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  • Bharti Airtel to get new CEO in Shashwat Sharma come 2026

    Bharti Airtel to get new CEO in Shashwat Sharma come 2026

    MUMBAI: He’s been rated as one of the top Indian CEOs. But now Bharti Airtel’s managing director & CEO Gopal Vittal, along with Sunil Mittal, has put in place a plan wherein he will move out of his current position to executive chairman come 1 January 2026. Replacing him will be chief operations officer Shashwat Sharma who will step into his shoes.

    For now, Shashwat  is being appointed as CEO designate, responsible for the entire end-to-end consumer business.

    In the interim, the telco major has promoted Gopal to vice-chairman along with his existing duties as managing director.  In this role, while continuing to lead the India business, Gopal  will take on broader telecom responsibilities across the group. He is to be appointed to the board of Airtel Africa  as the Bharti nominee director to provide strategic guidance. In addition, he will be responsible for driving group synergies in select areas such as network strategy, digital and  technology, procurement and talent.

    Gopal will be responsible for mentoring and grooming Shashwat to take over as MD & CEO of Bharti Airtel. He will start to spend time between Delhi and Bangalore.

    The company announced changes at the board level too on 28 October. Rakesh Bharti Mittal, having served Airtel for nine years in his current term, will move on to the boards of Indus Towers and Bharti Hexacom. Replacing him is Rajan Bharti Mittal who returns to Airtel to be the Bharti board nominee.

  • Happy mcgarrybowen designs brand identity for Airtel Xstream

    Happy mcgarrybowen designs brand identity for Airtel Xstream

    MUMBAI: Bharti Airtel has partnered with Happy mcgarrybowen to design brand identity for Airtel Xstream, the digital entertainment platform by Airtel. As part of the exercise, Happy mcgarrybowen designed the brand identity and visual language for the brand.

    Speaking on the engagement, Airtel CMO Shashwat Sharma said, “The vision for the Airtel Xstream brand was to carve a voice that speaks to today's young, technology ready consumer. We were building an India-first platform of digital entertainment services and this needed a disruptive and market-defining visual identity. Happy mcgarrybowen became our partner in bringing that vision to life. They helped create an identity that is current, aspirational and future-ready. It’s a great visual ethos of what Airtel Xstream promises to bring to the Indian consumer going forward.”

    Happy mcgarrybowen president Samarjit Choudhry added, “Airtel is one of the most recognised brands in India. It has ushered in major changes in the way we use communication tools. With the launch of Xstream, they are once again on the cusp of changing our entertainment consumption habits. We have tried to capture the dynamic nature of the digital entertainment world, its confluence across platforms; obviously with the consumer at the centre of it.”

    Happy mcgarrybowen is the creative and design agency from the house of Dentsu Aegis Network. Born and thrived in the modern-day chaos of brands doing the unconventional, Happy mcgarrybowen stands apart by not just being the communication partner, but the growth partner for clients. With communication design, experience design, engagement design and the very craft of design, Happy mcgarrybowen works agnostically of any medium to deliver solutions to the clients' business problems.

  • #fame launches India’s first video fashion mag with KJo, Lakme ‘School of Style’

    #fame launches India’s first video fashion mag with KJo, Lakme ‘School of Style’

    MUMBAI: #fame, India’s leading talent led digital network, has pioneered another content coup by launching Lakmé ‘School of Style’. The show will not only give India its first ever video fashion magazine but, will also script film maker and fashion icon Karan Johar’s digital debut.

     

    Lakmé School of Style is a first of its kind show that will not only bring the newest trends and happenings from the fashion world but in the process will also create new age fashionistas and idols. Lakmé is a pioneer in beauty and fashion and through this association the brand will lend its expertise and industry knowledge to Lakmé School of Style. A fashion brigade led by Karan Johar himself will bring the fashion news, views and events from all over the world to the internet screen. The debut season of Lakmé School of Style will span over six months and content will be served through digital videos on a daily basis. The channel will be hosted across the #fame network which is available on all leading digital and social platforms including YouTube (youtube.com/fameschoolofstyle), facebook (facebook.com/famesos), Dailymotion, WeChat, and leading content publishers.

     

    Speaking on the occasion of opening the lines for entry, Saket Saurabh, CEO, #fame said, “At #fame, we are committed to discovering and promoting the best emerging talent on the digital video platform. ‘Lakmé School of Style’ will achieve this objective, by giving talented fashionistas a once-in-a lifetime opportunity to shape the dialogue on style and trends. As India’s first fashion video magazine, ‘Lakmé School of Style’ will be the definitive destination for fashion in the country.”

     

    Speaking on this association Shashwat Sharma, Head, Lakme and Beauty shared, “Lakmé epitomizes beauty and fashion.  Digital is increasingly becoming the first port of call for the youth to discover and decode the latest trends. Therefore, we believe that School of Style provides us with the right platform to actively engage with this audience. Inspired by backstage fashion, Indian beauty expert Lakmé continuously innovates to offer a wide range of high performance and world class color cosmetics, skincare products, and beauty salons.

     

    Interested and active fashion vloggers can send their entries to karanjohar@livfame.com or log on to www.livfame.com/schoolofstyle. Karan Johar, excited to make his digital debut with Lakmé School of Style said, “Iam excited about the power of digital and the new wave of promising young talent that’s coming to the fore through it. #fame’s unique initiative, Lakme School of Style, is the perfect opportunity for us to discover top fashion talent and I look forward to making my digital debut with this show.”