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Mobile+Services replace FMCG as top advertisers in BARC week 48
BENGALURU: As per BARC week 48 data on top 10 brands Across Genre: All India (U+R) : 4+ Individuals, Mobile hand sets and Services replaced FMCG as the top advertisers in the list with 43.88 percent of the insertion in BARC’s top 10 list for week 48 (Saturday 26 November 2016 to Friday 2 December 2016). Four FMCG brands had 40 percent of the insertions, while two online brands – gaana.com and ajio.com were ranked ninth and tenth in terms of insertions in the list. Mobile handsets and services garnered the first, second, fifth
Three mobile handsets brands – GioneeS6 S/S6 Pro (ranked 1); Vivo V5 (ranked 5); Google Pixel (ranked 8) and one mobile services provider – Vodafone Super Net 4G (ranked 2) had 25,415 of the combined 57,923 insertions by the top 10. The four FMCG brands – Santoor Sandal and Turmeric (ranked 3), Vaseline Petroleum Jelly (ranked 4), Surf Excel Easy Wash (ranked 6) and Fogg Scent (ranked 7) shared 23,171 insertions. The two online players had 9,337 insertions in the week. Please refer to the figure below:
Generally, FMCG brands have a major share in the number of insertions the top 10 list – even during the pre-Diwali, Diwali and post Diwali weeks – BARC week 43 (22 October 2016 to 28 October 2016) until BARC week 46 (12 November 2016 to 18 November 2016) when Airtel Cellular had the highest number of insertions. While Auto, Jewellery and Food brands were conspicuous by their absence in the top list during three weeks of the four week period mentioned above, online brands with their various sales offers made their presence felt during the period plus until week 48, except for a small hiatus in the previous week – week 47.
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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.
