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Piyush Prasad joins Harley-Davidson India
MUMBAI: Piyush Prasad has joined Harley-Davidson India as manager for market operations, based out of Gurugram. In this position, he will report to Peter Mackenzie who is the managing director for Harley-Davidson India and China.
Prasad will oversee motorcycle, general merchandise, parts and accessories, service and customer experience performance within the Indian market. He will be responsible for balancing and aligning market-level, retail business growth with enterprise objectives, while delivering consistent service and support to Harley-Davidson dealers.
Prasad says, “India is a very important market for Harley-Davidson and I’m excited about the opportunity to help lead the motor company’s growth here.”
Before joining Harley-Davidson, Prasad worked with Renault India as national head of corporate, fleet, and institutional sales. Prior to that, he was with General Motors India, Mahindra & Mahindra and Hyundai Motors. He brings with him more than 17 years’ experience in the automotive industry.
Since 1903, Harley-Davidson Motor Company has fulfilled dreams of personal freedom with cruiser, touring and custom motorcycles, riding experiences and events, and a complete line of Harley-Davidson motorcycle parts, accessories, general merchandise, riding gear and apparel.
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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.
