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  • Siddharth Suri returns to Moët Hennessy India as managing director

    Siddharth Suri returns to Moët Hennessy India as managing director

    MUMBAI: The champagne is flowing again. Siddharth Suri has been appointed managing director of Moët Hennessy India, marking a homecoming to the LVMH-owned spirits house where he previously spent over five years. Most recently business head for away-from-home, restaurant and travel retail at Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages, Suri brings extensive leadership credentials from across the luxury and fast-moving consumer goods sectors.

    His career spans more than 20 years in sales, marketing and business development. At Diageo India, where he worked for four years until early 2024, he served as national head of strategic key accounts and country lead for Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific emerging markets, driving international sales from Dubai.

    Suri’s earlier tenure at Moët Hennessy included roles as sales director for India travel retail and domestic markets, overseeing operations across India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan. He also held senior positions at Pernod Ricard India, including head of region operations and head of sales operations in New Delhi, and at PepsiCo India, where he rose to general manager for market development in Mumbai and zonal sales head for Maharashtra and Goa.

    A graduate of the International Management Institute with a postgraduate diploma in sales, distribution and marketing operations, Suri has built a reputation for transforming and scaling businesses across India and emerging markets.

  • French Bloom races ahead as Formula 1’s first alcohol-free fizz partner

    French Bloom races ahead as Formula 1’s first alcohol-free fizz partner

    MUMBAI: Formula 1 has uncorked a new kind of partnership, naming French Bloom its first official non-alcoholic sparkling wine partner. The collaboration brings bubbles without the buzz to Grand Prix weekends, offering an inclusive and elevated way to toast every lap, podium and party.

    From the 2025 season, French Bloom’s award-winning cuvées will be served across Paddock clubs, the F1 Garage and hospitality spaces, marking a milestone in the sport’s partnership with LVMH. The maison, co-founded by Maggie Frerejean-Taittinger and model Constance Jablonski, is the first alcohol-free brand backed by Moët Hennessy, which acquired a minority stake last year.

    “Our sparkling cuvées unite centuries of French winemaking savoir-faire with cutting-edge innovation,” said Frerejean-Taittinger. “This partnership celebrates intention, sophistication and the future of how we raise a glass.”

    With Netflix’s Drive to Survive fuelling global fandom and a surge of younger, more diverse audiences, the move reflects changing tastes. Millennials, gen z and female fans are driving demand for luxury choices that balance indulgence with moderation. French Bloom, crafted from organic Chardonnay and refined through an innovative dealcoholisation process, answers that call with style.

    Formula 1’s chief commercial officer, Emily Prazer, added, “The addition of French Bloom brings variety to our hospitality portfolio and ensures every guest experiences true luxury at our races.”

    Beyond bubbles, the tie-up carries a green note. French Bloom’s commitment to organic ingredients and reduced production impact dovetails with F1’s net zero carbon by 2030 goal.

     

  • Apparel Group snaps up LVMH marketing veteran for India push

    Apparel Group snaps up LVMH marketing veteran for India push

    MUMBAI: Apparel group has hired Aditi Chakravarty from luxury giant LVMH to spearhead marketing for its sprawling Indian retail empire, signalling ambitious plans to deepen its penetration in the subcontinent’s booming consumer market.

    Chakravarty, who joins as head of marketing, brings formidable credentials from her stint at Moët Hennessy, where she orchestrated the rise of India from sixth to third place globally for the luxury spirits portfolio between 2021 and 2024. Her precision-crafted campaigns for premium whisky brands Glenmorangie and Ardbeg achieved “outsized share of voice” in India’s heavily regulated alcohol market.

    The appointment positions her to oversee marketing for 14 international brands including Aldo, Charles & Keith, Bath & Body Works, Victoria’s Secret and R&B across Apparel Group’s 250-plus Indian stores and digital platforms.

    Her career trajectory reads like a masterclass in modern marketing warfare. At Unilever, she delivered €1.2m in cost savings whilst driving global growth for Lifebuoy, the world’s largest skin-cleansing brand. She then pioneered Hindustan Unilever’s first online-only premium skincare brand, Aviance, scaling it to Rs 50 crore in India’s nascent e-commerce landscape.

    The marketing maven’s most impressive feat came at OmniActive Health Technologies, where she led nutritional supplements brand Setu from zero to a Rs 100 crore direct-to-consumer roadmap, delivering eight-fold growth in six months through what she describes as “earned-owned media mix, funnel optimisation, and lifecycle automation”.

    Her 15-year career spans blue-chip corporations including PepsiCo, where she cut her teeth in innovation and procurement for brands like Kurkure and Baked Lays, and a spell at DCM Shriram managing key accounts across India’s rural retail chain Hariyali Kisan Bazar.

    The hire reflects Apparel group’s determination to leverage India’s consumer boom, as international fashion and beauty brands increasingly view the market as essential to global growth strategies. With her track record of translating “market insights into integrated communication plans that grow brand love, share, and value,”  Chakravarty appears well-equipped for the challenge.

    Her personal motto—”Work hard. Speak the truth. Get your hands dirty”—suggests Apparel Group has found someone unafraid of the gritty realities of retail warfare in one of the world’s most competitive consumer markets.

  • Moët Hennessy taps Ipsita Das as MD of India operations

    Moët Hennessy taps Ipsita Das as MD of India operations

    NEW DELHI: Moët Hennessy India, a part of leading French conglomerate LVMH, has appointed Ipsita Das as managing director. Das is tasked with driving strategic initiatives to grow and strengthen the brand’s business in the Indian market.

    Moët Hennessy’s portfolio includes prestigious wines and spirits brands such as Dom Pérignon, Moët & Chandon, Veuve Clicquot, Hennessy, Glenmorangie, Belvedere and Chandon.

    “These are exciting times for the Indian market, not just for our award-winning Indian product Chandon that we produce in our winery in Nashik, but also for our larger imported portfolio for which India is an emerging market. Besides the established hospitality and retail business, our focus would also be on weddings and the corporate market, as we grow our presence in the subcontinent,” said Das.

    She brings over 14 years of experience in multinational organisations as well as technology start-ups where she has held various roles in commercial, operations and general management. Alumni of St Stephens College Delhi and Indian School of Business, Das joined Moët Hennessy India as the commercial director in 2019, prior to which she worked with Uber, Maersk and Housing.com.

  • PR Pundit appointed communications partner to CNN-IBN, in addition to Channel7

    PR Pundit appointed communications partner to CNN-IBN, in addition to Channel7

    New Delhi, May 30, 2006: CNN-IBN, the English news channel from Television Eighteen (TV 18) network, in a move to strengthen its external communications strategy has appointed PR Pundit to manage its Public Relations across India.

    Sharing his views on this appointment, Dilip Venkatraman, Director Marketing, said, “Tailoring communications to meet the local needs of every individual market is crucial in overcoming business challenges. PR Pundit is already working on our other brand Channel7 and we are confident that their appointment will add further impetus in raising the external communications profile of CNN-IBN.”

    “We are delighted to work with CNN IBN which displays an unmatched passion for news. The robust objectives of communicating news and views are indeed exciting. We look forward to being an integral part of this challenge,” added Archana Jain, Director, PR Pundit

    PR Pundit is a full service dedicated public relations company offering an exhaustive range of services to meet strategic communication needs in a challenging operating environment. PR Pundit advises AT Kearney, Bvlgari, Moet-Hennessy, Oriflame India, Pizza Hut, Radio Mirchi, Royal Sundaram, Swarovski CCB, etc. are some of the other client handled by them. For further information on PR Pundit visit www.prpundit.com

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