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  • Garmin brings in Yeshudas Pillai as country head

    Garmin brings in Yeshudas Pillai as country head

    Mumbai: Garmin India, the popular brand of smartwatches in the fitness and wellness segment, has roped in Yeshudas Pillai as the country head for its India operations. His appointment is in line with the company’s objective to drive growth and development of the brand. With this appointment, the brand wants to intensify its focus to reach a larger set of audiences, speed up growth initiatives, and elevate its brand positioning.

    Pillai will be based in Delhi. In his new role, he will be driving stakeholder engagement, growth, and development of the brand in India. With over 16 years of experience, Pillai has worked for prestigious consumer electronics, consumer durables, FMCG, and premium lifestyle brands.

    Garmin is looking at strengthening its presence in India and continues to grow by double digits. The brand aims to boost its business continuously in India.

    Addressing the occasion, Garmin’s regional director of South-East Asia & India Sky Chen said, “At Garmin, we firmly believe in prioritising the needs of our consumers. We see great potential in the Indian market, where we’ve recorded 32 per cent YoY growth until Q3’22, as per Garmin Connect. Venu series from the wellness segment contributed the most, with a 65 per cent YoY growth till Q3’22 as per Garmin Connect.”

    He added, “We have seen a growth in the preference for mid-high range ($300 and above) smartwatches over the last couple of years in India. Looking at this trend, we are bullish on the premium segment and plan to expand our offerings. Also, there is a sharp increase in the activity trend, where we see uptake in outdoor activities that resonate well with our product line. For Garmin, we see India becoming one of the top three markets in the Asia region in the next five years.”

    Welcoming Pillai, Chen said, “Pillai’s multitude of experience and strong track record in the consumer space make him an integral part of our team and will further our vision for the Indian market. With his result-driven professionalism, we look forward to bringing in the required momentum to our business growth in India.”

    Joining Garmin, Pillai quipped, “I have always been a great believer in innovation and technology and the potential it has to change the moving world. I am excited to join the Garmin team and accelerate its growth in India. I look forward to working with the Garmin global leadership team and providing strategic impetus for strengthening the company’s foothold in India. Our vision is to strengthen our presence across the country, where we aim to have more than 10 Garmin brand stores by the end of 2023.”

    After setting the precedent with its quality and premium products, Garmin currently has brand stores in Delhi NCR, Bangalore, and Pune. By the end of 2023, the brand aims to expand its presence across markets by opening brand stores, which will also double up as service collection points. Garmin has been known for cutting-edge GPS navigation products for almost three decades. Some of the recently launched product offerings in India embody Garmin’s philosophy of offering users compelling design and superior quality at a competitive price. With an aim to strengthen its positioning across India, the brand will bolster its data monitoring mechanism with ‘Garmin Health API’.

    Garmin aims to get closer to its diverse user community through new partners across markets to offer all the latest Garmin products, including the newly launched Venu SQ 2 and Forerunner 955 & 255 series.

  • Kaustubh Radkar becomes Garmin India’s brand ambassador

    Kaustubh Radkar becomes Garmin India’s brand ambassador

    Mumbai: Garmin India has signed Indian triathlete Kaustubh Radkar as the brand ambassador of its fitness segment. Kaustubh Radkar has also been chosen as one of the Fit India ambassadors, as part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Fit India Movement, which was started in 2019. The movement’s goal is to lead the country down a road of fitness and wellness, transforming India into a fit society.

    Radkar has also been involved with Garmin India as a coach and will now be the face of Garmin’s fitness segment in India which includes running, cycling and swimming featuring devices such as the Forerunner GPS Smartwatch, Edge GPS bike computer, Rally Series and Tacx series.

    Kaustubh Radkar is an Ironman certified coach and is the first and only Indian to complete the Ironman Triathlon on 30 occasions. In 2017 October and May 2022, he was the only Indian to complete the Ironman World Championship in Kona Hawaii and in St. George, Utah. Having studied and worked at the prestigious Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD (USA), he was the fastest Indian at the Comrades Ultra Marathon in 2016 and holds the record for the fastest debut for an Indian at Ultraman Florida. He was also a former Indian national swimming champion from 1995 to 2000. The Ultraman triathlon is a three-day event that includes 10 km of swimming, 423 km of cycling, and 84.4 km of running (for a total of 517.5 km) carried out over three days with a 12-hour cut-off on each day.

    Commenting on the announcement, Garmin Southeast Asia and India director Sky Chen said, “We are thrilled to make Kaustubh the face of Garmin fitness segment in India and we feel he truly embodies everything Garmin stands for. Garmin products have always been the first choice of athletes and runners across the world. We are confident that Kaustubh and his achievements will inspire the young generation and future athletes in India to train hard and reach new heights in sports. We look forward to our association with Kaustubh Radkar.”

    Talking about becoming the face of Garmin India’s Fitness segment, Kaustabh Radkar stated, “I have been an avid user of Garmin products for the past 14 years and have been involved with Garmin India as a coach since 2018. As an Ironman triathlete, I need to constantly train across multiple disciplines, i.e. running, swimming and cycling, and I’ve always depended upon my Garmin devices for my training and fitness. Garmin products have always been an excellent training partner in my journey, especially when I’m going for a Marathon or Ultramarathon or Ironman. I believe in what Garmin has to offer and that is why I stand with them today.”

  • Garmin India signs Mandira Bedi as brand ambassador for its smartwatches & accessories

    Garmin India signs Mandira Bedi as brand ambassador for its smartwatches & accessories

    MUMBAI: Pivoting towards strengthening the brand reach, Garmin India, a has signed television presenter and fitness coach Mandira Bedi as its brand ambassador.

    The popular face of many TV shows, host of cricket matches and now an icon of fitness, Bedi will promote Garmin smartwatches and accessories in India across the mediums of print, television, online as well as creating buzz on all social media platforms.

    Garmin India director Ali Rizvi said, “Mandira Bedi is not only a star icon but also an inspiration to many fitness enthusiasts and women globally. We are thrilled to have her on board with us and are confident that this partnership will strengthen our brand reach and encourage more people to choose a healthier lifestyle.”

    Recently, on the occasion of International Women’s day, Garmin India launched an incredibly small, smart and modern smartwatch – ‘Lily’ with features designed by women, for women. The smartwatch offers women’s health features, including menstrual cycle tracking and newly launched pregnancy tracking feature sharing the mother-to-be a snapshot of their pregnancy alongside their other health, wellness and activity data.

    “Working out and staying fit is not only a passion but a choice of lifestyle,” remarked Bedi. “It’s an honour for me to be associated with Garmin- a brand that especially designs and manufactures its products to help fitness enthusiasts by providing the correct guidance and accurate data of their workouts. With their range of smartwatches, together we aim to reach out to more and more people to spread awareness on the need of a healthier lifestyle.”

    Garmin offers smart wearables across price points with dedicated devices for golf, running, swimming and cycling activities amongst a range of other products. Currently, more than 13 models including the recently launched ‘Lily’ and many more products are available through its online and offline channels pan India.