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JWT gets GRT’s jewellery account too
MUMBAI: WPP‘s creative agency network JWT‘s Chennai office has won the mandate for developing communication for the jewellery business of the GRT Group. This win is a consolidation for the agency, which also handles the Group‘s hotels business.
JWT Chennai‘s portfolio of clients includes MRF, Univercell, GRT Hotels, Tamilnadu Mercantile Bank, TI Cycles, Dalmia Cements and Renuka builders.
The GRT group is one of the largest jewellery retailers in Tamil Nadu and is fast expanding into other states in the South.
“They wanted a communication partner who has both a pan India presence and a good understanding of the jewellery consumer. JWT with its strong network presence and a deep understanding of the jewellery consumer thanks to its long association with world leaders like DTC was the ideal choice,” a statement from the agency said.
MUMBAI: In India’s fast-moving payments race, Visa has just swiped in a new leader. The company has named Suresh Sethi as its India country head, marking a key leadership shift as it sharpens its focus on digital payments growth in the market. Sethi steps into the role following his recent exit from Protean eGov Technologies, where he served as chief executive officer. He succeeds Sandeep Ghosh, who has moved on after more than four years at Visa to pursue an external opportunity.
The appointment comes at a time when Visa is doubling down on its expansion strategy across India and the wider region, deepening partnerships and accelerating adoption in an increasingly competitive digital payments ecosystem.
Sethi brings with him a broad, cross-market perspective shaped by decades of experience across corporate banking, retail financial services, mobile money and large-scale government technology initiatives. He began his career at Citigroup, where he spent 14 years working across India, Africa, South America and the United States, focusing on transaction banking services within the corporate bank.
His appointment signals a blend of institutional experience and market familiarity qualities that could prove critical as Visa navigates a landscape where fintech innovation, regulatory evolution and consumer adoption are all accelerating at once.
As digital payments in India continue to scale rapidly, the leadership change underscores a simple reality, in a market where every tap, scan and swipe counts, who leads the charge can matter just as much as the technology itself.
