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Toon Disney launches ‘Tarzan Josh’ contest
MUMBAI: This October, Toon Disney is calling on kids across the country to tune into The Legend of Tarzan, and participate in the ‘Tarzan Jungle Josh’ contest to win prizes.
Kid viewers need to follow the show closely from Monday to Friday at 3:30 pm and spot the number of times Tarzan’s friend, Terk pops out from behind the Toon Disney logo during the show.
Twenty five daily winners will bag exclusive Tarzan Jungle Monoculars and three winners will take home the Grand prize of an Avon cycle at the end of the contest. This contest ends on 21 October, 2005.
Walt Disney Television International (India) director marketing and communications Tushar Shah said, “Our on-air contests are built in to create a larger sphere of interactivity for our audiences while allowing them to be a part of the thrill and adventure of their favourite characters on television. Mischief is synonymous with the brand feel and tone of Toon Disney and what would be a better way to engage a child’s imagination than with the simple – Hide and Seek game played on-air.”
Participants can send in their entries to Toon Disney through mobiles and landlines. Kids can also log onto the Tarzan Jungle Josh Contest on the channel’s website – www.toondisneyindia.com.
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HSBC names Gautam Anand to head global India private banking unit
The bank taps a 25-year veteran to run its franchise as the war for wealthy NRI clients heats up
MUMBAI: HSBC has handed Gautam Anand the keys to its global India private banking business, betting that a seasoned operator can squeeze more out of one of the world’s most lucrative pools of offshore wealth.
Anand, who joined HSBC Private Bank in December 2023 as global co-ordinator for Global India, the Middle East, North Africa and Europe, steps up to lead the franchise outright. He will run the operation across India and its key international outposts in Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore and the United Kingdom, putting him squarely in the middle of the corridors through which Indian money flows abroad.
The appointment is a signal of intent. HSBC only launched its global private banking business in India in 2023, pitching hard at high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients as part of a broader assault on Asian wealth management. The bank now wants Anand to turn that beachhead into a fortress.
He comes well-armed. Before HSBC, Anand clocked time at UBS, Credit Suisse, ANZ and ABN Amro, a CV that reads like a roll-call of the banks that have long competed to manage the fortunes of India’s affluent diaspora.
With Indian wealth exploding at home and spreading fast across global financial centres, the race to capture it is only getting fiercer. HSBC is backing Anand to make sure it does not finish second.
