Tag: Vijesh Rajan

Favre-Leuba appoints Philippe Roten as CEO

MUMBAI: Favre-Leuba has announced the appointment of Philippe Roten as the new CEO and spokesperson for the brand after the successful tenure of Vijesh Rajan as the brand head. Roten will fully manage Favre-Leuba and lead the transition of the rich history of the brand into a contemporary and exciting future.

Favre Leuba is part of the prestigious Tata Group – a 100-billion-dollar conglomerate, with over a hundred companies across all key continents. Mr Roten brings a wealth of business development experience and significant brand equity building expertise to the company which will be invaluable to the group in this next phase of growth and development.

Roten comes with 18 years of experience in the watch industry which encompasses Retail, Sales, and Commercial Leadership, Managing Brands from the Swatch and LVMH Group, and comes with a strong track record in successfully driving change and improving operating efficiencies.

Speaking on his new role, Philippe Roten said “I look forward to grow the business and brand to great success and celebrate its meritorious achievements with our investors and the team.”

March 5, 2020
Favre-Leuba appoints Vijesh Rajan as business head

MUMBAI: Swiss watch brand Favre-Leuba has announced the appointment of Vijesh Rajan as business head and the new spokesperson for the brand. After the successful tenure of Thomas Morf, the CEO and spokesperson of the brand under whose leadership the brand was relaunched with a modern dynamic outlook yet retaining its rich legacy, Rajan has come on-board with a vision to position Favre-Leuba as an iconic brand in the Swiss watch industry, a status that befits its rich and glorious history and legacy.

He has previously been a part of the parent company of Favre-Leuba and has successfully worked for Titan in the watch industry for close to two decades. Having worked in several leadership positions he has handled multiple facets of the watch industry across all key global markets.

Speaking on his new role, Rajan said: “I’m extremely excited to join the Favre-Leuba team in Switzerland. Favre-Leuba has been working in the last few years to build a solid pipeline of path-breaking products and a strong brand proposition. Over the next few years, I look forward to take the brand to the right markets in the most effective and efficient manner. I resonate with the brand’s aesthetic of Conquering Frontiers and hope to do complete justice to its vision.”

He brings with him a rich experience across sales, distribution, retail, product development, consumer research, marketing, business development, channel & partner management, operations, strategic planning, P&L responsibility, leading diverse teams across multiple International markets, capability and competency development, and more.

His width and depth of skills for managing businesses is seen as pragmatic and positive as Favre-Leuba embarks on conquering new frontiers with him.

January 14, 2019
Isobar bags Titan’s digital mandate in 32 markets

MUMBAI: Isobar India has been appointed as the Global Digital Partner for Titan Company Limited. As part of the new mandate, Isobar will handle the brand’s creative, social and media duties to strengthen its presence across 32 international markets. The account will be managed out of Isobar’s Bangalore office.

The countries covered under the mandate for Titan’s International Business Division include USA, Dubai, Bahrain, Kuwait, Malaysia, South Africa, Singapore, Thailand, Qatar, Vietnam & Bangladesh, to name a few.

Speaking on the appointment, Vijesh Rajan, Business Head, TCL – International Business, said: “In today’s fast evolving, challenging times, consumer businesses like ours see an opportunity to enhance the impact of our marketing monies through the unlimited potential of digital. We are happy to partner with Isobar in this regard, since their global footprint in this specialist domain is a good fit with our growth aspirations in international markets.”

Shamsuddin Jasani, Managing Director of Isobar India, added: “We are honoured to have been entrusted by Titan Company Limited, a renowned Indian brand, to help them expand their global presence. It is a tremendous responsibility and we are looking forward to working closely with our Isobar offices around the world to deliver transformational business results through the creative use of digital for Titan.”

Isobar was named Campaign Asia’s 2015 & 2016 Digital Agency of the Year for India. The agency has also been recognized globally by Gartner as a Leader for the third year in a row in the Digital Marketing Agency Magic Quadrant, and by Forrester as a Leader for Digital Experiences.

May 5, 2017