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Indigo Consulting beefs up its creative force
MUMBAI: Indigo Consulting has made additions to its creative department to further strengthen its team. The digital agency that operates under Leo Burnett in India has got back Viresh Pawar and Monish Beloskar who have rejoined the agency in the capacity of senior group head creative and group head creative respectively to help drive Indigo Consulting’s creative mandate.
Former creative strategist for Jack In The Box Worldwide, Manav Parekh, has also joined the agency as associate creative director – copy.
Indigo Consulting creative director Navin Balakrishnan said, “With an ever-evolving business environment, in which consumers are co-creators of brands, creativity ultimately sets a brand apart. At Indigo Consulting, we want our clients to be those brands – the ones that are known for their creative breakthroughs. Having Viresh, Monish and Manav on-board not only adds to our award-winning talent pool, but also puts us in a better position to provide innovative digital marketing solutions to our clients.”
Prior to committing to his second stint at Indigo Consulting, Pawar worked with Interface Communications where he was senior supervisor, web design. Over the past decade, he has helped build digital identities for brands such as Oreo, Mahindra, HDFC Bank, HSBC Bank, BPL Mobile and Wipro.
Beloskar has 12 years of experience in interactive design. He rejoins the agency, from Puretech, where he was the design lead. His portfolio includes work for brands such as Gatorade, Kurkure, Panasonic, WWF, CondeNast Traveller and Piramal Group.
As a creative strategist, Parekh has worked on brands such as Red Bull India, Sony Music, PUMA, Windows Phone, Adobe India, Budweiser and Bacardi. In his new role at Indigo Consulting, he will work closely with Balakrishnan to assist in the ideation process as well as guide and nurture talent in the team.
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Kotak Mahindra Prime names Suraj Rajappan as managing director and chief executive
The car-finance arm of Kotak Mahindra Bank lines up a new chief and raises its borrowing limit
MUMBAI: Suraj Rajappan is getting the keys. Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (KMPL), India’s veteran car-finance outfit, has named him managing director and chief executive, effective June 1st, 2026—the same day his predecessor drives off into retirement.
The board approved the appointment at its meeting on March 18th. Rajappan, currently a whole-time director at the company, has spent his entire 24-year career at KMPL, working across functions before rising to the top job. The three-year term remains subject to shareholder approval, and the company confirmed he faces no bar from SEBI or any other authority from holding the post.
He takes over from Shahrukh Todiwala, who superannuates on May 31st after more than three decades with the Kotak Group. Ashok Vaswani, managing director and chief executive of parent Kotak Mahindra Bank, was generous in his send-off. Todiwala, he said, “leaves behind a legacy marked by prudent growth, strong risk discipline, and a focus on customer-centricity.” Of his successor, Vaswani was equally bullish: Rajappan’s “deep industry experience and execution capabilities position KMPL well for its next phase of growth.”
The board also loosened the purse strings, raising the company’s overall outstanding debt limit from Rs 43,000 crore to Rs 48,000 crore. The expanded ceiling covers bank loans, debentures, commercial paper, treasury operations, credit facilities and external commercial borrowings.
KMPL has operated as a car-finance company since 1996, branching into two-wheeler loans in 2018 and loans against property in 2021. With fresh leadership, a bigger borrowing arsenal and an ambitious lender for a parent, Rajappan’s first task is clear: step on the accelerator.
