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IPL 2021: Herbalife Nutrition partners with Royal Challengers Bangalore
MUMBAI: Herbalife Nutrition is now the official nutrition partner to Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for the 2021 season of the India Premier League. The global nutrition brand is known for fueling the performance of several sporting teams and athletes globally and this association reflects the commitment of both Herbalife Nutrition and RCB to optimal nutrition as a cornerstone of excellent sporting performance.
Herbalife Nutrition vice president & country head Ajay Khanna said that the company is proud to extend its expertise to Royal Challengers Bangalore.
"The team comprises some of the best global cricketing talent and they have made a great start in the season. We look forward to launching ‘Bold is Fit’ with Royal Challengers Bangalore and supporting their nutritional requirements to help them in continued success for the season," said Khanna, reported ANI.
Royal Challengers Bangalore vice president Rajesh V Menon said, "We at Royal Challengers Bangalore place a strong emphasis on health, fitness, and wellness and this partnership signifies the same purpose. Building on this, Herbalife Nutrition will also partner with Royal Challengers Bangalore as the lead presenting sponsor of our highly engaged ‘Bold is Fit’ fitness series on the Royal Challengers Bangalore Mobile Application and Social pages, with branding rights, purpose-led product integration, and more. This truly makes our association with Herbalife Nutrition all-encompassing.''
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Samsung India mobile chief quits after 18 years
Raju Antony Pullan’s exit leaves a gaping hole at the top as Chinese rivals tighten their grip
GURGAON: Raju Antony Pullan has had enough. The senior vice-president and head of Samsung India’s mobile phone business has put in his papers after 18 years at the Korean giant, a tenure long enough to have watched the company stride to the top of India’s smartphone market and then stumble, badly, as Chinese upstarts muscled in.
Pullan, who ran sales, marketing and every last function of the smartphone business, tendered his resignation on Thursday and is currently serving out his notice period. Samsung has not named a successor. It has a second line of leadership waiting in the wings, Aditya Babbar and Hiren Rathod among them, but no decision has been made on who steps up.
The timing is awkward. Samsung has been haemorrhaging market share to Chinese brands and now clings to a top-two position only in the premium segment, where it scraps it out with Apple. Losing the man who stewarded the mobile business through its best and worst years hardly helps steady the ship.
A company that once owned India’s smartphone market is now fighting to stay relevant in it. Pullan’s departure is less a footnote than a flashing red light.
