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The Integer Group® India appoints Nazneen Saifuddin as Group Creative Director
MUMBAI, INDIA – Wednesday July 24, 2013 – The Integer Group®, a leading promotional, retail and shopper marketing agency in India, has further boosted expertise with the appointment of Nazneen Saifuddin as the Group Creative Director. She will be reporting to Parixit Bhattachraya, Chief Creative Officer at TBWAIndia.
Commenting on the appointment, Bhattacharya said, “Nazneen’s expertise in designing effective shopper experiences is exactly what TBWA needed considering Integer India has been growing steadily. The store environment is perhaps the most challenging aspect of creating persuasive communication. With Nazneen leading the creative charge at Integer, our clients now have an unfair advantage.”
Saifuddin joins The Integer Group from Kuwait where she worked as an architect and a creative director, specializing in spatial, technical and concept design. She has played a strategic role in strengthening the creative expertise of organizations such as GECDAR, Al Arqum Establishment, SSH, Al Jazera Consultants, amongst others, where she has worked on projects such as the shopper experience maximization for Soor Petroleum retail points, The Radisson Blu, thecakeshop.in amongst others.
She brings to The Integer Group her retail expertise that spans diverse sectors such as hospitality, fashion, corporate and the service sector.
Saifuddin added, “I am looking forward to my journey at Integer, wherein I will have the opportunity to utilize my experience in retail development and combine it with the Indian market needs. The Integer Group’s strong background and understanding of the retail/FMCG sector in India is a great platform to work with in India.”
Ketan Desai, Managing Director of The Integer Group India, said, “Apart from her shopper experience, Nazneen also brings in expertise in retail architecture development and a fresh perspective. We are delighted to have her on board, and we are looking forward to adding that extra dimension to our retail offering.”
Saifuddin holds a Master of Arts in Design Management from the Savannah College of Art and Design, USA and a Bachelor of Architecture from the American University of Sharjah, UAE.
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Network18 Q4 revenue grows 9.7 per cent, EBITDA at Rs 30 crore
PAT improves to Rs 306.6 crore, margins steady amid cost pressures.
MUMBAI: Not all news is breaking, some of it is quietly improving. Network18 Media & Investments Limited appears to be doing just that, tightening losses and stabilising margins even as costs continue to weigh on the business. For FY26, the company reported revenue from operations of Rs 1,955.1 crore, up from Rs 1,896.2 crore in FY25, signalling modest top-line growth in a challenging media environment. Total income stood at Rs 1,978.2 crore, compared to Rs 1,913 crore a year earlier.
Profit after tax came in at Rs 306.6 crore for the year, a sharp turnaround from Rs 3,225.4 crore in FY25, largely reflecting the absence of large exceptional items that had inflated the previous year’s numbers. On a more comparable basis, the company’s operating performance showed signs of gradual stabilisation.
However, the quarterly picture remained under pressure. For the March quarter, Network18 reported a loss of Rs 53.1 crore, narrower than the Rs 98.1 crore loss in the same period last year, but still indicative of ongoing cost challenges.
Expenses continued to track high. Total expenses for FY26 stood at Rs 2,235.7 crore, up from Rs 2,197.8 crore in FY25. Key cost heads included operational expenses of Rs 765.9 crore, employee benefits of Rs 475.9 crore, and marketing, distribution and promotional spends of Rs 427.1 crore, underlining the continued investment required to sustain reach and engagement.
At an operating level, margins remained under strain. Operating margin stood at 2.33 per cent for FY26, marginally higher than 1.77 per cent in FY25, while net profit margin remained negative at -13.02 per cent, though improved from -14.89 per cent.
On the balance sheet, total assets rose to Rs 8,957.6 crore as of 31 March 2026, from Rs 8,317.5 crore a year earlier. Equity strengthened to Rs 4,958.7 crore, while borrowings increased to Rs 3,112.8 crore, reflecting a higher reliance on debt to support operations.
Cash flows told a mixed story. While financing activities generated Rs 83.9 crore, operating cash flow remained negative at Rs -24 crore, highlighting ongoing pressure on core cash generation. Cash and cash equivalents, however, improved to Rs 33.9 crore from Rs 1.8 crore.
The numbers point to a company in transition growing revenues, trimming losses, but still grappling with structural cost pressures. In a sector where scale often comes at a price, Network18 seems to be inching towards balance, one quarter at a time.
