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NODWIN Gaming appoints Lalita Nayak as new head of sales and marketing
MUMBAI: NODWIN Gaming has appointed Lalita Narayan Nayak as its new head, sales and marketing. In her new role, Nayak will be in charge of implementing and managing sales and marketing activities. She will identify new market opportunities and define actions required to bring a new dynamic to the company and help the NODWIN Gaming arena grow further.
Nayak's extensive 19-year career in marketing has seen her take on several leadership roles in business planning and development as well as brand management and strategic alliances. She has a reputed track record of building strong teams and developing talent.
“We are delighted to have Lalita on board. We are confident that her vast experience in sales and marketing will help us push the envelope to pioneer new and innovative marketing strategies that will put NODWIN Gaming on the global esports map. As a team, we are confident we will be able to steer the company in the right direction and meet the goals we have set in our markets in India, the Middle East and South Africa,” said NODWIN Gaming CEO Sidharth Kedia.
Nayak began her career with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) where she worked closely with Industry captains and various governments on several Industry related issues. Prior to Joining NODWIN Gaming, Lalita worked with TV18 for over five years, leading the marketing team for all it its channels in the English as well as Regional language space. She has also worked with the Times group developing and executing product strategy and was one of the founders of Times Grey Cell.
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Beacon Group appoints Dr Rajesh Patel as Group CEO
36-year healthcare veteran to lead Beacon Diagnostics, Vector Biotek, Biogeny.
MUMBAI: A new chief, a fresh diagnosis and a sharper prescription for growth. Beacon Group has appointed Dr Rajesh Patel as its Group Chief Executive Officer, effective April 1, 2026, signalling a decisive push to scale its presence in the diagnostics and IVD space. Patel steps into the role with 36 years of experience across the healthcare and diagnostics industry, bringing a career shaped by leadership roles spanning sales, marketing, business development and operational strategy. His mandate is both expansive and precise: to steer the group’s overall strategic direction while tightening coordination across its three core entities Beacon Diagnostics, Vector Biotek and Biogeny Diagnostics.
In practical terms, that means driving cross-company synergies, accelerating market expansion and strengthening organisational capability areas increasingly critical as diagnostic players compete for scale in a fragmented yet rapidly evolving healthcare ecosystem. The group is positioning itself to capture unmet demand across chain laboratories, key accounts and standalone labs, segments that remain underserved despite growing diagnostic needs.
The appointment comes at a time when the In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) sector in India is entering a more competitive and innovation-led phase, with companies focusing not just on product pipelines but also on service delivery, integration and customer-centric models. Beacon’s leadership appears to be betting that Patel’s execution-focused approach can help translate ambition into operational momentum.
Welcoming the appointment, Chairman Dr D K Joshi described Patel’s induction as a strategic move aligned with the group’s long-term vision, emphasising the role of leadership depth in navigating the next phase of growth.
For Beacon Group, the message is clear, in a sector where precision matters, leadership is the new differentiator—and this appointment is intended to set the tone for what comes next.
