Ajay Harinath Singh Greatest Brand Leader 2018-2019

AN INDISPENSABLE DRIVING FORCE
Mr. Kamath is a qualified Chartered Accountant, a Company Secretary and has
a Bachelor’s Degree in Law and a Master’s degree in Commerce. He completed
the Advanced Management Programme from the Wharton Business School and
Harvard Business School in USA. Besides this, he acquired the Global Master’s in
Management Programme from the London School of Economics, UK. Being the
leading light, he spearheaded all developments in company’s evolution to become
a multi-product FMCG company and has played a pivotal role in the setting up of
Fabric Spa, and the Henkel (India) acquisition in 2011.
With 2+ decades of offering his valuable services to the organization, Mr. Kamath
has time and again proved his excellence through his novel initiatives and business
insights. He has been the driving force in the progressive journey of Jyothy Labs
from being a proprietary entity to a multi-brand FMCG corporate with key marketdominating
brands such as Ujala, Henko, Pril, Fa, Margo, Mr. White, Chek, Neem,
Exo and Maxo. He has also led the development initiatives in the launch of JLL’s
‘Fabric Spa’ in 2008 that has marked JLL’s way to diversify into the services sector.
At Fabricspa, he has been leading a team of highly qualified fabric specialists and
has commissioned latest imported machinery that ensures impeccable standards of
service. He is playing a crucial role in championing the service process by offering
an entire gamut of services including laundry, ironing, dry cleaning, shoe repairs,
upholstery cleaning and minor alterations. Since its inception in 2009, under his
leadership, Fabricspa has spread across 5 cities with 150+ outlets. It has consistently
strived to raise the bar as India’s finest laundry and dry-cleaning service.
Kasaragod
Ullas Kamath
A Class Apart
A suave business person, Mr. Kasaragod Ullas Kamath is well-known
among the business community for his advanced and sophisticated
predisposition for uniqueness and class in almost everything, and wholeheartedly
appreciates pursuit of excellence and brilliance
Garnering applause
Mr. Kamath’s dedicated efforts continue to bring many laurels. Some of his major
personal achievements include awards and recognition such as CA Business
Achiever Award 2009, Winner of Fortune 500 Next 2016, CNBC CEO Award 2017,
Vudhyoga Puraskar Award 2017, and Konkani Ratna Award. He has been featured
in Forbes Magazine, and his Ujala/Henkel Acquisition case study is taught in many
reputed business schools. He has travelled with the business delegation with the
Honorable President Mr. Ram Nath Kovind to USA, Tanzania, and Kenya.
Kaushik
Hossain Taposh
Taking a Melodious Route to Success
Kaushik Hossain Taposh, the MD and CEO of Gaan Bangla Television
Channel, Bangladesh, is renowned for reviving the music landscape in
Bangladesh. As a renowned singer and music composer, he has always
mesmerized listeners across the globe with the beauty of Bengali songs
An Accomplished Performer
A self-taught guitarist, flutist, and keyboard player, creativity and ingenuity are
Kaushik’s real talents. He used to perform regularly on Bangladesh Television as a
child singer. He released his music album Pakhider Pathshala (Birds’ School) when
he was only eight years old. He also stood first in a 5-year course that he pursued
at the Bangladesh Institute of Broadcasting. A trained singer, Kaushik took formal
vocal music training at Shishu Academy, and folk music training at Chhayanaut.
From composing music to playing for all major bands, Kaushik has done it all. He
has also done short musical courses in Singapore and London.
A Determined Leader
After completing his audio composition and visual broadcast training from the
USA, Kaushik got involved in music composition and visual direction. Despite being
engrossed in audio-visual aspects of the musical world, he never allowed his love for
music to fade away from his heart. To fulfil his dream of launching his own channel,
Kaushik joined ATN Events in 2000. During his stint as the MD of ATN, he made
it a priority to incorporate culture in all events conducted by the company. In 2010,
he joined Gaan Bangla, which was looking for partners. Without further ado, he
grabbed the golden opportunity to materialize his dreams.
Through Gaan Bangla, Kaushik wants to present music to the masses in a
glamorous way. He also wants to utilize the channel to provide budding talents with
a suitable platform to showcase their musical talent. What’s more, Kaushik plans
to run at least seven TV channels in the future. He also wants to set up a musical
stadium to attract world-renowned artists to perform in the stadium.
Crowing Glories
His contribution to the music industry has been widely applauded by industry
experts. In 2018, he was honoured with the Dada Saheb Phalke Excellence Award
in Mumbai, India, for the category of the Best Singer and Music Composer in
Bangladesh. He is also the recipient of the National Film Award 2016 (Bangladesh)
for the category of Best Tune. In 2013, he won Bangladesh National Film Award for
Best Music Composer for the film ‘Purno Doirgho Prem Kahini.’
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