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VIP Industries appoints Anindya Dutta as new MD
MUMBAI: Luggage maker VIP Industries has brought on Anindya Dutta as managing director after the resignation of Sudip Ghose as MD. Dutta’s appointment will be effective from 1 February 2021.
In leading VIP Industries, Dutta will be responsible for managing all the business verticals and its operations. He will work alongside Dilip Piramal and Radhika Piramal to drive strategic business growth and efficiencies. The company expects to reinforce its leadership in the industry by expanding its consumer franchise and strengthening the consumer trust it enjoys.
VIP Industries chairman Dilip Piramal said, “I am glad to have Anindya Dutta with us on the board as the MD of the company. We welcome him to our leadership team. I am confident that Anindya’s professional experience and business acumen will help us strengthen our market position and take the organisation to greater heights.”
Dutta brings more than 20 years of leadership experience in the FMCG industry across business verticals and categories. Prior to joining VIP Industries, he was the MD of Havmor Ice Creams (a Lotte Group company).
Being the first MD after its acquisition by the Korean conglomerate, he was not only instrumental in scaling up the business to a national brand but also brought about an organisational transformation towards a professional and streamlined business operations poised for fast paced profitable growth. Before his tenure at Havmor, Dutta was with Britannia Industries for almost 18 years, in roles of increasing impact in sales and distribution, category and brand lifecycle management, channel development, supply chain operations, and leading P&Ls like Britannia’s dairy, breads and international business SBUs.
“I am pleased to be a part of VIP Industries, a market leader in its sector. My top priorities will be to further strengthen the brands with enhanced focused towards innovation and strategic business operations and also expand the business in the International markets. I will ensure my best to continue the legacy built by the founders by keeping the culture and value system intact while growing the company from strength to strength,” said Dutta.
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.
