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Linc Pens shows love for teachers who taught life lessons
MUMBAI: Linc Pen and Plastics has been one of India’s most trusted writing instruments brand for the last four decades. With a strong presence over 50 countries, Linc Pens has decided to express its heartfelt gratitude to people who teach essential life lessons with a brand-new ad campaign named “Life’s Best Teachers”.
The campaign highlights a 12th standard student ruminating those people who taught him essential lessons at different facets of life. The digital film beautifully portrays how important it is to express gratitude. Essential learnings can come from even the lower rungs of the social ladder, is another beautiful take-away from the film. It also has garnered a lot of positive response and has already clocked more than 15,000 views on YouTube and 13,600 views on Facebook.
Linc Pen and Plastics head of marketing and international business Rohit Deepak Jalan says, “We have always looked up to teachers as a huge asset in our lives. In our opinion, some important and valuable lessons are learnt outside the classroom too. Through this campaign Linc Pens wants to express the gratitude towards all the teachers who have been a part of a students’ journey. Happy Teachers Day.”
The creative agency added, “Linc is a national brand and we are delighted to have done this project for them. We have already received very positive feedback about the film, from social media. Evidently the hard work and effort we have put into it is paying dividends.”
The objective of the campaign was to acknowledge and remember those people who have made you a better person in life.
Linc decided to celebrate Teacher’s Day with an emotional touch by identifying the “Life’s Best Teachers” who propelled you towards betterment.
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YES Bank hands the keys to SBI veteran Vinay Tonse as it bets on a new era
Former SBI managing director appointed as YES Bank’s new MD and CEO
MUMBAI: YES Bank is done rebuilding. Now it wants to grow. The private sector lender has appointed Vinay Muralidhar Tonse as managing director and chief executive officer-designate, with RBI approval secured and a start date of April 6, 2026 confirmed. The three-year term signals the bank’s intent to shift gears from crisis recovery to full-throttle expansion.
Tonse, 60, is no stranger to scale. Most recently managing director at State Bank of India, he oversaw a retail book of roughly $800bn in deposits and advances, one of the largest in the country. Before that, he ran SBI Mutual Fund from August 2020 to December 2022, a stint that saw assets under management surge from Rs 4.32 lakh crore to Rs 7.32 lakh crore across market cycles. Add stints in Singapore and four years leading SBI’s overseas operations in Osaka, and the incoming chief arrives with a genuinely global CV.
His academic grounding is equally solid: a commerce degree from St Joseph’s College of Commerce, Bengaluru, and a master’s in commerce from Bangalore University.
The appointment follows an extensive search and evaluation process by the bank’s Nomination and Remuneration Committee. NRC chairperson Nandita Gurjar said the committee unanimously backed Tonse, citing his leadership track record, governance credentials and ability to drive the bank’s next phase of transformation.
Non-executive chairman Rama Subramaniam Gandhi was unequivocal. “I am certain that Vinay Tonse, with his vast experience as a senior banker, will propel YES Bank to its next phase of growth,” Gandhi said, adding that the bank remains focused on strengthening its retail and corporate banking franchises and expanding its branch network.
Rajeev Kannan, non-executive director and senior executive at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, the bank’s largest shareholder, said Tonse’s experience across retail, corporate banking, global markets and asset management positioned him well to lead the lender. SMBC said it looks forward to working with Tonse and the board as YES Bank pursues its ambition of becoming a top-tier private sector lender anchored in strong governance and sustainable growth.
Tonse succeeds Prashant Kumar, who took the helm in March 2020 when YES Bank was in freefall following a severe financial crisis, and spent six years painstakingly stabilising the institution, rebuilding governance and restoring operational scale. Gandhi was generous: “The bank remains indebted to Prashant Kumar, who is responsible for much of what a strong financial powerhouse YES Bank is today.”
Tonse, for his part, struck a purposeful note. “Together with the board and my colleagues, I remain deeply committed to creating long-term value for all our stakeholders,” he said, pledging to build on Kumar’s foundation guided by his personal motto: Make A Difference.
Beyond the balance sheet, Tonse played cricket at college and club level and represented Karnataka in archery at the national championships — sports he credits with teaching him teamwork, situational leadership, discipline and focus. In quieter moments, he reaches for retro Kannada music, classic Hindi songs, and the crooning of Engelbert Humperdinck, Mukesh and Kishore Kumar.
YES Bank has its steady-handed rebuilder in Kumar to thank for survival. Now it has a scale-obsessed growth banker at the wheel. The next chapter starts April 6.
