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Hrishikesh Shende joins RP Sanjiv Goenka Group as COO – sports
Mumbai: Hrishikesh Shende has joined Kolkata-based multinational conglomerate RP Sanjiv Goenka Group as its chief operating officer – sports, according to his LinkedIn update.
In a career spanning 17 years, Shende is a sports industry professional with experience in brand marketing, consumer product marketing, sports market, sponsorship sales, and contract negotiations. Under RP Sanjiv Goenka Group, he will be managing the sports brands Lucknow Super Giants (IPL franchise), RP-SG Mavericks (table tennis), and ATK Mohun Bagan Football Club.
His previous assignment was sports lead at RoundGlass, an Indian NGO based in Punjab. He was associated with adidas for eight years and was business director sports – emerging markets before he moved on from the sports giant in 2021. He also had a stint with IMG Reliance as general manager – football. Prior to that, he was working at Liverpool Football Club.
Shende has completed his MBA in the football industry from the University of Liverpool and LLB from Government Law College, Mumbai.
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Visa India Group Country Manager Sandeep Ghosh steps down
Seasoned payments executive exits after more than four years with the company.
MUMBAI: Sandeep Ghosh has decided to swipe out of Visa after more than four years of steering the payments giant’s operations across India and South Asia. Visa Inc. has announced that Sandeep Ghosh is stepping down from his role as group country manager for India and South Asia. The company confirmed that a successor has already been identified and will be announced shortly.
Ghosh joined Visa in March 2022 and played a key role in expanding the company’s digital payments footprint and strengthening partnerships with banks and fintech firms in the region. His tenure coincided with a period of rapid growth in India’s electronic payments ecosystem.
Before joining Visa, Ghosh was a partner in financial services consulting at EY. With over 35 years of experience spanning financial services, consulting, and FMCG sectors across more than 25 countries in Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, he has held leadership roles at AXA, Citibank, ANZ, RBS, and PepsiCo. He holds an MBA in Marketing and Strategy from IIM Ahmedabad and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Mumbai.
His departure comes as Visa continues to deepen its push into digital transactions and expand collaborations across South Asia.
In the fast-moving world of digital payments, where transactions happen in the blink of an eye, Ghosh’s exit marks the end of a significant chapter for Visa in one of its most important growth markets. The company now prepares to hand the baton to a new leader as it keeps the momentum going.
