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RV Retailer, LLC has announced the appointment of Tim Benter as Vice President, General Counsel. Tim Benter will be responsible for all legal affairs of RV Retailer, LLC. He will report to Jon Ferrando, CEO and President. “Tim Benter is an excellent addition to our senior leadership team,” stated Jon Ferrando, Chief Executive Officer and…
KPMG UK has recently informed that the chair and chief executive roles will be split and and the CEO role will be up for an election. The firm further added that Bina Mehta would continue as the non-executive chair for the coming twelve months of the UK board. She will be responsible for the election…
ADVIK Hi-Tech, a global automotive component manufacturer, has completed the acquisition of Hanon Bangalore Operations Pvt. Ltd. (Hanon Bangalore), from Hanon Systems, South Korea. “This acquisition is a strategic fit as it accelerates ADVIK Hi-Tech’s global manufacturing and R&D expertise in the powertrain systems market, enabling it to deliver a comprehensive portfolio for pumps which…
Renew Financial has announced that Nicholas Haaf will be taking on the role of the Chief Sales Officer (CSO). Nicholas will lead the company’s national sales team, providing leadership, direction, and an executive vision to ensure alignment with the company’s growth initiatives and financial strategic goals. As a member of the senior executive team, Nicholas will also play…
Sandler has added Jamie Bernier, Katie Williams, and Lisa Ellis to the team. Jamie Bernier has been named Head of Global Brand & Marketing at Sandler. She is focused on Sandler’s enterprise side of the business working closely with Damon Jones, Head of Global Growth and Strategy and Colum Lundt, Chief Revenue Officer of Global…
Marathi actor Ankush Chaudhari has recently invested an undisclosed amount in ‘Letsflix Marathi’ a marathi OTT platform. The launch of ‘Letsflix Marathi’ was recently announced by entrepreneur Narendra Firodia & serial entrepreneur and founder of India network Rahul Narvekar. While talking about this partnership Ankush said, “I liked the concept of Letsflix Marathi and when…
Novartis India is planning to layoff 170 employees as part of its workforce rationalization due to the COVID pandemic. “The layoff plan has been drawn as part of ‘fit for future’ project. The communication to identified employees will be made by March 31,” as shared by a senior executive. A spokesperson of Novartis informed, “Novartis…
Wurkr, India and the UK-based SaaS firm, has raised over £1 million in the seed funding round. The fresh financing round was led by Hindustan Media Ventures Limited (HMVL). “HMVL made an investment of £700,000, and £188,000 was raised through equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs, where Wurkr beat its original funding target by 25 percent with…
Foxconn of the toy world, a manufacturer of superhero figures and toy dart guns for companies in the global toy industry, is now aiming to set up India’s first toy manufacturing cluster in Karnataka. Aequs Private Limited is developing a 400-acre toy manufacturing cluster at Koppal in Karnataka at an investment of USD 500 million,…
CNA has announced the appointment of Steve Marohn to Senior Vice President, Small Business. In this role, Marohn will be responsible for profitability, growth and strategic direction of CNA’s Small Business team, reporting to Kevin Leidwinger, President & Chief Operating Officer, Commercial Insurance. “Steve has made great impact as the leader of CNA’s San Francisco…
LISCure Biosciences Inc., a biotech company that focuses on developing bacteria-mediated immunotherapy, has completed $21 million of a Series B funding round. Participants include institutional investors, venture capitals, and KOSDAQ listed companies (as strategic investors). This funding round will help LISCure further develop its pipeline and enhance its R&D capabilities of key technologies. It is…
K-12 instructional content platform Newsela has announced a $100M Series D investment led by new investor Franklin Templeton and existing investor TCV, with participation by Owl Ventures, Tao Capital Partners, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, and Waycross Ventures. “With 37 million registered students and 2.5 million registered teachers in 90% of all U.S. schools, Newsela is well…
Adapdix Corporation, a provider of EdgeOps™ automation software, has appointed Jean Lau as chief technology officer (CTO). Jean Lau will head up Adapdix’s technology team, driving architecture, technology strategy and development of its EdgeOps™ platform. Before joining Adapdix, Lau was VP and Head of Engineering at Hitachi Vantara’s Software Digital business unit, where she was responsible for…
Concentric Energy Advisors, Inc. has appointed Jennifer Nelson as an Assistant Vice President. Ms. Nelson is a regulatory consultant with nearly thirteen years of experience in the energy industry, spanning the oil, natural gas, electric, and renewable energy segments. Her expert witness experience includes testimony on cost of capital and alternative ratemaking proposals. In addition,…
Wisdom Capital, a Wisdom Group flagship company, has recently taken over a start-up, Imagine Sales – a customer relationship management (CRM) company, and launched Wisdom CRM. “The idea is to provide CRM software, cloud telephony, Artificial Intelligence(AI) enabled chatbots with voice command functionality, encrypted data transfer, Whatsapp messaging services, bulk emailing, social media embedded tools,…