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JSW Sports to handle commercial partnerships for Jemimah Rodrigues
Mumbai: JSW Group’s sports wing JSW Sports has signed a multi-year deal with 21-year-old Indian Women Team’s cricketer Jemimah Rodrigues. As part of the association, JSW Sports will manage Rodrigues’ commercial and brand partnerships.
Jemimah became only the second Indian woman to score a double-century in ODI cricket when she scored an unbeaten 202 for Mumbai against Saurashtra in 2017. She made her debut for the Indian Women’s Team in a T20 encounter against South Africa in February 2018, and went on to make her ODI bow for India against Australia only one month later.
On partnering with JSW Sports Rodrigues said, “Over the last decade, the JSW Group, through JSW Sports, has done a lot for several sports across the country, and I am really happy to know that they believe in my potential. I look forward to working closely with their team over the coming years.”
Rodrigues has played across various leagues, representing Northern Superchargers in the Hundred (England), for whom she recorded the highest individual score with an unbeaten 92 against Oval Invincibles in July 2021. She has also turned out for Melbourne Renegades in the Women’s Big Bash League (Australia).
As part of her franchise career, Jemimah has also won the Player of the Series at the 2019 Women’s T20 Challenge, winning the title with IPL Supernovas in the process. Jemimah was previously awarded the Jagmohan Dalmiya Award for Best Domestic Junior Women’s Cricketer in 2016-17 and 2017-18.
JSW Sports head of sales and marketing Divyanshu Singh expressed his happiness on signing Jemimah Rodrigues. “At JSW Sports, we are big supporters of women in sport, and we believe she has immense potential to grow both as an athlete and a brand. We’re looking forward to working closely with her,” said Singh.
JSW Sports also handles commercial partnerships for Neeraj Chopra, Rishabh Pant, Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia, and several other Indian athletes.
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Prakash Nair reportedly quits Ogilvy after 23 years
One of the agency’s longest-serving leaders has moved on, with his next destination still unknown
MUMBAI: After more than two decades at one address, Prakash Nair has left the building. The president and head of office, north at Ogilvy has moved on from the agency, according to highly placed industry sources. His next move remains unknown. Ogilvy did not respond to requests for comment.
Nair spent over 23 years at the agency, making him one of its longest-serving senior figures. He was elevated to lead the Gurugram office in April 2022, a role that put him at the helm of Ogilvy’s northern operations at a time of considerable churn across the advertising industry.
Before taking charge in the capital, Nair served as associate president at Ogilvy Mumbai, where he worked on some of the agency’s most prized accounts, including Mondelez, Tata Motors, and BP Castrol. Over the years, he built a reputation for driving modern, integrated, and award-winning work, the kind that wins metals at Cannes and keeps clients from straying.
His departure was marked in style. A farewell gathering was held in Delhi, attended by senior figures from across the advertising fraternity, a signal of the regard in which Nair is held in an industry that does not always pause to say goodbye properly.
Where he goes next is the question the industry is now asking. After 23 years at one of the world’s most storied agencies, the answer, when it comes, will be worth watching.
