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  • Prakash Wakankar joined Xynteo India as a director on its board

    Prakash Wakankar joined Xynteo India as a director on its board

    Mumbai: In a strategic move to reinforce its commitment to enhancing the well-being of people and facilitating planet-positive growth, Xynteo India announced the onboarding of industry veteran Prakash Wakankar as a director to its board. With an illustrious 38-year career spanning various industries and geographies, he brings a wealth of experience and enhances the diversity in leadership.

    Prakash’s journey began in Pharmaceuticals with Pfizer & Hoechst (now Aventis), setting the stage for a remarkable professional voyage. Starting with Pharmaceuticals (Pfizer & Hoechst), over the past four decades, Prakash has worked in  FMCG, Packaging, Hospitality, Energy, & Retail Two-wheelers and International Business, He has held leadership and board-level positions, including   president,  Coca-Cola Bottling (CBU) in India, director east Asia & Pacific, Essel Propack Ltd., president & CEO, Mahindra Holidays & Resorts, managing director, Perfetti van Melle, and recently as chief of international operations (FES), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. and CEO of Mahindra Two-Wheeler Businesses. He brings extensive domestic and international understanding, spanning India, ASEAN, the Far East, Europe, and parts of Latin America and Africa.

    Post his superannuation in March 2023, Prakash continues to advise the Mahindra Farm Sector.

    Commenting on this significant development, Xynteo India senior partner Vipul Kumar, said, “Having Prakash Wakankar onboard marks a valuable addition to the Xynteo India family. His extensive expertise and unwavering dedication to diversity perfectly resonate with our commitment to purpose-driven initiatives. At Xynteo, we are focused on steering organisations toward addressing global societal and environmental challenges. Prakash’s strategic vision aligns seamlessly with our mission, enhancing the dynamism of our board and playing a pivotal role in propelling Xynteo India towards excellence. Together, we look forward to advancing our common objective of creating positive societal and environmental impact through purposeful transformations.”

    Beyond his corporate achievements, Prakash is an accomplished sports broadcaster for the BBC, ABC, Cricket Radio, and Akashwani, showcasing his ability to balance his passion for Cricket with corporate responsibilities. He is widely recognized as a sought-after speaker and trainer across diverse genres.

    Xynteo director Prakash Wakankar said, “I am excited to contribute my diverse experiences to the dynamic team at Xynteo. Aligned with the organisation’s purpose-driven approach, I am enthusiastic about collaborating with the team to foster innovation and drive planet-positive change in the industry. Together, we aim to advance Xynteo’s vision of a world where businesses thrive by addressing global societal and environmental challenges and guiding leaders through purposeful transformations that fuel sustainable growth.”

    In its pioneering collaborative initiatives with global industry leaders, Xynteo is dedicated to fostering growth that benefits both the planet and human well-being. Embracing the possibilities of achieving net-zero emissions and transitioning to a circular economy, Xynteo enthusiastically develops socially inclusive solutions and reshapes stakeholder ecosystems to promote greater equity. This approach introduces a fresh perspective on how businesses are guided by Xynteo’s leadership, approach thinking, leadership, partnerships, and overall conduct.

  • BBC, AIR and ABC join hands to launch new show on cricket

    BBC, AIR and ABC join hands to launch new show on cricket

    NEW DELHI: BBC World Service in partnership with All India Radio (AIR) and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is launching a new show called Stumped from 17 January.

     

    The show will bring together three cricket live wires – India, the UK and Australia – on one platform.

     

    The team of Stumped has presenters from all the three broadcasters. The names, which are part of commentators’ team, are Prakash Wakankar, English commentator of AIR; Alison Mitchell, first female commentator of BBC and the programme host and ABC’s Jim Maxwell. The idea behind the show is to explore the world of cricket and bring lively, informative, and humorous debate.

     

    Keeping with the spirit of World Cup 2015, the first series will coincide with the start of the tournament. The show will be hosted from venues across the World Cup host countries – Australia and New Zealand. There will be weekly roundup and discussion of key talking points from the World Cup and other lighter stories in sport from around the world.

     

    Indian cricket fans will be able to relish the ‘tales from the test’ that will be recounted by cricketing raconteur Henry Blofeld. Beside this, there will be some hard hitting questions on the show like: Why did penguins once stop play? And which international team score highest in the fashion stakes? Why do so many cricket terms find their way into everyday language?        

     

    AIR director general F Sheheryar said, “AIR is delighted to co-produce and broadcast Stumped, together with BBC and ABC, on cricket, which undoubtedly is the favourite sport of millions of sports lovers in India. All India Radio hopes that this programme, which will be carried by AIR’s FM Rainbow network in India, will help ordinary listeners understand the sport better and also spark listeners’ interest in the game in which India is the reigning champion especially with the ICC World Cup round the corner.”

     

    Stumped is a weekly programme and will be aired at 11:30 IST on All India Radio FM Rainbow Network and also at 0030 GMT on the BBC World Service. It will also be live streamed on All India Radio website.