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Van Heusen collaborates with Deepika Padukone
MUMBAI: Van Heusen, a premium lifestyle brand, has collaborated with actress Deepika Padukone to co-create Van Heusen Woman’s limited edition collection.
On the collaboration, Van Heusen brand head Vinay Bhopatkar said, “We are absolutely delighted to co-create a line with Deepika Padukone exclusively for Van Heusen. These dresses are an ultimate combination of style, class, modernity and substance. For the woman who is always on the move and wants to look good, our limited edition with its non fussy glamour is the perfect match – in one of our Limited Edition dresses, one could belong anywhere in the world. Women fashion followers have been quite influenced by Deepika’s overall charisma and this creation sparkles with her elegant style. We have shot the campaign with her at the most historical places in Milan like Piazza Del Duono, Di Viole Di Liquirozia, The Hallway – Galleria Vittorio, Mercato De Piazza and Park Bench – La Scala amongst others. Overall it’s a stunning collection that has been put together by Deepika and Van Heusen!”
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Pegged around old Hollywood glamour, classic meets contemporary is the over arching look of the collection. The exclusive line has already hit Van Heusen exclusive stores across the country.
Talking on her turning designer Deepika said “We’ll I’m hardly a designer, I think I am someone who has ideas but I’m not very good at executing. But I’m very open to seeing new things and sharing my ideas and then of course I need people to help me put it all together.”
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Beacon Group appoints Dr Rajesh Patel as Group CEO
36-year healthcare veteran to lead Beacon Diagnostics, Vector Biotek, Biogeny.
MUMBAI: A new chief, a fresh diagnosis and a sharper prescription for growth. Beacon Group has appointed Dr Rajesh Patel as its Group Chief Executive Officer, effective April 1, 2026, signalling a decisive push to scale its presence in the diagnostics and IVD space. Patel steps into the role with 36 years of experience across the healthcare and diagnostics industry, bringing a career shaped by leadership roles spanning sales, marketing, business development and operational strategy. His mandate is both expansive and precise: to steer the group’s overall strategic direction while tightening coordination across its three core entities Beacon Diagnostics, Vector Biotek and Biogeny Diagnostics.
In practical terms, that means driving cross-company synergies, accelerating market expansion and strengthening organisational capability areas increasingly critical as diagnostic players compete for scale in a fragmented yet rapidly evolving healthcare ecosystem. The group is positioning itself to capture unmet demand across chain laboratories, key accounts and standalone labs, segments that remain underserved despite growing diagnostic needs.
The appointment comes at a time when the In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) sector in India is entering a more competitive and innovation-led phase, with companies focusing not just on product pipelines but also on service delivery, integration and customer-centric models. Beacon’s leadership appears to be betting that Patel’s execution-focused approach can help translate ambition into operational momentum.
Welcoming the appointment, Chairman Dr D K Joshi described Patel’s induction as a strategic move aligned with the group’s long-term vision, emphasising the role of leadership depth in navigating the next phase of growth.
For Beacon Group, the message is clear, in a sector where precision matters, leadership is the new differentiator—and this appointment is intended to set the tone for what comes next.
