Brands
OPPO India to sponsor Colors’ ‘Bigg Boss 8’
MUMBAI: OPPO India, a global technology brand with presence in North America, Europe and Asia has associated with Bigg Boss season eight as ‘Powered By’ sponsor.
The partnership with OPPO India is a strategic decision, which creates synergies between both brands as they reach out to their respective target audiences.
OPPO Mobiles India CEO Tom Lu said, “It’s been our endeavour to establish a closer connect with the Indian society ever since we became a part of it. A hugely popular show like Bigg Boss on Colors will give us a platform to come closer to the Indian masses. During the show, viewers will get to know more about OPPO’s commitment to designing beautiful technology products with an open attitude and how OPPO’s range of innovative smartphones help create fun memorable moments. We wish the show enormous success.”
Colors CEO Raj Nayak said, “We are happy to announce our association with OPPO India as the powered by sponsor for Bigg Boss season 8 and are glad that OPPO has chosen the show as a platform to launch its newest campaign. We look forward to building a positive relationship with the brand and strengthening our association.”
The Chinese smartphone brand made its entry into the Indian market in early 2014 with its flagship device OPPO N1.
Hosted by Salman Khan, Bigg Boss brings together celebrities from different walks of life as they remain isolated from the outside world while experiencing many twists and turns during their stay in the Bigg Boss house for over three months.
Brands
HSBC names Gautam Anand to head global India private banking unit
The bank taps a 25-year veteran to run its franchise as the war for wealthy NRI clients heats up
MUMBAI: HSBC has handed Gautam Anand the keys to its global India private banking business, betting that a seasoned operator can squeeze more out of one of the world’s most lucrative pools of offshore wealth.
Anand, who joined HSBC Private Bank in December 2023 as global co-ordinator for Global India, the Middle East, North Africa and Europe, steps up to lead the franchise outright. He will run the operation across India and its key international outposts in Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore and the United Kingdom, putting him squarely in the middle of the corridors through which Indian money flows abroad.
The appointment is a signal of intent. HSBC only launched its global private banking business in India in 2023, pitching hard at high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients as part of a broader assault on Asian wealth management. The bank now wants Anand to turn that beachhead into a fortress.
He comes well-armed. Before HSBC, Anand clocked time at UBS, Credit Suisse, ANZ and ABN Amro, a CV that reads like a roll-call of the banks that have long competed to manage the fortunes of India’s affluent diaspora.
With Indian wealth exploding at home and spreading fast across global financial centres, the race to capture it is only getting fiercer. HSBC is backing Anand to make sure it does not finish second.
