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Salt Brands Solutions appoints Namrata Nandan as chief business officer
MUMBAI: Salt Brand Solutions has announced the appointment of Namrata Nandan as its chief business officer. Nandan comes on board with the mandate to manage all existing businesses and drive growth for the organization.
Salt Brand Solutions founder Mahesh Chauhan said, “As we now gear up for the next stage of our evolution as an organization totally invested in building successful businesses, we felt the need to get another like-minded and driven leader. Namrata’s utopian world-view, love for building powerful brands and desire to succeed reverberated with us. I have known her for a couple of decades and have always wanted to work with her. The journey just got more exciting.”
Nandan joins Salt Brand Solutions with over 23 years of experience in advertising industry.
Nandan added, “Salt Brand Solutions is an essential ingredient in my quest to follow my heart. Mahesh Chauhan is one of those inspirational people I met in my journey of advertising and having this opportunity to work closely with him and his young, raring to go team is something I look forward to”
Prior to her stint at Salt, she served as the co-founder of Conviction Brandworks. She has also worked with leading advertisement and marketing firms like McCann Mumbai as senior vice president and G.M, McCann Erickson India as vice president and G.M, J Walter Thompson as account director, O & M Advertising as group account manager and Y & R Brands as account manager.
The other key to her love and passion for this business has been the rich and diverse range of businesses and brands she has been fortunate to have partnered with Colgate, Unilever, TVS, Britannia, Marico, L’Oreal, Radio Mirchi, Piramal, Bombay Dyeing, etc.
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Tata Consumer Products faces Rs 98 crore tax demand
Income tax authorities raise significant demand for the 2022-23 financial year
MUMBAI: Tata Consumer Products Limited has received an assessment order from the income tax department involving a substantial financial demand. The order, issued by the assistant commissioner of income tax in Kolkata, was received by the company on 13 March 2026. It follows an audit of the income tax returns filed for the 2022-23 financial year, during which the assessing officer made specific additions and disallowances to the company’s reported income.
The total demand raised by the authorities amounts to Rs 98,03,33,930, a figure that includes both the principal tax amount and accrued interest. This disclosure was made by the company’s company secretary & compliance officer, delnaz dara harda, in a formal filing to the National Stock Exchange and BSE Limited on 14 March 2026. The filing was made pursuant to Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
In response to the order, Tata Consumer Products has stated that it believes the demand is not maintainable under current law. The management has confirmed that the company is currently in the process of filing an appeal against the assessment. Furthermore, the company clarified that there is no immediate impact on its current financial standing, operations, or other corporate activities resulting from this specific order.
