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Godrej Ezee and Gul Panag join hands for ‘Ezee Hugs’
Mumbai: Liquid detergent brand Godrej Ezee has joined hands with actor entrepreneur Gul Panag for its campaign ‘Ezee Hugs’ under which it helps underprivileged children prepare for winters by distributing free sweaters.
To flag off the initiative, Gul Panag met the kids in New Delhi and distributed new sweaters amongst them. As part of the initiative, Ezee and Gul will jointly distribute more than 4000 sweaters across North India.
Godrej Consumer Products Limited (GCPL) CEO – India & SAARC Sunil Kataria said, “Ezee Hugs began in 2011, and has grown over the years with the support of multiple stakeholders. This year, we are pleased to partner with Gul Panag who is known to take up causes that matter. Our intent is to not just donate sweaters but also bring the attention of more people on this issue. We want to ensure that no underprivileged child suffers due to lack of appropriate means to keep themselves warm.”
While speaking about her association with Ezee Hugs, Gul Panag, said, “From health impact to school attendance, the impact of cold weather on kids with no proper woolen wear is significant. Yet, there are fewer initiatives or people talking about it. Ezee Hugs is one such initiative that has stood strong and made people aware of this issue for over 10 years now. This is why I chose to partner with Godrej Ezee so that we can reach out to more people and ensure no underprivileged kid has to be without woolens.”
Thousands of underprivileged, school-going children across the Northern belt, bear the harsh winters without the warmth of woolens. Through this social good campaign, Godrej Ezee wanted to build awareness about this hardship and help alleviate it by urging people to donate their woolens for children.
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Nestlé India names Prateek Tripathi head of IS/IT and business excellence
Analytics veteran brings over two decades of data and governance expertise
GURUGRAM: Nestlé India has appointed Prateek Tripathi as head of IS/IT and Nestlé Business Excellence, effective 1 April, 2026, subject to approvals, the company said in a regulatory filing.
Tripathi will succeed Krishna Guha Roy, who will step down from the role on 31 March, 2026 to take up a larger leadership position within the global Nestlé group.
The company disclosed the development in a filing to stock exchanges under Regulation 30 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements.
Tripathi, 45, joined Nestlé in 2019 and currently serves as data governance lead for the Asia, Oceania and Africa zone since February 2025. In this role, he has helped strengthen analytics and data integration capabilities across the South Asia region.
Before joining Nestlé, Tripathi held leadership roles at General Electric, Citibank, Parle Agro and Nielsen, bringing more than 21 years of experience in analytics, data governance and business transformation.
At Nestlé, he began as data analytics manager and played a key role in shaping the company’s data governance framework, driving compliance with internal policies while identifying optimisation opportunities across markets in the Asia-Oceania-Africa zone.
Tripathi holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics, computer science and statistics from Osmania University and a postgraduate diploma in business management from Goa Institute of Management.
The company said his experience in analytics, governance and digital integration positions him to lead Nestlé India’s IT and business excellence function as the firm scales its technology and data-led initiatives.
