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Dentsu appoints Rashmi Vikram as chief equity officer- APAC
Mumbai: dentsu international on Monday announced the appointment of Rashmi Vikram as the agency’s chief equity officer in APAC.
Rashmi joins dentsu from Microsoft, where she was group diversity & inclusivity practice lead, responsible for delivering success by making inclusion a habit to create inclusive products and services for Microsoft’s customers. Prior to Microsoft, she was country head for India at Community Business, an NGO that champions inclusive business practices in Asia. Her other roles have included diversity & Inclusion specialist at Thomson Reuters.
The agency’s global executive team is hiring chief equity officers in each of its three regions to demonstrate dentsu’s commitment to making long-term sustainable change within business and in society. Rashmi joins chief equity officer, Americas, Christina Pyle and recently appointed chief equity officer, EMEA, Pauline Miller.
Dentsu international Asia Pacific CEO Ashish Bhasin said, “Dentsu’s strength lies in making a difference. To do that, we seek out diverse perspectives, celebrate differences and empower everyone to bring their most authentic self to work. We encourage our leaders to build diverse teams, teams with a healthy, vibrant culture. A culture that enables every employee to do great work, build a phenomenal career and know they belong. We are very excited to have Rashmi on board to champion Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and we look forward to working with her to chart meaningful progress for our businesses in APAC.”
Rashmi will report to dentsu international Asia Pacific CEO Ashish Bhasin and regional human resource director, Asia Pacific, Kinch Ong. “Rashmi has a solid track-record in the DEI space, and I have no doubt she will inspire and make a difference. She will ensure that DEI is interwoven into the fabric of our organisation, fostering an even richer culture and experience for our people, clients and partners,” said Ong.
On joining dentsu, Rashmi Vikram said, “I am passionate about the work I do and am excited to be working with the global, regional and country teams at dentsu to champion, reinforce and build an inclusive culture.”
MUMBAI: In India’s fast-moving payments race, Visa has just swiped in a new leader. The company has named Suresh Sethi as its India country head, marking a key leadership shift as it sharpens its focus on digital payments growth in the market. Sethi steps into the role following his recent exit from Protean eGov Technologies, where he served as chief executive officer. He succeeds Sandeep Ghosh, who has moved on after more than four years at Visa to pursue an external opportunity.
The appointment comes at a time when Visa is doubling down on its expansion strategy across India and the wider region, deepening partnerships and accelerating adoption in an increasingly competitive digital payments ecosystem.
Sethi brings with him a broad, cross-market perspective shaped by decades of experience across corporate banking, retail financial services, mobile money and large-scale government technology initiatives. He began his career at Citigroup, where he spent 14 years working across India, Africa, South America and the United States, focusing on transaction banking services within the corporate bank.
His appointment signals a blend of institutional experience and market familiarity qualities that could prove critical as Visa navigates a landscape where fintech innovation, regulatory evolution and consumer adoption are all accelerating at once.
As digital payments in India continue to scale rapidly, the leadership change underscores a simple reality, in a market where every tap, scan and swipe counts, who leads the charge can matter just as much as the technology itself.
