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Pizza Hut bolsters subcontinent leadership with Pranav Dahiya and Nazia Abidi; a fresh slice of finance and people power
MUMBAI: Pizza Hut is heating things up, not just in ovens but also in boardrooms. The popular QSR giant has reinforced its leadership recipe by adding two critical ingredients — Pranav Dahiya as chief financial & strategy officer and Nazia Abidi as chief people & culture officer — to drive the brand’s next phase of expansion across the Indian subcontinent.
The move comes as Pizza Hut, part of Yum! Brands, ramps up its growth across India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. With over 900 stores already dotting the Indian landscape, the brand now aims to stretch deeper into emerging markets while keeping its people strategy and financial spine razor-sharp.
Dahiya steps into his new role armed with nearly 20 years of experience across finance, corporate banking and strategy. Prior to joining Pizza Hut, he served as Chaayos CFO, where he led strategic business planning, operational governance, sourcing, compliance and M&A. A banker-turned-boardroom tactician, Dahiya is set to lead Pizza Hut’s finance and strategy with a clear focus on long-term value and operational efficiency.
Meanwhile, Abidi brings over a decade of HR firepower from high-growth consumer tech firms. At Cardekho Group, she led HR for southeast Asia and helped scale its fintech venture, rupyy. At Pizza Hut, she will lead the people strategy, with a mandate to champion talent management, employer branding and build a culture rooted in high performance and continuous growth.
“We are thrilled to welcome Pranav and Nazia to the Pizza Hut leadership team. They join us at an exciting moment for the brand. With their leadership, we’re well-positioned to grow faster, lead smarter, and stay true to what matters – our people and our promise to customers”, said Pizza Hut Indian subcontinent MD Rohan Pewekar.
With deep experience in consumer behaviour, scaling strategies and people-first cultures, the appointments reflect the brand’s ambition to stay ahead in the competitive QSR space, one leadership move at a time.
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Crocs and Lego launch new collaborative collection in India
Iconic brands bring playful creativity to footwear with first drop on 13 April 2026.
MUMBAI: Crocs and Lego have clicked together once again and this time, the bricks are heading straight for Indian feet. The global footwear brand Crocs has announced the India launch of its latest Crocs x Lego Group collection, following the excitement of their multi-year global partnership unveiled earlier this year. The collaboration celebrates creativity, play, and individuality, merging Crocs’ signature comfort with Lego’s iconic building-block spirit.
The collection will roll out in two phases. A digital-exclusive pre-launch begins on 13 April 2026 on crocs.in, featuring four styles: the Lego Masterbrand Creativity Clog, Lego Midnight Garden Creativity Clog, Lego Creativity Clog, and Kids’ Lego Creativity Clog. Each pair purchased during this phase will include an exclusive Lego minifigure as a collectible bonus.
From May 2026, the full collection will be available across select Crocs stores, VegNonVeg, and Foot Locker outlets nationwide.
The designs playfully blend Crocs’ classic clog silhouette with Lego brick-inspired details, complete with custom Jibbitz charms on the upper and sole. The collection encourages wearers to treat their footwear as a canvas for personal expression, without any set instructions just an open invitation to build, explore, and have fun.
Crocs chief marketing officer Carly Gomez said, “The Lego Group’s boundless imagination makes them the perfect match to Crocs’ wonderfully unordinary spirit. We are both brands that pride ourselves on being built different, celebrating self-expression and fuelling creativity.”
LEGO Group, head of licensing & extended line design & partnerships Satwik Saraswati added, “Our common mission to enable self-expression and wear it with pride only marks the beginning of a journey with endless possibilities.”
The campaign will extend beyond the product launch through creator-led seeding, elevated visual merchandising, and exclusive on-ground previews, supported by a deeper partnership with the Lego India team.
In a market that loves both comfort and fun, Crocs and Lego have built something special, a collection that lets every step feel like playtime. Get ready to click your heels (or rather, your clogs) because this collaboration is set to be a blockbuster hit with Indian fans.
