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L’Oréal appoints Abhijit Chatterjee as India Tech Hub CTO
HYDERABAD: L’Oréal has tapped Abhijit Chatterjee as chief technology officer for its India Tech Hub, placing Hyderabad firmly at the centre of the global beauty major’s technology ambitions.
Chatterjee steps into the role at a moment when beauty and technology are increasingly inseparable. Based in Hyderabad, he will lead strategic technology initiatives while strengthening the India Tech Hub across infrastructure, modernisation and digital operations. The appointment signals L’Oréal’s intent to scale India not just as a delivery centre, but as a global engine for innovation.
The move follows the recent announcement of L’Oréal’s Global Tech Hub at the World Economic Forum 2026 in Davos. The Hyderabad hub is positioned as the company’s first global Beauty Tech flagship and a highlight of the 2026 India France Year of Innovation. Designed to shape the next generation of technology powered beauty, the hub will tap into India’s deep technology talent to deliver impact at a global scale.
Calling the role a “new chapter in Hyderabad”, Chatterjee said he looks forward to building the foundation of the hub and scaling it into a centre of excellence with worldwide influence. He also acknowledged the support of L’Oréal’s global leadership and the Government of Telangana in welcoming the company into the state’s growing innovation ecosystem.
Chatterjee brings over two decades of global technology leadership to L’Oréal. Before joining the beauty giant, he headed IT infrastructure at H&M, where he drove large scale modernisation, cloud optimisation and automation programmes. His earlier stints include senior technology leadership roles at Intel, Visa, Rakuten and Accenture, spanning global operations, digital transformation and enterprise infrastructure.
With Chatterjee at the helm, L’Oréal’s Hyderabad Tech Hub is set to become a place where code meets creativity and where the future of beauty quietly takes shape, one smart system at a time.
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Axis Bank named Official Banking Partner of DP World PGTI
Partnership supports all tournaments this season to grow professional golf in India.
MUMBAI: Axis Bank just teed up a hole-in-one partnership because when a bank sponsors golf’s biggest swing in India, even the fairways feel more financially secure. Axis Bank has been appointed Official Banking Partner of the DP World Professional Golf Tour of India (DP World PGTI), strengthening its commitment to sporting excellence and community engagement while backing the growth of professional golf across the country.
Under the partnership, Axis Bank will support all DP World PGTI tournaments this season, contributing to talent development, enhanced tournament experiences and wider fan engagement. The collaboration aligns the bank’s values of precision, discipline and trust with the Tour’s focus on performance and opportunity.
Axis Bank executive director Munish Sharda said, “We are pleased to partner with DP World PGTI as its Official Banking Partner. Golf embodies precision, discipline, and a pursuit of excellence qualities that strongly reflect who we are at Axis Bank. This association also strengthens our engagement with India’s growing premium customer segments, where the sport has a deep and enduring connect.”
Professional Golf Tour of India president Kapil Dev said, “We are extremely pleased to welcome Axis Bank as a Tour Partner of the DP World Professional Golf Tour of India. Partnerships of this stature play a vital role in strengthening the foundation of the Tour, enhancing opportunities for our players, and expanding the sport’s reach across the country.”
Professional Golf Tour of India CEO Amandeep Johl added, “Axis Bank’s strong legacy of excellence, innovation, and nationwide reach aligns perfectly with DP World PGTI’s goal to elevate professional golf in India and provide greater opportunities for our players.”
In a sport where every stroke counts and every partnership drives distance, Axis Bank isn’t just backing golfers, it’s investing in the fairway to future, turning India’s greens into a stage where precision meets passion and every drive has the power to inspire.
