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Groupe SEB India ropes in Yami Gautam as new brand ambassador
MUMBAI: Groupe SEB India, ropes in Yami Gautam as a brand ambassador for their popular home brands, Maharaja Whiteline. Yami Gautam, who has starred in blockbuster movies like Uri, Vicky Donor among others is a versatile, energetic actress who has proved her mettle in regular and offbeat cinema alike. She will be the face of the new communication campaign that will be launched around the festive season 5 October, 2019.
Groupe SEB India is the Indian arm of Groupe SEB, a France-based global leader in small equipment segment. In 2014, the Groupe SEB acquired Maharaja Whiteline a leader in small domestic appliances in India. A World leader in both cookware and small electrical appliances and has been delighting consumers in 120 countries. The conglomerate, Groupe SEB is a leader in cookware, mixer grinder and small equipment in the market.
Excited to be the new face for the brands, Yami Gautam said, “I’m excited to be associated with Maharaja Whiteline, a brand that’s dedicated to bringing back familiar, much-loved flavours in the Indian kitchen. I miss my mom’s cooking when I’m travelling on shoots and I can instantly remember the special flavour of her food, so I’m looking forward to working with a brand who understands the nostalgia associated with food. ”
Commenting on the development, Group SEB CEO Kapil Agarwal said, “We are very happy to associate with Yami Gautam, who is in perfect resonance with Maharaja Whiteline, which is leading brand in mixer grinder segment. Our Brand values of being contemporary, energetic and innovative match her Spunk, elegance and grit perfectly. I am sure this association will prove to be mutually valuable and satisfying”.
Maharaja is consumer centric and the concepts and innovations are based and focused upon customer needs. Maharaja Whiteline specializes in innovative, small appliances for the kitchen, home and garment care. Their product range includes Mixer Grinder, Food processor, Hand Blender, Juice extractor, Induction Cook Top, Multi cooker, Steam irons etc. It leads in the category of mixer grinder, juicer mixer grinders and room heaters. Groupe SEB expertise, in-house R&D and design, power the brands to add to the product range, which is regularly up-graded in tune with the changing consumer preferences and requirements.
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Beacon Group appoints Dr Rajesh Patel as Group CEO
36-year healthcare veteran to lead Beacon Diagnostics, Vector Biotek, Biogeny.
MUMBAI: A new chief, a fresh diagnosis and a sharper prescription for growth. Beacon Group has appointed Dr Rajesh Patel as its Group Chief Executive Officer, effective April 1, 2026, signalling a decisive push to scale its presence in the diagnostics and IVD space. Patel steps into the role with 36 years of experience across the healthcare and diagnostics industry, bringing a career shaped by leadership roles spanning sales, marketing, business development and operational strategy. His mandate is both expansive and precise: to steer the group’s overall strategic direction while tightening coordination across its three core entities Beacon Diagnostics, Vector Biotek and Biogeny Diagnostics.
In practical terms, that means driving cross-company synergies, accelerating market expansion and strengthening organisational capability areas increasingly critical as diagnostic players compete for scale in a fragmented yet rapidly evolving healthcare ecosystem. The group is positioning itself to capture unmet demand across chain laboratories, key accounts and standalone labs, segments that remain underserved despite growing diagnostic needs.
The appointment comes at a time when the In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) sector in India is entering a more competitive and innovation-led phase, with companies focusing not just on product pipelines but also on service delivery, integration and customer-centric models. Beacon’s leadership appears to be betting that Patel’s execution-focused approach can help translate ambition into operational momentum.
Welcoming the appointment, Chairman Dr D K Joshi described Patel’s induction as a strategic move aligned with the group’s long-term vision, emphasising the role of leadership depth in navigating the next phase of growth.
For Beacon Group, the message is clear, in a sector where precision matters, leadership is the new differentiator—and this appointment is intended to set the tone for what comes next.
