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Michelle Jackino is Warner Bros. Pictures senior VP, creative advertising
MUMBAI: Michelle Jackino has been named Warner Bros. Pictures senior VP, creative advertising. The announcement was made by Warner Bros. Pictures president domestic marketing Dawn Taubin..
In her new post, Jackino joins Massey Rafani and Jim Fredrick in developing the advertising materials for the Studio’s slate of motion pictures. She joins Warner Bros. Pictures from her previous position as The Cimarron Group executive VP, audio visual. There she shepherded the development of audio-visual materials for such campaigns as American Beauty, Gladiator and Million Dollar Baby. She has also won numerous Key Art Awards and a Golden Trailer Award in the last two years for her work on these and other projects.
Taubin said, “We are extremely pleased to welcome Michelle to Warner Bros. Pictures. We have been aware of her outstanding work and her excellent reputation for a long time, and she will be tremendous asset to us in developing and supervising the creation of our advertising materials.”
During the course of her career she switched to the agency side by 1992. Jackino became senior producer at New Wave Entertainment and was later named VP, creative director. There,she contributed as a writer, producer and behind-the-scenes director on projects including Phenomenon and The Mask Of Zorro.
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Jubilant FoodWorks faces Rs 47.5 crore GST demand, plans appeal
Tax authorities flag alleged misclassification of restaurant services
MUMBAI: Jubilant FoodWorks Limited has landed in a tax tussle after receiving a GST demand of Rs 47.5 crore from the office of the additional commissioner of CGST and central excise in Thane, Maharashtra.
The order, issued under the provisions of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, relates to an alleged incorrect classification of certain services under the category of restaurant services. According to the tax authorities, this classification resulted in a short payment of goods and services tax for the period between the financial years 2019-20 and 2021-22.
The demand includes Rs 47.5 crore in GST along with an equal amount as penalty, in addition to applicable interest. The order was received by the company on March 13, 2026.
In a regulatory filing to the BSE Limited and the National Stock Exchange of India Limited, the company said it disagrees with the order and believes its arguments were not adequately considered.
The company is preparing to challenge the decision and plans to file an appeal. It added that once the redressal process is complete, the demand is likely to be dropped.
Despite the sizeable figure attached to the notice, the company said it does not expect any material impact on its financials, operations or other activities.
The disclosure was signed by Suman Hegde, EVP and chief financial officer, who confirmed that the company received the order at 19:06 IST on March 13 and has already initiated steps to contest it.
The development places the quick service restaurant major in the middle of a tax debate that could hinge on how certain restaurant-linked services are classified under GST rules. For now, the company appears ready to take the matter from the tax office to the appeals desk.
