Brands
Red Chief ropes in Vicky Kaushal as Brand Ambassador
MUMBAI: Leayan Global Pvt. Ltd., has roped in Vicky Kaushal, the iconic Bollywood actor, as the Brand ambassador for its leading leather footwear brand Red Chief. Red Chief has been consistently providing best quality, comfortable and stylish footwear for over 21 years now to its nationwide base of loyal customers. Today, Red Chief has robust distribution network and is available through 3000 plus multi-brand outlets, over 170 exclusive stores and all leading e-commerce platforms.
Manoj Gyanchandani, Managing Director, Leayan Global, said “We are delighted to have Vicky Kaushal as the Brand Ambassador for our leading leather footwear brand Red Chief. Vicky gels very well with our Red Chief brand image, which is rugged, tough and confidently stylish. We are quite confident of taking our brand to next level of growth and expansion across the country, with better penetration among the youth.”
“It feels great to be associated with Red Chief, a home-grown footwear brand that enjoys mass appeal” Vicky Kaushal said.
Rahul Sharma, General Manager – Marketing, Leayan Global, added “To continue leveraging our association, Vicky Kaushal would be part of our campaign ‘Khel Gaye Chief’ which will be launched very soon through mass media and digital platforms. Thereafter, many more brand campaigns have been planned back to back for the next few seasons.”
Vicky Kaushal is one of the most celebrated actors in Indian cinema and is renowned for his powerhouse performances in films such as Masaan, Raazi, Sanju and Uri, which became one of the biggest hits of 2019.
Brands
Faber-Castell India appoints Sunaina Haldar as director – marketing
With stints at Tata, SleepyCat and ADF Foods under her belt, Haldar is primed to redraw Faber-Castell’s brand story
MUMBAI: Faber-Castell India has poached Sunaina Haldar from ADF Foods, appointing her director – marketing as the German stationery brand looks to muscle up in a category that is rapidly reinventing itself around creativity and self-expression.
Haldar hit the ground running. “My first couple of weeks have been incredibly energising, understanding consumers, visiting markets, engaging with retailers and immersing myself into the world of Faber-Castell Group,” she said.
She arrives with considerable firepower. At ADF Foods, Haldar ran marketing across India and international markets for a portfolio spanning Ashoka, Aeroplane, Camel and ADF Soul. Before that, she was vice-president – marketing at direct-to-consumer mattress brand SleepyCat, where she helmed brand, content and performance marketing. Her résumé also includes a stint leading marketing, new product development and CRM for Tata SmartFoodz at Tata Consumer Products, no small proving ground.
Between corporate roles, Haldar also operated as a fractional CMO for early-stage startups, building marketing strategy and operational structures from scratch, a signal that she knows how to move fast with limited resources.
With 18 years straddling FMCG, D2C and the startup world, Haldar now takes the reins at a brand that has long owned the classroom but is clearly hungry for the living room. In a stationery market where the pencil has become a lifestyle statement, Faber-Castell has picked someone who knows exactly how to sell that story.
