Archive: August 1, 2022

Zigly opens its 5th Experience Center in India…

Gurugram: India’s first tech-enabled omni-channel pet-care platform, ZIGLY is excited to announce the launch of a new experience centre in Gurugram to strengthen its commitment of delivering skilled and affordable range of pet care products and services. Zigly which now has five experience centers across the Delhi NCR region plans to strengthen its presence across India to boost customer touch points and provide quality pet parenting experience.

Zigly’s new outlet in sector 66 of Gurugram is built across 2400sq ft. space and is located in a well-developed neighbourhood with easy access to surrounding commercial markets to experience significant footfall. A paradise for the furry friends, Zigly Experience Center is all-things-pet. The store is designed with an objective of providing the health, nutrition, style, and training needs for your furry loved ones at one go.

With the concept of all under one roof, food, nutritional supplements, hygiene products, accessories, toys, etc. are all part of the curated product offering at Zigly’ retail store. Zigly’s in-house services include grooming, spa, salon, vet consultation, pathology, vaccination and pet treatments. Aside from products and services, a play area has been built for pets for enjoyment and leisure of pets.

Speaking at the launch, Mr. Ambarish Sikarwar, Business Head, Zigly said, “Our mission is to give every pet a healthy and happy life through our products and services. Zigly wants to ensure a happy experience for both pets and pet parents through an omni channel online and offline presence.We are delighted to extend our presence in Gurugram now. We look forward to establishing a name for excellence among the area’s pet parents. Gurugram which has the presence of several MNCs is home to countless pet loving urban couples and youngsters, making it a lucrative market for Zigly.”

In the past year, Zigly has strategically opened experience stores across New Delhi. With its recent store opening in Green Park, South Delhi, the pet care brand now boasts four experience centers in the capital. Moving beyond Delhi, Zigly is building its presence in Gurugram with the opening of its fifth store and an aim to build a chain across pan-Indian cities.

Dr Rashmi Saluja inaugurates new Religare Broking Corporate Office @ Suraksha Ace, Andheri East Mumbai…

Mumbai, August 1, 2022– Religare Broking Ltd (RBL), one of the leading securities firms in India, will move its Mumbai Corporate Office from Vile Parle East to Andheri East on August 1, 2022. Executive Chairperson Dr Rashmi Saluja inaugurated the premises through ribbon cutting ceremony after a ceremonial pooja and hawan at 11 am on July 31, 2022 Sunday. Religare Broking CEO Mr Nitin Aggarwal, COO Mr Gurpreet Sidana and many senior leaders of the group participated in the inauguration ceremony at the fifth floor of Suraksha Ace, Andheri Kurla Road, Chakala, Andheri East Mumbai.

Dr Rashmi Saluja inaugurates new Religare Broking Corporate Office at Suraksha Ace, Andheri Kurla Road, Chakala, Andheri East Mumbai.

The new RBL corporate house is a large office space with modern interior and best amenities for the staff as well as the visitors. Situated in the heart of Mumbai with close proximity to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, J B Nagar Metro Station and Western & Eastern Express Highways, the new office is the perfect work location and offers convenience & connectivity.

Religare Broking is currently serving over 1 million clients across Online and Offline platforms. With an extensive footprint that extends all over the country; RBL offers services in Equity, Currency, Commodity, Mutual Funds, Insurance, NPS and Depository services. The broking house has a robust pan India network of more than 1100+ branches and business partners across 400+ cities.

Dr. Rashmi Saluja, Executive Chairperson of Religare Enterprises Ltd said on the occasion, “Our new office space embodies our core values of STRIVE : service, teamwork, respect, innovation and excellence. Within a short span the entire team from Delhi to Mumbai collaborated to functionalise this beautiful office space with modern facilities amidst Mumbai Monsoons, which is a commendable job. I wish the entire team good luck and cheer the RBL culture that ever strives for collaboration & excellent service.” 

CEO Mr Nitin Aggarwal said, “I congratulate the entire Religare Broking Team for the new sprawling office space in the heart of Mumbai City. The geometrical honeycombs on these walls symbolise collaboration, teamwork and precision in services. We have bigger dreams and ambitions and the new office is surely going to be a hub for more creativity and brilliance.” 

COO Mr Gurpreet Sidana said, “In our continuous endeavour to provide hassle free service to all stakeholders, the new office space is a step in the direction for the internal team. By shifting to new address, we foresee better connectivity, convenience and culture for Religare Broking Ltd. This is a modern office space with a lot of natural light and I see this office space as a home near my home. I wish the entire team all the very best for wilder business dreams and fulfilments.

Logicserve Digital is now LS Digital…

Mumbai, 1st August 2022: Logicserve Digital, India’s largest independent integrated digital marketing and transformation company unveiled “LS Digital”— its brand-new avatar to its customers and stakeholders. The company has retained the shape and fluidity of the logo while changing the name from Logicserve Digital to LS Digital.

This transformation into a dynamic entity with a renewed vision, “to help brands enable and accelerate their digital marketing transformation to stay relevant to their ever-changing, digitally-enabled consumers”, will be building upon its existing media capabilities and help better serve the Indian market while setting the stage to becoming a leader in the global digital marketing landscape. Currently LS Digital is serving its clients in India and MEA markets.

The ever-evolving field of digital marketing has become a critical differentiating factor for service providers to enable brands and accelerate their journeys with well-established roadmaps. “We firmly believe that the best-of-breed, founder-driven companies with huge expertise, potential, and desire to change the Digital Marketing Transformation landscape need to come under one platform. We will call this platform “LS Digital”. It retains the legacy of our brand with 2 letters (L and S) at the same time provides digital as a core proposition to our customers through merged entities across six areas: Media, Creative & Communication, CX, Data & Insights, Tools – Adtech & Martech and Tech Innovations”, explained Prasad Shejale, Founder & CEO, LS Digital.

The rebranding of Logicserve Digital to LS Digital has been synced with two major developments:

 Private equity through Florintree Advisors

LS Digital has also raised private equity from Florintree Advisors, an alternative asset management firm known for funding startups such as ideaForge, Pharmeasy Wealthdesk, Freight Tiger, and FreshMenu. The funds will be utilized to build existing capabilities while also considering the inorganic route for growth.

“LS Digital and Florintree shared the desire to build a leading global company out of India. This is a very exciting space, so our focus is to invest in existing capabilities and even acquiring niche companies. It is a multi-stage deal with the commitment to infuse more funds as we move forward,” said Mathew Cyriac, Chairman, Florintree Advisors.

 Addition of Langoor Digital to LS Digital’s suite of Digital Marketing offerings

In keeping with its new vision to expand its global footprint, as a first step, LS Digital has onboarded digital-first creative agency Langoor to strengthen its service offerings for CX, digital design, and Web 3.0. Langoor adds another layer to LS Digital’s service offerings, allowing it to leverage its expertise in providing a better customer experience.

“LS Digital and Langoor share a very similar corporate vision to become an Indian global company. Coming together will enable us to achieve success on a much larger scale. Our core focus is on Digital Business growth for brands, through Media, Creative, Data & Insights, and Technology while Langoor will focus majorly on the customer experience enabling growth for our clients. Together, we will create transformative experiences for customers.” said Prasad Shejale, Founder & CEO, LS Digital.

Langoor is a digital transformation agency that operates at the intersection of technology, creativity, and data. They take care of a brand’s 360-degree digital mandate with services that include transformation consulting, marketing automation, Web 3.0 technology & creativity, web/app design & development, communications & interactive design, e-commerce build, SEO, and social media marketing.

“Digital marketing is in a constant state of change and innovation. Langoor’s DNA is about working out-of-the-box to deliver positive business outcomes. We are delighted to join LS Digital and look forward to scale new heights.” said Venugopal Ganganna, CEO, Langoor and Girisha Gowda, Co-founder and COO, Langoor.

Langoor merging with LS Digital adds very strong service offerings under CX. Their path-breaking projects in the metaverse have enabled some of the big global brands to test waters in the metastore and Web 3.0, grabbing the first-mover advantage in their respective industries.

CASE Construction Equipment announces Sunil Puri as MD, India & SAARC Operations

India, 01 August 2022: CASE Construction Equipment India Ltd, a brand of CNH Industrial (NYSE: CNHI / MI: CNHI), announces the appointment of Mr. Sunil Puri as Managing Director, India. He will be responsible for spearheading the operations and expand the brand presence in the region.

Having worked in various roles in the Construction Equipment industry, Mr. Puri brings in wealth of knowledge and market understanding as a part of his three decades long career. He has led teams in his multiple roles at some of the well-known brands including Ingersoll Rand (I) Ltd, Elgi Equipment, Revathi Equipment & Sandvik. He joins CASE India from Bridgestone India.

Commenting on the appointment, Mr. Fabrizio Cepollina, Vice President, Industrial Construction Segment in Africa, Middle East and Asia Pacific, CNH Industrial said “With 180 years of expertise, CASE is a renowned and reliable brand that offers full range of Construction Equipment globally. Our aim is to offer innovative quality products and strong aftersales support to ensure best customer experience around the world. It’s my pleasure to welcome Sunil to the India team and I’m confident that he will contribute to further CASE brand development and business growth in the region”. 

On joining the company, Mr. Sunil Puri, Managing Director, India, CNH Construction Equipment India said, “It’s a privilege to be a part of CASE Construction Equipment, a global heavyweight in the Construction Equipment Industry. I look forward to partnering with new colleagues at CASE India and work towards multiplying the business growth, strengthen brand reach and expanding footprint to cater to customers across the length and breadth of the country.” 

Mr. Puri is a B. Tech from Birla Institute of Technology, MESRA, Ranchi, Jharkhand.

CASE offers a full range of construction equipment in the country and is a leader in Vibratory Compactor segment. The company produces Made-in-India products from its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh for domestic as well as over 75 export markets.

JoulestoWatts appoints BM Gupta as COO

Bangalore, 1st August, 2022: JoulestoWatts (J2W), a leading talent solutioning company, announced that BM Gupta has been appointed its new Chief Operating Officer (COO). As J2W’s new COO, BM Gupta will lead and scale the company’s growth and global business operations and go-to market teams, customer success and support, and business development. He will report directly to J2W’s Founder & CEO, Priti Sawant.

BM brings over three decades of experience working with large corporates; scaling businesses and fostering inclusive environments for employees to grow and thrive.

Speaking of the new appointment, Priti Sawant, Founder & CEO, JoulestoWatts said, “JoulesToWatts has been striving to establish unique value propositions for our Fortune 500 customers. As the fastest growing market leader, in the talent architecture and collaboration industry which is enabled by our cutting-edge technology platforms, we are on a path to enhance and scale our technology platforms, expand globally, and integrate deeper with our client’s technology capability building decisions. BM is a trusted leader with a proven ability to deliver results. He is uniquely qualified to drive strategic prioritization and accountability, with a laser-focus on operational excellence. Known for his empathetic, people-centric leadership approach, deep understanding of customers and dedication to building high performing teams, BM has been an instrumental voice in the HR services sector having spent last 15 years working at senior leadership level, this would ensure a seamless transition into the organization”

“I have tremendous confidence in BM’s ability to align JoulestoWatts world-class tech talent solutions with dynamic industry requirements to fuel and extend the next-generation of JoulestoWatts market leadership.” Priti added.

In his last stint with ABC Consultants, Gupta was instrumental in designing successful growth strategies for the business including redefining the operating model of core recruitment business, partnership with global networks, incubation of new businesses, acquisition of online recruitment marketplace, strategic sell of RPO business to the global leader, to name a few.

Commenting on the new role, BM Gupta, COO said, “J2W is a leader in next generation talent solutions to bridge the talent and skill gap of dynamic technology sector. We understand the need of our clients and quickly deliver customize solutions which helped J2W to become the trusted partner of our clients. I am excited to join J2W and the management team as we write the next chapter of our growth. We are excited to harness the large addressable market ahead of us as we continue to expand our impact with teams around the world.”

BM has also worked with organisations such as Manpower Inc., Mother Dairy Fruit & Vegetable Pvt. Ltd, Agro Tech Foods Limited, Apollo, Thakral Group, Tata Steel and Nestle. He is a Gold Medalist, rank holder and first attempt CA & CMA with Executive Education in “Global Operations and Supply Chain” from ISB, Hyderabad and “Leading Professional Service Firms” IIM Ahmedabad.

The Quint, Manorama Online Announce partnership With Ideabrew Studios

Mumbai, August 1, 2022: In a development that further recognises the boom and potential of audio content, The Quint, one of India’s leading digital publications, and Manorama Online, the top Malayalam news website enriching the life of Keralites across the world through its niche offerings, have partnered with Ideabrew Studios to create, host, and distribute podcasts.

Through this partnership, Ideabrew Studios will host, distribute, and monetise over 30 existing shows including top shows such as Urdunama, Qisse Kahaniyan and The Big Story. Together, they will also work to create rich content through new brand-led shows that appease the listener as well as benefit the brand partner.

“The Quint has been a leader among digital news media companies in leveraging the power of sound through its episodic and serialised podcasts. Collaborating with Ideabrew Studios opens exciting prospects for us in terms of not only reaching out to our habitual listeners and finding new audience – but also getting to know them better. The data provided by Ideabrew is helping us better measure user numbers, understand user behaviour, and study demography in a more systematic manner. This year, there’s been an uptick in listenership across podcasting channels as the world returns to a post-pandemic normalcy – and for The Quint, the tie-up provides a timely opportunity to capitalise on this revival.” shared Shelly Walia, Executive Editor, The Quint.

In early 2022, Ideabrew and Manorama Online launched a strategic podcast collaboration, which resulted in extensive amplification and reach of their podcasts as well as scale for the business partnership.

“We are happy to start our relationship with podcast creators and hosting platform Ideabrew. In a short time, our listeners have responded well to the interesting and rich content in English and Malayalam languages on different podcast platforms. Podcasting is disrupting the traditional radio space, making it an exciting time for the news industry. We are happy about creating rich news content that’s true to our brand and a refreshing cultural and technological change across our newsrooms,” Mariam Mammen Mathew, CEO, Manorama Online, said.

With 23 popular shows across genres in Malayalam and English, this is already a head start. This partnership is going to give us a fillip to push out the several projects in our pipeline,” Mariam said.

Aditya Kuber, CEO of Ideabrew, said, “Whether it’s COVID-19 updates, political discord, a new space launch, or the latest celebrity shenanigans, news channels carry 24-hour news, giving you something to constantly ponder or worry over. Through our medium of audio content, Ideabrew aims to disrupt the way the audience receives and responds to daily news. Our podcasts are designed to engage in healthier outlets that allow our audiences the flexibility to choose when they want to consume their news and also stimulating formats in the form of in-depth analysis, interviews or opinions from experts on the subject to make news informative, wholesome and entertaining.”

He further added, “We are excited about making steady inroads into the news category by partnering with the best news providers across the country to make audio the preferred medium to receive national, regional, and local news in different languages. Our premier association with the HW News network has been phenomenal, attracting a new and far younger audience through podcasts, giving the brand a distinctive extension to get their content out.”

This is the latest in a series of strategic partnerships that Ideabrew Studios has struck on its way to becoming India’s most valued podcast host. Their current partners for whom they create and host audio shows are Sakal News, HW News and Reason.

Commvault appoints Arvinderjit Singh Dadhwal as Director of Sales Engineering for India & SAARC

Bangalore, 01 August 2022: Commvault (NASDAQ: CVLT), a recognised global enterprise leader in intelligent data services across on-premises, cloud, and software as a service (SaaS) environment, announced the appointment of Arvinderjit Singh Dadhwal as Director of Sales Engineering for India and South Asia. In his role, Dadhwal will spearhead the rapid integration of Commvault’s latest technology offerings and the simplicity of our cloud solutions into the pre-sales teams to deliver the best solutions and services for customers and partners.

Dadhwal brings over 25 years of experience in the software industry, including a noteworthy period with Commvault from 2013-2021, when he successfully managed the Sales Engineering (SE) team for North India, expanded the Sales Engineering team across SAARC and grew the Global System Integrator (GSI) engagement to six key India GSIs. He was also instrumental in building Commvault’s Central SE Shared Services (CSS) team for the APJ region. He returns to Commvault, after a yearlong stint at Kyndryl where he was responsible for engaging in large and complex resiliency deals pan India. With his strong leadership and analytical approach, Arvinderjit has been a trusted advisor to CXOs in their organization’s IT journey across India.

Cesar Cid de Rivera, International Vice President of Sales Engineering, said, “We are excited to welcome back Arvinderjit to Commvault. India is a crucial market and pivotal to our growth plans, and we are excited to witness a steady increase across our customer portfolio. Arvinderjit’s appointment reinforces our efforts towards ensuring a diverse and talented international team that will help us in taking Commvault to the next level. His legacy knowledge of Commvault and network is an asset to the vision and mission of extending superior customer experiences through our innovative product portfolio.”

“With a proven track record of leading teams in sales engineering across the entire lifecycle of data management and cloud computing, Arvinderjit is the ideal person to head our sales engineering team through our ongoing transformation to hybrid cloud solutions with SaaS technology. Our clients look to us to help tackle complex data concerns and the expansion of our leadership team with Arvinderjit’s wealth of expertise will support Commvault’s growth trajectory.” said Anshuman Rai, Area Vice President, India, and South Asia, Commvault.

“The accelerated adoption of cloud during the pandemic, along with the increased demand for SaaS solutions, has also heightened concerns about ransomware readiness among enterprises. There is an immense need for intelligent data protection and management solutions in India. Dadhwal’s appointment will strengthen the team’s strategic and industry expertise to help our customers unlock value from their critical data while reducing risks,” Rai added.

“I am quite excited to be back at Commvault during this dynamic period of growth. I am eager to take on my elevated responsibilities and work closely with the leadership teams in supporting Commvault’s success in this market. With one of the broadest product portfolio in industry and the best customer support in this volatile business landscape, it is Commvault’s time to shine. I sincerely believe that Commvault’s innovations around data protection and management in hybrid environments will help shape the industry for years to come,” said Arvinderjit Singh Dadhwal, Director of Sales Engineering, India, and South Asia.