Bajaj Group Appoints Senior Journalist Golesh Swami as Advisor

 






Bajaj Group Appoints Senior Journalist Golesh Swami as Advisor

Mr. Swami will drive Group’s communication and brand management agenda in Uttar Pradesh

 

Lucknow, May 25, 2022: Bajaj Group (Kushagra) has appointed senior journalist Mr. Golesh Swami as an advisor in its group communication team. In his new role, Mr. Swami will assist the team in strengthening its communication efforts and bolstering the brand’s presence and positioning in Uttar Pradesh, his home state.

 

Mr. Swami is well known across both print and broadcast media circuits in UP and is widely considered an authority on the state’s affairs. His deep knowledge and insights about the state range from the grassroots to the upper echelons of state bureaucracy and political establishment.

 

Commenting on his appointment, Mr. Neeraj Jha, Group President & Chief Communication Officer, Bajaj Group, said, “As a business entity with a sizeable portion of its interests residing in UP, we’ve been looking to firm up our presence and intensify our brand-building efforts in the state and in Mr. Swami found someone who is sure to add plenty of executional heft to our plans. His four decades-long experience in journalism and grasp of ground realties will help us shape our brand narrative in the state.”

 

Mr. Swami will lead Bajaj Group’s media & communication, brand-building, and advocacy efforts in UP and report to Mr. Jha in Mumbai. Operating from the Group’s Sugar Business HQ in Lucknow, he’ll work closely with the leadership teams of both Sugar and Energy businesses and lend them the necessary support and counsel in the aforementioned areas.

 

Speaking on his new role, Mr. Swami said, “This is not only an extraordinary opportunity but also a tremendous honour for me to have been chosen for this role. Being able to help in the task of enhancing and reinforcing the leadership position of a legendary brand like Bajaj in a state so vital to its current and future business ambitions, is a matter of great personal pride for me. I look forward to working closely with our world-class corporate communication team and do my bit.” 

 

Mr. Swami (‘Swami Ji’ to friends and colleagues) has been a career journalist for nearly 40 years during which he has worked with all the prominent newspapers and publications in the state of UP including the likes of Hindustan, Amar Ujala, Daink Jagran, and Dainik Aaj. Straddling a variety of roles across the editorial hierarchy, he specialized in covering politics, state assembly, bureaucracy, and all manners of high-offices and government institutions. A columnist and TV commentator Mr. Swami remains a sought-after voice on a variety of important subjects relating to UP.

 

About Bajaj Group (Kushagra):

 

The Bajaj Group (Kushagra) is a leading Indian conglomerate with presence across Sugar, Power (Electricity) Generation and FMCG sectors. The Group’s flagship company Bajaj Hindustan Sugar Ltd. (BHSL) is India’s oldest and largest producer of sugar. Ranked as the world’s 4th largest integrated sugar company, BHSL is also a leading manufacturer of ethanol, the green fuel which stands to revolutionize India’s fast evolving energy market. Of the Group’s other two businesses viz., Bajaj Energy and Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd., one runs India’s most modern integrated coal-based power plant at Lalitpur (UP) while the other leads the hair oil & skin care market in the FMCG space. The aforementioned companies have robust and growing businesses and market leadership built on a century-old legacy of Trust, Transparency, Leadership and Loyalty.


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