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Nandakishore K joins blackstone as senior vice president
MUMBAI: Blackstone has strengthened its senior leadership bench with the appointment of Nandakishore K as senior vice president, signalling a sharper focus on operational risk oversight and governance across its global platform.
In his new role, Nandakishore will be responsible for reinforcing control frameworks and monitoring mechanisms, ensuring that risk management keeps pace with the scale and complexity of the world’s largest alternative asset manager. With nearly two decades in global financial services, he brings both institutional memory and modern risk thinking to the table.
Before joining Blackstone, Nandakishore served as senior vice president at Goldman Sachs, where he led global controls monitoring within operational risk. His career also includes senior leadership roles at Bank of America, Deutsche Bank and an earlier stint at Goldman Sachs, spanning securities operations, equity trading and clearing across Emea and global markets.
Based in India, his journey from frontline operations to global risk leadership reflects a career built on depth, discipline and delivery. At Blackstone, that experience is expected to play a key role in strengthening governance at scale, quietly but decisively keeping the wheels turning behind the scenes.
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ITC Sunfeast Farmlite launches Sugar Free Cookies range
New variants offer guilt-free indulgence for health-conscious snackers.
MUMBAI: ITC Sunfeast Farmlite is sweetening the deal for biscuit lovers who want to have their cookie and eat it too without the sugar. The better-for-you biscuits range from ITC Foods has expanded its portfolio with the launch of an all-new Sugar Free Cookies line, aligning with the company’s vision of ‘Help India Eat Better’. The range is designed for consumers who are rethinking sugar in their daily snacking but refuse to compromise on taste and indulgence.
The collection debuts with two tempting variants: Choco Nut Cookies and Hazelnut & Oats Cookies. Both are a source of protein and contain no trans-fat, while the Hazelnut & Oats variant is also lactose-free.
ITC Ltd. vice president (marketing), biscuits, foods division, Suraj Kathuria said, “At Sunfeast Farmlite, we believe mindful snacking should never come at the cost of indulgence. With this launch, we are catering to the growing need for guilt-free snacking while delivering a rich, satisfying cookie experience.”
ITC Ltd. vice president & head of food sciences for foods division Dr Shantanu Das added, “We have applied robust food science to develop cookies that are sugar-free while preserving the taste and texture consumers love.”
Each cookie comes in convenient single-serve packs to maintain texture and freshness. Both variants are available in 100g packs priced at ₹100 and can be found on quick-commerce platforms including Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart, and Zepto.
In a market increasingly leaning towards healthier choices, ITC Sunfeast Farmlite’s new Sugar Free Cookies prove that cutting sugar doesn’t mean cutting joy. For the health-conscious yet indulgent snacker, this could be the perfect bite-sized solution.
