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Coca-Cola announces ‘Thanda Aish Cash’ contest winner
MUMBAI: 24-year old Sanjay Kumar from Ghazaibad district, is one of the regional winners for the Coca-Cola under the crown (UTC) promotion – Thanda Aish Cash and he has got an opportunity to spend an evening with Aishwarya Rai, brand ambassador Coca-Cola at the premier show of her upcoming movie in Mumbai.
The promotion was launched nationally couple of weeks back and Sanjay Kumar is one of the 100 lucky winners across India, who would get to spend an evening with Aishwarya. He will also participate in a lucky draw and if his luck holds on, he will travel with Aishwarya Rai to a foreign location for the international premiere of her next movie, informs a company release.
The promotion Thanda Aish-Cash takes the evolution of ‘Thanda Matlab Coca-Cola’ to a new level and also gives consumers a chance to win cash prizes through an exciting Under-the-Crown (UTC) promotion. These cash prizes go up to Rs 1,000 in value and the total cash prizes amounts to Rs One crore, the release adds.
Expressing his excitement at winning a dream date with the actress, Sanjay Kumar, said “I just could not believe my luck when I realized that a bottle of Coca-Cola has won me a chance to meet my favourite actress Aishwarya Rai. Infact on hearing about this, my friends have started to actively participate in the promotion, in the hope to also meet the star.”
In addition to the above mentioned prizes, the consumers can also take home “Aishwarya Magic Glasses”. These exclusive magic glasses display images of the Wonders of the World on the glass surface when filled with Thanda and are available in exchange for the special crown liner and Rs. Seven.
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Gurpreet Singh named President of DishTV Alumni Network
Former Dish TV executive to lead community building and collaboration.
MUMBAI: Back to the dish, but this time it’s about connections, not channels Gurpreet Singh is returning to familiar territory with a new mandate that swaps subscribers for relationships. Singh has been appointed President of the DishTV Alumni Network, a move aimed at strengthening ties among former employees and building a more engaged professional community around the Dish TV ecosystem. The initiative reflects a growing trend among large organisations to formalise alumni networks as platforms for collaboration, mentorship and business opportunities.
The appointment draws on Singh’s deep-rooted history with Dish TV, where he held multiple leadership roles over nearly a decade. As National Business Head between June 2019 and September 2020, he oversaw profit and loss as well as operations, managing revenues of Rs 6,000 crore and leading a team of around 1,250 employees across the country. His tenure included working alongside two regional business heads and 16 circle heads, underscoring the scale of operations he handled.
Prior to that, Singh served as Executive Vice President and National Head for Sales and Revenue from 2016 to 2019, and earlier as Senior Vice President and National Head for Sales and Revenue. He also briefly led international operations as Country Head for Sri Lanka, further expanding his exposure across markets.
His broader career spans leadership roles across telecom and consumer businesses, including a stint as Chief Operating Officer at Bharti Airtel’s Malawi operations, senior leadership roles at Reliance Communications, and earlier positions at Hindustan Sanitaryware and Kodak India, where he spent over a decade.
In his new role, Singh is expected to focus on reconnecting former employees, fostering collaboration, and building a structured alumni ecosystem that leverages shared experience and industry networks. As companies increasingly recognise the long-term value of their extended workforce, the DishTV Alumni Network appears set to turn nostalgia into a strategic asset, one connection at a time.
