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Jio Financial Services names Venkata Narasimham Peri group chief operating officer
MUMBAI: Jio Financial Services is sharpening its operating engine. The company has appointed Venkata Narasimham Peri as group chief operating officer, with the board approving his elevation on December 17 and the role taking effect from December 22.
Peri has been working closely with the leadership team since October 2024 as senior executive advisor, helping the chief executive, chief technology officer and analytics heads lay the groundwork for AI and analytics-led capabilities as the company builds out its financial services ambitions.
With more than 25 years of experience spanning finance, technology and advisory, Peri brings a blend of boardroom strategy and operational execution. He has advised boards and senior executives at firms including IBM, Deloitte and PwC, largely across banking and insurance.
Before joining Jio Financial Services, he founded and led US-based health-tech firm CognitiveCare and later served as chief AI officer at L V Prasad Eye Institute, deepening his credentials at the intersection of data, healthcare and applied artificial intelligence.
As Jio Financial Services scales up, the appointment signals a clear message. In fintech’s next phase, algorithms matter, but operators who know how to deploy them matter more.
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Hardik Jhaveri named senior director marketing at Colgate-Palmolive Asean hub
Former Hill’s Pet Nutrition general manager returns to the company to steer marketing for South Asean from Kuala Lumpur
KUALA LUMPUR:Â Hardik Jhaveri has been appointed senior director marketing for the South Asean hub at Colgate-Palmolive, marking a return to the consumer goods major after a three year stint with Hill’s Pet Nutrition. He will be based in Kuala Lumpur and will lead marketing strategy for the region.
Jhaveri joins the role after serving as general manager at Hill’s Pet Nutrition in Taipei, where he led a cross functional team and oversaw the business with full profit and loss responsibility. The role placed him at the helm of operations in Taiwan, managing growth in what he described as a start-up style environment within a global multinational.
Before that, Jhaveri spent over a decade with Colgate-Palmolive across several marketing and innovation roles in Asia. As associate director innovation for Apac excluding China, based in Hong Kong, he led new product development and launches across multiple markets.
His portfolio ranged from developing specialised oral care products such as a diabetes focused toothpaste for the Indian market to launching premium oral care experiences under the Colgate Total brand in Australia. Alongside innovation, he also worked on launch planning, brand strategy and communications for the company’s oral care portfolio.
Earlier in his Colgate-Palmolive journey, Jhaveri held roles including marketing manager innovation, senior brand manager and brand manager. His work spanned urban and rural markets in Mumbai and customer development responsibilities in the Greater Kolkata Area.
Prior to his long association with Colgate-Palmolive, Jhaveri worked as brand officer home care at Unilever, where he helped drive marketing initiatives for the Rin detergent brand, including nationwide relaunch and on ground activation campaigns.
He began his career in advertising with Bates David Enterprise, working on brands such as IDBI Bank, The Leela Hotels and The Times of India.
Jhaveri holds a post graduate programme in management from the Indian School of Business and has also completed a level 4 diploma in wine from the Wine & Spirit Education Trust.
Announcing the move, Jhaveri said he is excited to begin his new chapter at Colgate-Palmolive’s South Asean hub and thanked colleagues and mentors who supported his journey at Hill’s Pet Nutrition.
