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  • Mars Wrigley India appoints new General Manager

    Mars Wrigley India appoints new General Manager

    MUMBAI: Mars Wrigley has announced that Kalpesh Parmar has been appointed General Manager for India with effect from January 9. Kalpesh will be based in the Gurgaon office and will become a member of Mars Wrigley’s Global

    tudies, Kalpesh is a seasoned business leader with 21 years of experience in consumer industry spanning across  South Korea, Singapore, Dubai, Turkey, Nigeria and India, with specific focus on business development, brand building, route to market, e-commerce and capability building.

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    Kalpesh succeeds Andrew Leakey, who has moved to Australia as General Manager.

    An alumnus of Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management S Kalpesh has been associated with Unilever for the past 12 years and was most recently designated as the CEO for South Korea, Pacific Islands and Mongolia, and he also managed the Ice Cream business in Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

    Prior to this, he was designated as the Global Customer Collaboration Director based out of Singapore. He was the member of Global Customer Development team and was responsible for managing 30 customer insight and innovation centers across the Globe. He was driving the joint business planning process for developed and emerging markets for Top 40 markets. At Unilever Nigeria, he was leading the Shopper & Customer Marketing agenda, supporting customer marketing and modern trade development for Sub Saharan Africa. Kalpesh has also worked with Gillette and Marico in India prior to Unilever.

  • M&M’s make a stylish entry in red and yellow

    MUMBAI: They are fun, they are irresistible and they are now in India!

    This morning, M&M’s® took Maximum City by storm and, oh boy, what a grand filmy entry. Mr. Red and Mr. Yellow scootered down the iconic Gateway of India, in true Bollywood style, channeling their own Sholay moment a la Jai and Veeru, leaving the crowd ecstatic.

    Mars International India, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mars Inc., operates in two categories, a pet care manufacturing and marketing business; and a chocolate importation and marketing operation.

    Globally known for their camaraderie and friendly banter, the Red and Yellow M&M’s® were in Mumbai to share happiness and spread joy in their unique style!

    Mars Chocolate GM – India & Indian sub-continent Andrew Leakey said, “India is a priority market for Mars Incorporated and we are committed to bring our best loved brands to Indian consumers. Our product portfolio in India reflects the same promise while offering our consumers the power to make informed choices. With the launch of M&M’s® in India, our aim is to grow the nascent bite-size category in the market. Across the world, for more than 70 years, M&M’s® have been a favorite brand.”