Brands
Katrina Kaif becomes face of PriyaGold chocolate bar
MUMBAI: PriyaGold, popular biscuit manufacturer, has roped in Katrina Kaif as the brand ambassador for its latest product SuperStar, which is a chocolate bar.
“Katrina is the perfect choice to advocate our unique chocolate product SuperStar, since her own superstar status projects the perfect combination of vivacity and spirit represented by our brand,” said PriyaGold group chairman and MD BP Agarwal.
The product includes chocolate, caramel and nougat and the bar claims to be the ‘taste ka blockbuster’. SuperStar will be available in 20 gram packets priced at Rs 5.
In the 25-second ad, one can see Kaif arriving in her comfortable car for a red carpet function. While the media is going crazy outside her limo, she is busy munching on her bar. When she gets out, a reporter asks her if she is all alone to which she smartly shows off her chocolatey bar while saying, “Got my SuperStar”.
PriyaGold is a known brand in Indian houses with biscuits like Marie, Lite, CNC, ZigZag and chocolates like Shokk and Choco Gold.
Brands
Lululemon picks former Nike executive to be its next chief
Heidi O’Neill, who helped grow Nike into a $45 billion giant, will take the top job in September
CANADA: Lululemon has found its next chief executive, and she comes with serious credentials. The athleisure giant named Heidi O’Neill as its new CEO on Wednesday, ending a search that has left the company running on interim leadership since earlier this year. O’Neill will take charge on September 8, 2026, based out of Vancouver, and will join the board on the same day.
O’Neill brings more than three decades of experience across performance apparel, footwear and sport. The bulk of that time was spent at Nike, where she was a central figure in one of corporate sport’s great growth stories, helping take the company from a $9 billion business to a $45 billion global powerhouse. She oversaw product pipelines, brand strategy and consumer connections, and played a significant role in shaping how Nike spoke to athletes around the world. Earlier in her career, she worked in marketing for the Dockers brand at Levi Strauss. She also brings boardroom experience from Spotify Technology, Hyatt Hotels and Lithia and Driveway.
The board was unequivocal in its enthusiasm. “We selected Heidi because of the breadth of her experience, her demonstrated success delivering breakthrough ideas and initiatives at scale, and her ability to be a knowledgeable change and growth agent,” said Marti Morfitt, executive chair of Lululemon’s board.
O’Neill, for her part, was bullish. “Lululemon is an iconic brand with something rare: genuine guest love, a product ethos rooted in innovation, and a global platform still in the early stages of its potential,” she said. “My job will be to accelerate product breakthroughs, deepen the brand’s cultural relevance, and unlock growth in markets around the world.”
Until she arrives, Meghan Frank and André Maestrini will continue as interim co-CEOs, before returning to their previous senior leadership roles once O’Neill steps in.
Lululemon is betting that a Nike veteran who helped build one of the world’s most powerful sports brands can do something similar for an athleisure label that has genuine love from its customers but is still chasing its full global potential. O’Neill has done it before at scale. The question now is whether she can do it again.
