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The Body Shop appoints Dia Mirza as brand ambassador
MUMBAI: Actress Dia Mirza has been named the brand ambassador of Britain-based personal care products retailer The Body Shop.
This is the first time the beauty brand has appointed a celebrity to endorse their products in India.
“This is a real honor for me and I am very excited to be associated with this wonderful and inspiring brand. I was later told by the company that the ingredients come from The Body Shop Community Fair Trade program which benefits a number of women and supports them in their livelihood. This really touched me and I love the way The Body Shop tries to benefit human communities in every possible way”, reflects Dia.
The Body Shop Asia Pacific managing director David Smith says, “India is one of the fastest growing markets for The Body Shop. To reach out to new customers we are adapting ourselves in every way ethically possible.
Smith also said that it is the right time to create awareness about the brand, which is known for it‘s eco-friendly product range.
A 100-per cent subsidiary of French cosmetics giant L‘Oreal, The Body Shop was introduced in India four years back and today has around 65 stores in 25 cities.
MUMBAI: In India’s fast-moving payments race, Visa has just swiped in a new leader. The company has named Suresh Sethi as its India country head, marking a key leadership shift as it sharpens its focus on digital payments growth in the market. Sethi steps into the role following his recent exit from Protean eGov Technologies, where he served as chief executive officer. He succeeds Sandeep Ghosh, who has moved on after more than four years at Visa to pursue an external opportunity.
The appointment comes at a time when Visa is doubling down on its expansion strategy across India and the wider region, deepening partnerships and accelerating adoption in an increasingly competitive digital payments ecosystem.
Sethi brings with him a broad, cross-market perspective shaped by decades of experience across corporate banking, retail financial services, mobile money and large-scale government technology initiatives. He began his career at Citigroup, where he spent 14 years working across India, Africa, South America and the United States, focusing on transaction banking services within the corporate bank.
His appointment signals a blend of institutional experience and market familiarity qualities that could prove critical as Visa navigates a landscape where fintech innovation, regulatory evolution and consumer adoption are all accelerating at once.
As digital payments in India continue to scale rapidly, the leadership change underscores a simple reality, in a market where every tap, scan and swipe counts, who leads the charge can matter just as much as the technology itself.
