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Finolex Cables enters digital space with Focus
MUMBAI: Integrated communication agency Focus has been roped as Finolex Cables‘ digital media partner.
Focus has been handling Finolex‘s creative, strategy and media planning services for the past seven years.
Trinetra Focus Communication (the digital arm of focus) vice president Harsh Wardhan Dave said, “We are glad to be extending our digital offerings for Finolex Cables. Having realised that electrical cable as a category is a difficult one to communicate, our team has put in great efforts towards effective messaging and strategy to create a strong base for a non-core brand like this. A research insight on the target audience affirmed our belief that it was the right time for Finolex to get into the digital marketing space. Through this mandate, we wish to bridge the gap and build sustainable engagements with the core audience.”
Over the years, Focus has created numerous TVCs, print ads and a large support of in-store activities. This is the first time that Finolex is venturing into the digital media space. The key mandate for its agency would be to concentrate on building the brand awareness along with regular engagement with the target communities.
Focus, established in 1997, develops integrated strategies aimed at providing business solutions to its clients. Together with Focus Media 360 degrees (Media), Trinetra Focus Communications (Digital) and Focus Circle (Creative and Advertising) forms an integrated media agency that truly believes in building brands holistically from inside out.
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Coca-Cola appoints Tapaswee Chandele as Global Chief People Officer
Succeeds Lisa Chang from May 1, reports to CEO Henrique Braun
MUMBAI- When leadership refreshes, culture often follows and The Coca-Cola Company is pouring a new mix into its global people strategy. The company has appointed Tapaswee Chandele as its Global Chief People Officer, marking a key transition in its human resources leadership as long-time executive Lisa Chang steps down after seven years in the role.
The appointment, effective May 1, positions Chandele at the helm of Coca-Cola’s global people agenda at a time when multinational organisations are rethinking talent, culture and leadership pipelines in an increasingly hybrid and competitive workforce landscape.
In her new role, she will report to chief executive officer Henrique Braun, signalling the strategic importance of HR within the company’s top leadership structure.
Chandele brings over two decades of institutional knowledge to the role. She currently serves as senior vice president and executive assistant to president and chief financial officer John Murphy, a position she has held since May 2025, placing her at the centre of the company’s financial and operational decision-making. Prior to this, she spent six years, from 2019 to 2025, as senior vice president of global talent, development and HR system partnerships, where she led Coca-Cola’s worldwide talent strategy and worked closely within Chang’s leadership team.
Her journey with Coca-Cola began in 2001 in India, and over the years she has built a cross-market perspective through roles spanning human resources and talent development. Her international assignments across Turkiye and South Africa, followed by a relocation to the United States in 2017, reflect a career shaped by both geographic and functional diversity, an increasingly critical trait for global leadership roles.
The transition also marks the end of Lisa Chang’s seven-year tenure, during which she played a central role in shaping Coca-Cola’s global people practices through a period defined by organisational transformation and evolving workforce expectations.
Chandele’s elevation comes at a time when HR is no longer a back-office function but a strategic driver of growth, culture and resilience. As Coca-Cola looks ahead, the focus will likely be on aligning talent strategy with business agility ensuring that the people behind the brand remain as globally adaptive as the product itself.
