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Dior launches watches, appoints Yana Gupta brand ambassador
MUMBAI: Christian Dior, the name that spells seduction, creativity and femininity in luxury goods, officially launched Christian Dior watches in the financial hub of the country on 22 April. To top that, the luxury goods maker also announced that Yana Gupta, the former face of Lakme would be the Brand Ambassador or Miss Dior for India..
LVMH Watch & Jewellery, regional MD, Ravi Thakran, unveiled the Indian range, which is in line with the global collection. The launch follows LVMH Watch & Jewellery’s promise of bringing the latest products to the Indian market at the same time and at an equal price as the global markets.
Explaining the strategy Thakran said, “consumers in India can now enjoy the latest international watch designs. Christian Dior watches are true fashion accessories – combining creativity and quality in the form of aspects from the French couture house and all the expertise of fine Swiss watch making. We have a fair price policy for India to match international prices and in some cases we have even bettered international prices.”
The target is female clientele looking for young, fashionable and original timekeeping products. Gupta said, “ I have admired Christian Dior for its elegance and sophistication since my early modeling days. To be chosen to represent the brand is like a dream come true.”
Dior watches are distributed in over 150 countries at 1,500 carefully selected sales outlets and 115 Christian Dior boutiques. Christian Dior watches are a part of LVMH Watches & Jewellery which claims to be the world’s leading luxury group.
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Ember Cookware appoints Amit Singh as chief of supply chain
10-year veteran to lead operations as brand scales across D2C, quick commerce and retail.
MUMBAI: Ember just handed its supply chain the perfect seasoning because when your cookware is non-toxic and non-stick, the operations behind it better be fast and flawless. Ember Cookware has appointed Amit Singh as chief of supply chain and Services, bolstering its leadership team at a pivotal growth phase. Singh brings over a decade of experience in supply chain strategy, operations and large-scale network buildouts.
He began his career at Singapore-based retail giant Giant Hypermarket before joining Pharmeasy in 2015, where he played a foundational role in building and scaling its pan-India supply chain across B2B and B2C channels. At API Holdings, he later led supply chain operations for North India, managing end-to-end execution across complex, multi-city networks.
In his new role, Amit will oversee Ember’s complete supply chain and service ecosystem including sourcing, manufacturing coordination, logistics, last-mile delivery, post-purchase support and workforce development. His mandate focuses on building cost-efficient, resilient operations that shorten fulfilment times, strengthen inventory management and deliver a consistently high-quality consumer experience as the brand expands nationally.
Ember Cookware co-founder & CEO Siddharth Gadodia said, “Supply chain is where growth either holds or breaks. As we scale across channels and geographies, we need operations that are efficient, resilient, and built for speed, without ever compromising on the consumer experience. Amit has done this before, at real scale.”
Ember Cookware co-founder & CMO Himanshi Tandon added, “As we scale, supply chain efficiency becomes as important as product and brand. Amit’s mandate is to build the operational foundations that make our promise consistent at scale.”
Amit Singh commented, “Ember is building something genuinely different, a category-defining brand with a clear purpose and the ambition to match. I’m looking forward to building supply chain infrastructure that doesn’t just keep pace with growth, but enables it.”
The appointment forms part of Ember’s broader push to deepen leadership across key functions as it invests in its Innovation Lab, proprietary material technologies and operational backbone to support national expansion.
In a kitchenware world where non-stick promises are easy but delivery is hard, Ember isn’t just cooking up products, it’s cooking up an operation that keeps every promise sizzling from factory to fork.
