
Currently, Gulf Engine Oil has a number of engine oil related products floating in the market. With the help of Brand Street India, the company aims to increase the effectiveness of its sales, along with creating a valuable consumer interaction and engagement to help build a positive brand image.
The campaign aims to educate consumers about the product that best suits the engine of their car along with explaining long-term benefits of the same. Some of the major products which it intends to promote are Ultrasynth X, 10W- 40, SW-30, Multi G Max, 20W-50, Formula GX, 5W-40, Super Diesel X-10, 15W-40, Multi G Max, 20W-40 and more.
Brand Street India is also handling inventory management, pre and post sales reports compression, mechanic meeting for sales improvement and consumer feedback for Gulf Engine oil. Furthermore, they are using this platform to identify future buyers even in the absence of recent intent in order to improve brand awareness as well. This campaign will be carried throughout the month of November 2017.
Brand Street India national head Surendra Singh says, “Gulf engine oil has a rich heritage of 100 years and a global recognition with millions of trusted consumers. In order to drive revenue growth for such a huge company, it is imperative that the sales team ensures personalised engagements with their prospects and customers. This is exactly what Brand Street India is delivering by driving this campaign. This is indeed a prestigious feather in Brand Street India’s cap.”
Rural Street senior manager Rajesh Dogra adds, “We at Brand Street India are proud to support and further build on our strong relationship with Gulf Engine Oil. We are confident that our association will help us showcase our strategic brilliance which will bring to light the true essence of not just one but both the brands.”
Brand Street India will also be holding these activities in association with a number of housing societies within the city. With special kiosks designed to promote Gulf Engine Oil, the present volunteers will share informative insights regarding engine oils with the residents of the society as well.
Brands
YES Bank hands the keys to SBI veteran Vinay Tonse as it bets on a new era
Former SBI managing director appointed as YES Bank’s new MD and CEO
MUMBAI: YES Bank is done rebuilding. Now it wants to grow. The private sector lender has appointed Vinay Muralidhar Tonse as managing director and chief executive officer-designate, with RBI approval secured and a start date of April 6, 2026 confirmed. The three-year term signals the bank’s intent to shift gears from crisis recovery to full-throttle expansion.
Tonse, 60, is no stranger to scale. Most recently managing director at State Bank of India, he oversaw a retail book of roughly $800bn in deposits and advances, one of the largest in the country. Before that, he ran SBI Mutual Fund from August 2020 to December 2022, a stint that saw assets under management surge from Rs 4.32 lakh crore to Rs 7.32 lakh crore across market cycles. Add stints in Singapore and four years leading SBI’s overseas operations in Osaka, and the incoming chief arrives with a genuinely global CV.
His academic grounding is equally solid: a commerce degree from St Joseph’s College of Commerce, Bengaluru, and a master’s in commerce from Bangalore University.
The appointment follows an extensive search and evaluation process by the bank’s Nomination and Remuneration Committee. NRC chairperson Nandita Gurjar said the committee unanimously backed Tonse, citing his leadership track record, governance credentials and ability to drive the bank’s next phase of transformation.
Non-executive chairman Rama Subramaniam Gandhi was unequivocal. “I am certain that Vinay Tonse, with his vast experience as a senior banker, will propel YES Bank to its next phase of growth,” Gandhi said, adding that the bank remains focused on strengthening its retail and corporate banking franchises and expanding its branch network.
Rajeev Kannan, non-executive director and senior executive at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, the bank’s largest shareholder, said Tonse’s experience across retail, corporate banking, global markets and asset management positioned him well to lead the lender. SMBC said it looks forward to working with Tonse and the board as YES Bank pursues its ambition of becoming a top-tier private sector lender anchored in strong governance and sustainable growth.
Tonse succeeds Prashant Kumar, who took the helm in March 2020 when YES Bank was in freefall following a severe financial crisis, and spent six years painstakingly stabilising the institution, rebuilding governance and restoring operational scale. Gandhi was generous: “The bank remains indebted to Prashant Kumar, who is responsible for much of what a strong financial powerhouse YES Bank is today.”
Tonse, for his part, struck a purposeful note. “Together with the board and my colleagues, I remain deeply committed to creating long-term value for all our stakeholders,” he said, pledging to build on Kumar’s foundation guided by his personal motto: Make A Difference.
Beyond the balance sheet, Tonse played cricket at college and club level and represented Karnataka in archery at the national championships — sports he credits with teaching him teamwork, situational leadership, discipline and focus. In quieter moments, he reaches for retro Kannada music, classic Hindi songs, and the crooning of Engelbert Humperdinck, Mukesh and Kishore Kumar.
YES Bank has its steady-handed rebuilder in Kumar to thank for survival. Now it has a scale-obsessed growth banker at the wheel. The next chapter starts April 6.
