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OLX to offer 3-month internship to outstanding young talent on Portfolio Night 12
MUMBAI: As an initiative, Portfolio Night is possibly one of the few events that draws immense admiration from all quarters of the advertising industry. What it also lends itself as is an opportunity for clients to reach out to the budding young talents who look up to inspiration in some form or the other.
India’s leading classifieds entity – Olx.in, has announced its association with Portfolio Night where one winner will be offered a chance to work as an intern for 3 months on a brief set up by the client. The candidate will be chosen from the final set of winners that will be decided by an All Star Jury at the end of the event.
Announcing its partnership with Portfolio Night, Amarjit Bata, CEO – OLX South Asia commented: “A pertinent challenge in an emerging economy such as India is that of giving avenues for young talent to flourish. Portfolio Night is a great opportunity for young creative professionals and aspirants to showcase their work to stalwarts of the advertising industry. OLX is all about actualising real value and Portfolio Night is all about that. As a young brand and a market leader, we want to make a contribution towards encouraging young professionals. That’s why we have decided to give an opportunity to one of the top three contestants of Portfolio Night to intern at OLX.”
Lowe Lintas and Partners is hosting the Indian edition of the world’s largest advertising portfolio review-cum-recruitment event- Portfolio Night 12 in Mumbai. The event is being held simultaneously across 20 plus cities around the world and seeks to unite the advertising and design communitiesin identifying young and upcoming talent and mentoring them on the creative opportunities ahead.
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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.
