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Lloyd Mathias

  • Angel Investor and Business Strategist, Freelance
New Delhi
As seen in: Purplegate, Travels by Carriage, The New York Times, BrandEquity.com, CLAPBACK MIXTAPES, ET Now, ETCISO, MSN India, The Economic Times, The Telegraph and
Covers:  Business Strategy, Policy, Technology, Corporate Governance
Angel Investor | Independent Director | Former Marketing Head, HP Asia | ex-CMO Motorola & EVP Category Director, PepsiCo India | LBS & St Xavier’s | #startups

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Angel Investor & Business Strategist. Earlier Corporate Executive : Ex-Marketing Head, Consumer PCs, HP Asia-PAC Japan | ex-CMO Motorola S-W Asia | Exec VP Marketing PepsiCo India | Alum London Business School | St. Xavier’s Mumbai

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They Were Wrong About Jaggery. Are They Wrong About Palm Oil Too?

They Were Wrong About Jaggery. Are They Wrong About Palm Oil Too?

Reassessing Traditional Foods in the Palm Oil Debate Mr.Lloyd Mathias. Public discourse surrounding food and …

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The Whole Truth Changes Its 'No Sugar' Label: Can You Really Trust Health-Pro Brand Claims?

The Whole Truth Changes Its 'No Sugar' Label: Can You Really Trust Health-Pro Brand Claims?

India's popular clean-label food startup The Whole Truth is facing major scrutiny after being asked by FSSAI …

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India's AI ambition risks outrunning its readiness

India's AI ambition risks outrunning its readiness

Robust data governance frameworks, reforming public procurement to integrate AI responsibly, and digital capa…

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Rushed data protection timelines put consumer trust at risk

Rushed data protection timelines put consumer trust at risk

This article is authored by Lloyd Mathias, angel investor & business strategist.

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How celebrity brands exploit the health halo - Newspatrolling.com

How celebrity brands exploit the health halo - Newspatrolling.com

Celebrities don't always endorse products because they personally believe in them. Often, endorsements are si…

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Why celebrity health products deserve scepticism?

Why celebrity health products deserve scepticism?

Celebrities don't always endorse products because they personally believe in them. Often, endorsements are si…

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India's AI ambition risks outrunning its readiness

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By Lloyd Mathias
| MSN India
India has been clear about not just participating in the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution but also shaping it. The AI Impact Summit earlier this year was evidence of this. But, two global indices released within weeks of the summit, taken together, offer a more sobering reality check. The Oxford Insights Government AI Readiness Index 2025 ranks India 27th globally, reflecting middling performance on governance, regulatory quality, and public-sector capability.
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India’s AI ambition risks outrunning its readiness

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By Lloyd Mathias, Gaurav Bhagowati
| Hindustan Times
India has been clear about not just participating in the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution but also shaping it. The AI Impact Summit earlier this year was evidence of this. AI readiness is not just about innovation; it is about governance. It measures whether the State can regulate, deploy, and oversee AI responsibly. (AFP) But, two global indices released within weeks of the summit, taken together, offer a more sobering reality check.
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Rushed data protection timelines put consumer trust at risk

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By Lloyd Mathias
| MSN India
Lloyd Mathias A working professional logs into a health app to retrieve a medical report. A parent tries to update school records online. A senior citizen opens a banking app to resolve a grievance. Instead of seamless access, they encounter repeated consent requests, missing records, or systems that simply don't respond. For them, data protection does not feel like safety. It feels like friction.
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Interview

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What was your first job as a journalist?

Never worked as a full time journalist

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Never

How is social media changing news?

Making it very difficult to tell fact from opinion.

Awards

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Asia's Best Marketer

2016 - CMO Award

Was recognized as being among Asia's Top 50 marketers in 2016 by CMO Asia, Singapore

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India's Greatest Brand Builders

2008 - Indias.greatest.com

Listing of India's business leaders building brands

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CoChairman, Device Strategy Council, CDG

2009 - Telecoms Leaders

Was named Co-Chair of the Mobility Development Group's Device Strategy Council, a global body of telecom operators using CDMA technolgy. The Mobility Development Group is a body set up to review and approve device technology requirements and set the long term device technology roadmap and strategy for fixed and mobile terminals world wide.

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India's Top Digital Leaders

2016 - India's Digital Leaders

The Paul Writer list of India's top digital leaders

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Chairman MRUC

2010 - Media Industry Leadership

Media Research Users Council- MRUC is an Industry Association that measures media consumption and publishes the worlds largest readership study- the Indian Readership Survey IRS.

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