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Nivea India appoints Ajay Simha as marketing director
New Delhi: Nivea India on Wednesday appointed Ajay Simha as the marketing director. Simha was earlier responsible for the Nivea body care and cleansing and baby care portfolio across the Middle East and North Africa.
He has over 15 years of overall experience in the field of sales and marketing, across various categories including personal care, male grooming, face, lip and sun care. “Simha’s leadership will help strengthen Nivea’s position as Emerging India’s most loved and trusted skin care brand. With a deep rooted understanding and a proven track record of driving growth, Simha is slated to enhance Nivea’s brand presence and equity in the country”, the company said in a press statement.
Nivea India, managing director, Neil George said, “We are thrilled to have Ajay back to the India team and lead the marketing efforts here. We have witnessed Ajay’s journey over the years and are confident of the tremendous experience and deep rooted understanding he has. He will have a significant role in devising strategies for our launches, continuing the marketing momentum across categories and liaising with key industry players, teams and associates. We wish Ajay the very best for his new role.”
MUMBAI: In India’s fast-moving payments race, Visa has just swiped in a new leader. The company has named Suresh Sethi as its India country head, marking a key leadership shift as it sharpens its focus on digital payments growth in the market. Sethi steps into the role following his recent exit from Protean eGov Technologies, where he served as chief executive officer. He succeeds Sandeep Ghosh, who has moved on after more than four years at Visa to pursue an external opportunity.
The appointment comes at a time when Visa is doubling down on its expansion strategy across India and the wider region, deepening partnerships and accelerating adoption in an increasingly competitive digital payments ecosystem.
Sethi brings with him a broad, cross-market perspective shaped by decades of experience across corporate banking, retail financial services, mobile money and large-scale government technology initiatives. He began his career at Citigroup, where he spent 14 years working across India, Africa, South America and the United States, focusing on transaction banking services within the corporate bank.
His appointment signals a blend of institutional experience and market familiarity qualities that could prove critical as Visa navigates a landscape where fintech innovation, regulatory evolution and consumer adoption are all accelerating at once.
As digital payments in India continue to scale rapidly, the leadership change underscores a simple reality, in a market where every tap, scan and swipe counts, who leads the charge can matter just as much as the technology itself.
