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Interactive Avenues wins Great Indian Workplaces Award
MUMBAI: Interactive Avenues, the full service Digital Agency of media agency conglomerate IPG Mediabrands India has won the inaugural edition of the Great Indian Workplaces Awards (GIWA) 2017.
GIWA recognises extraordinary workplaces in India that creates happy employees. IA has been judged on the parameters of providing a congenial, caring, safe, and enjoyable and trust based culture where employees wish to return back to work every single day and take pride in their work, enjoy lower levels of stress, high degree of professional learning, and growth driven by visionary leadership. It also acknowledges organizations that have stringent policies towards sexual harassment, a humane approach towards special ability people, gender equality, care for society, people focus like healthcare, fun at workplace, facilities like food and recreation.
IPG Mediabrands chief talent officer Savita Mathai, “Interactive Avenues has always been ahead of the curve on talent practices. They have strong leaders who are truly committed to building a vibrant work culture where people thrive and are driven to give their best.”
Interactive Avenues CEO Amar Deep Singh , “We’ve always maintained that our team is our biggest asset, who have helped make IA the largest and the best Digital Agency in the country. Therefore, it is our responsibility to provide them with the best of facilities and give them the culture that will flourish their talent and motivate them to collaborate and work towards a common goal.”
GIWA is part of the Workplace Culture Summit, a premier knowledge-exchange platform that brings together Workplace Culture Champions to share ideas, information and solutions around the framework and key developments that will shape the Workplace Culture of the Future.
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Oyo parent Prism appoints former Sebi chief Ajay Tyagi to Board
Former market regulator joins Prism to strengthen governance for IPO
NEW DELHI: Prism, the parent entity of Oyo, has appointed former Sebi chairman Ajay Tyagi as an independent director, as the hospitality firm gears up for its planned Rs 6,650 crore initial public offering (IPO).
Tyagi, a 1984-batch IAS officer, served as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) from 2017 to 2022. His appointment is aimed at strengthening the company’s governance framework and providing strategic oversight as it moves closer to a public listing.
He joins a high-profile board that already includes several prominent names from global business and policy circles. These include Troy Matthew Alstead, former CFO and group president of Starbucks; Aditya Ghosh, co-founder of Akasa Air; Deepa Malik, paralympic athlete and Padma Shri awardee; William Steve Albrecht, professor of accountancy at Utah State University; and Bejul Somaia, partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners.
Prism founder Ritesh Agarwal, said Tyagi’s experience in capital markets regulation and public-institution stewardship will be critical as the company scales operations and enhances long-term accountability.
The company recently filed preliminary papers with Sebi to raise Rs 6,650 crore through a confidential route. Market sources estimate its valuation will be in the range of $7 billion to $8 billion.
Over the course of his career, Tyagi has held senior roles in the ministry of finance, where he oversaw investment policy and financial-sector reforms. His induction to the Prism board signals a renewed focus on aligning the company’s internal standards with the stringent requirements of public markets as it advances toward its IPO.
