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Yamaha launches new sales, mktng outfit for India
NEW DELHI: Yamaha Motor India today announced that it has spun off its sales and marketing division to form Yamaha Motor India Sales.
The new entity will be a wholly-owned subsidiary of Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd, Japan and will focus on domestic sales, marketing and after-sales services.
The incorporation of Yamaha Motor India Sales is indicative of Yamaha’s corporate strategy for India, which is seen as a major market and manufacturing center.
To be headed by T Maeda as the new company’s director for marketing, who will be assisted by Atul Gupta as head of sales and marketing, Yamaha Motor India Sales will commence operations from 1 October 2005.
Enabling Yamaha Motor India to drive into a new growth phase, the new company will reinforce the core product values “being sporty, stylish and innovative.”
The company will continue with its mission of `touching your hearts’ by offering a unique ownership experience and providing products and services in tune with the distinctive needs of Indian customers.
Announcing the incorporation of the new company, Yamaha Motor India CEO and MD H Yanagi said: “We plan to consolidate our position in India as it is a key market for us and we are bullish on it for growth. Integrating our sales
and marketing operations in the new company will enhance our business activity in India.”
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Gurpreet Singh named President of DishTV Alumni Network
Former Dish TV executive to lead community building and collaboration.
MUMBAI: Back to the dish, but this time it’s about connections, not channels Gurpreet Singh is returning to familiar territory with a new mandate that swaps subscribers for relationships. Singh has been appointed President of the DishTV Alumni Network, a move aimed at strengthening ties among former employees and building a more engaged professional community around the Dish TV ecosystem. The initiative reflects a growing trend among large organisations to formalise alumni networks as platforms for collaboration, mentorship and business opportunities.
The appointment draws on Singh’s deep-rooted history with Dish TV, where he held multiple leadership roles over nearly a decade. As National Business Head between June 2019 and September 2020, he oversaw profit and loss as well as operations, managing revenues of Rs 6,000 crore and leading a team of around 1,250 employees across the country. His tenure included working alongside two regional business heads and 16 circle heads, underscoring the scale of operations he handled.
Prior to that, Singh served as Executive Vice President and National Head for Sales and Revenue from 2016 to 2019, and earlier as Senior Vice President and National Head for Sales and Revenue. He also briefly led international operations as Country Head for Sri Lanka, further expanding his exposure across markets.
His broader career spans leadership roles across telecom and consumer businesses, including a stint as Chief Operating Officer at Bharti Airtel’s Malawi operations, senior leadership roles at Reliance Communications, and earlier positions at Hindustan Sanitaryware and Kodak India, where he spent over a decade.
In his new role, Singh is expected to focus on reconnecting former employees, fostering collaboration, and building a structured alumni ecosystem that leverages shared experience and industry networks. As companies increasingly recognise the long-term value of their extended workforce, the DishTV Alumni Network appears set to turn nostalgia into a strategic asset, one connection at a time.
