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Van Heusen unveils Jacqueline Fernandez as face for handbags
MUMBAI: India’s leading power dressing brand from Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd has announced Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez as the face of Van Heusen’s ‘Women’s Handbags’ segment. The latest ‘Carry Your World’ campaign celebrates a woman’s everyday multi-dimensional brilliance.
Commenting on the association, Van Heusen COO Abhay Bahugune said, “We are excited to have Jacqueline on board for the new range of Van Heusen bags themed ‘Carry Your World’. The vision of our latest line of handbags captures her captivating spirit and independent persona. With her eclectic style and on-trend identity she embodies the confident outlook of the consumers, inspiring them to take on the world with style.”
Jacqueline Fernandez added, “I am excited to join the Van Heusen family and be a part of the brand’s long history of bringing in modernity, spontaneity, self-expression, and individuality through their range of edgy cosmopolitan design of bags for contemporary women.”
Van Heusen Creative Director Saikat Mitra mentioned, “We are happy to present the Van Heusen Bags range for the smart and sophisticated women of today. The collection fuses the best of international designs with modern functional forms and signature Van Heusen aesthetics. The collection promises to deliver trendy fashionable bags for a wide variety of occasions and the multiple worlds of women. These bags are the best blend of form and function to create fashion bags for ‘every woman – every time.”
He further added, “Each bag is thoughtfully designed to be paired with sharp aesthetics of Van Heusen’s women range – be it fusion formals, day casuals, fusion or evening collections.”
The latest collection of handbags from the ‘Carry Your World’ line, which will soon be available at Van Heusen stores across the country and on Amazon.in, will feature a refined look for today’s modern woman. The prices will range from Rs 799 to Rs 3499, with wallets starting at Rs 799 and bags starting at Rs 1499.
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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.
