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FundsIndia puts retail at the centre as Rhishabh Garg takes charge of digital business
BENGALURU: FundsIndia has appointed Rhishabh Garg as chief executive officer, digital business, signalling a renewed push to scale its retail investing franchise as participation by Indian households deepens.
Garg will lead FundsIndia’s B2C strategy, overseeing product innovation, customer experience and growth, as the digital-first investment platform doubles down on technology-led, research-backed investing solutions for retail users.
The appointment fits into FundsIndia’s three-pronged leadership structure. The digital business will be led by Garg, while Manish Gadhvi continues as chief executive officer, partners business, and Srinivas Mendu remains chief executive officer, private wealth. All three report to Akshay Sapru, group chief executive officer, FundsIndia, and are tasked with driving coordinated growth across the organisation.
Garg brings more than a decade of experience across digital finance and consumer internet businesses. Most recently, he served as head of term insurance at PolicyBazaar, where he drove growth, customer engagement and product and distribution strategy at scale. An alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and the Indian School of Business, he has built and led teams across product, distribution and growth roles within India’s digital financial services ecosystem.
“I am delighted to join FundsIndia at a defining moment in its journey, as retail participation in Indian markets continues to deepen and mature,” said Rhishabh Garg, CEO – Digital (Retail), FundsIndia. “I truly value the trust placed in me by the leadership, and I look forward to working with a passionate, high-performing team to build on FundsIndia’s strong foundation of research, trust and technology. Together, our focus will be on simplifying investing, elevating customer experience, and enabling millions of Indians to build long-term wealth with clarity and confidence.”
At FundsIndia, Garg will focus on strengthening digital capabilities, refining product journeys and building high-performing teams aligned with the company’s mission of making investing simpler and more accessible.
Founded in 2009, FundsIndia operates across digital retail, partner-led distribution and private wealth, offering investment products spanning mutual funds, equities and insurance. With over a million customers and partners, the platform is positioning itself for the next leg of growth as retail investors become more sophisticated and digitally native.
By handing the digital reins to a seasoned consumer-finance operator, FundsIndia is making its intent clear. Retail is no longer just a vertical. It is the engine.
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Faber-Castell India appoints Sunaina Haldar as director – marketing
With stints at Tata, SleepyCat and ADF Foods under her belt, Haldar is primed to redraw Faber-Castell’s brand story
MUMBAI: Faber-Castell India has poached Sunaina Haldar from ADF Foods, appointing her director – marketing as the German stationery brand looks to muscle up in a category that is rapidly reinventing itself around creativity and self-expression.
Haldar hit the ground running. “My first couple of weeks have been incredibly energising, understanding consumers, visiting markets, engaging with retailers and immersing myself into the world of Faber-Castell Group,” she said.
She arrives with considerable firepower. At ADF Foods, Haldar ran marketing across India and international markets for a portfolio spanning Ashoka, Aeroplane, Camel and ADF Soul. Before that, she was vice-president – marketing at direct-to-consumer mattress brand SleepyCat, where she helmed brand, content and performance marketing. Her résumé also includes a stint leading marketing, new product development and CRM for Tata SmartFoodz at Tata Consumer Products, no small proving ground.
Between corporate roles, Haldar also operated as a fractional CMO for early-stage startups, building marketing strategy and operational structures from scratch, a signal that she knows how to move fast with limited resources.
With 18 years straddling FMCG, D2C and the startup world, Haldar now takes the reins at a brand that has long owned the classroom but is clearly hungry for the living room. In a stationery market where the pencil has become a lifestyle statement, Faber-Castell has picked someone who knows exactly how to sell that story.
