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Mankind Pharma ropes in Vijay Sethupathi as brand ambassador
Mumbai: Pharmaceutical company Mankind Pharma has announced its association with Vijay Sethupathi, an Indian actor and producer who has predominantly contributed to Tamil cinema.
In lieu of this association, the company will be donating Rs 31 lakh to the Film Employees Federation of South India (FEFSI). FEFSI is an Indian organisation consisting of technicians from the Tamil Film Industry in Tamil Nadu, India. The amount donated will help all those who are facing a slowdown due to the pandemic and will support the growth of the organization and its members, said the statement.
“We believe that Vijay Sethupathi is an ideal personality for us as a brand ambassador and has an emotional connect with the audience which is why people call him ‘People’s Treasure.’ Both Mankind Pharma and the superstar have a common synergy and thought process of serving life in the country, and we feel this mutual alliance will be a prolific one for both of us,” said Mankind Pharma managing director and vice-chairman Rajeev Juneja. “We at Mankind Pharma always selflessly contribute towards the betterment of the society and believe in serving life, we hope that the token amount donated to FEFSI will help provide assurance towards the growth of the company. Together we will continue to selflessly contribute towards the betterment of the society.”
Mankind Pharma aspires to aid the community in leading a healthy life by formulating, developing, commercialising, and delivering affordable and accessible medicines that satisfy urgent medical needs, stated the healthcare brand.
Sethupathi, who is known to be a philanthropist at heart, has won fifteen awards in the category of Best Actor which includes Filmfare Award- Tamil, National Film Award, Vijay Award for Best actor among others. “It is a pleasure to partner with Mankind Pharma as the brand ambassador and represent the brand in the southern market,” said the South actor. “The company perfectly justifies the true meaning of ‘Mankind’ and the motto of ‘Serving Life’ in the industry. I am honoured to be a part of the Mankind Pharma family and hope to serve the society together.”
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Gurpreet Singh named President of DishTV Alumni Network
Former Dish TV executive to lead community building and collaboration.
MUMBAI: Back to the dish, but this time it’s about connections, not channels Gurpreet Singh is returning to familiar territory with a new mandate that swaps subscribers for relationships. Singh has been appointed President of the DishTV Alumni Network, a move aimed at strengthening ties among former employees and building a more engaged professional community around the Dish TV ecosystem. The initiative reflects a growing trend among large organisations to formalise alumni networks as platforms for collaboration, mentorship and business opportunities.
The appointment draws on Singh’s deep-rooted history with Dish TV, where he held multiple leadership roles over nearly a decade. As National Business Head between June 2019 and September 2020, he oversaw profit and loss as well as operations, managing revenues of Rs 6,000 crore and leading a team of around 1,250 employees across the country. His tenure included working alongside two regional business heads and 16 circle heads, underscoring the scale of operations he handled.
Prior to that, Singh served as Executive Vice President and National Head for Sales and Revenue from 2016 to 2019, and earlier as Senior Vice President and National Head for Sales and Revenue. He also briefly led international operations as Country Head for Sri Lanka, further expanding his exposure across markets.
His broader career spans leadership roles across telecom and consumer businesses, including a stint as Chief Operating Officer at Bharti Airtel’s Malawi operations, senior leadership roles at Reliance Communications, and earlier positions at Hindustan Sanitaryware and Kodak India, where he spent over a decade.
In his new role, Singh is expected to focus on reconnecting former employees, fostering collaboration, and building a structured alumni ecosystem that leverages shared experience and industry networks. As companies increasingly recognise the long-term value of their extended workforce, the DishTV Alumni Network appears set to turn nostalgia into a strategic asset, one connection at a time.
