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Colliers International appoints Subhankar Mitra as MD, Advisory Services for India business

Colliers International, the global real estate services and investment management company, announced the appointment of Subhankar Mitra as the Managing Director of the Advisory Services business in India.  Prior to this role, Subhankar most recently served at JLL, where he was the National Director for the Strategic Consulting division. A real estate industry veteran, Subhankar…

INVIDI Technologies announces expansion of partnership with Tata Elxsi

INVIDI Technologies and Tata Elxsi announced an expansion of their relationship to bring addressable television capabilities to pay TV operators in India, Asia-Pacific and MEA.  INVIDI Edge is a market-leading combination of single view addressability across both OTT and linear TV audiences, providing a one-stop solution for pay TV operators and premium video publishers. INVIDI…

BowerGroupAsia appoints Ratan Shrivastava as MD for India

BowerGroupAsia (BGA) announced the appointment of Ratan Shrivastava as the Managing Director of BowerGroupAsia India Pvt. Ltd.  In his new role, Shrivastava will be joining the team to build on the strong foundation established by Ambassador Alok Prasad, Persis Khambatta and BGA’s India and global teams. Shrivastava will also work closely with BGA’s 23 other…

Genesys extends its partnership with Microsoft

Genesys, a global leader in cloud customer experience and contact center solutions, announced that it has expanded its Microsoft partnership with a new, native integration.  Microsoft Teams and Genesys Cloud, the all-in-one solution and one of the world’s leading public cloud contact center platforms, are now fully integrated, giving employees a more connected, intuitive and…

Bengaluru-based Sasken appoints Edwin Moses as President and COO

Sasken Technologies Ltd. announced the appointment of Edwin Moses as President and Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately. He will be reporting to Chairman, Managing Director & CEO Rajiv C Mody. In his new role, Edwin will assume responsibility for Worldwide Sales, Global Delivery, Practice & R&D, Marketing, and other business enabling functions.  “Edwin is an…

TCS recognised as a leader in Life, Annuities & Pensions BPS

Tata Consultancy Services, a global IT services, consulting and business solutions organisation, announced that it has been recognized as a Leader in the NelsonHall NEAT for Life, Annuities (L&A) and Pensions BPS. In an assessment of 12 global insurance service providers, TCS was placed highly for its ability to deliver immediate benefits and to meet…

NSDC, Microsoft collaborate to empower Indian youth with digital skills

With a vision to transform India into a skilled nation, the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and Microsoft announced a strategic partnership aimed at providing digital skills to over 1 lakh youth in the country over the next 12 months.  Microsoft will collaborate with NSDC’s eSkill India portal to provide free access to learning resources…

Marvell appoints AT&T’s Marachel Knight to the Board

Marvell, a leader in data infrastructure semiconductor technology, announced the appointment of Marachel Knight, SVP of Engineering and Operations of AT&T, Inc., to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. “We are thrilled to have Marachel join the Marvell Board, and I’m personally excited about her background and expertise,” said Matt Murphy, president and CEO of…

IBM, Influential launch AI-enabled social targeting solution to help brands identify suitable influencers

IBM announced the launch of Watson Advertising Social Targeting with Influential, a new solution that harnesses artificial intelligence (AI) to help brands identify influencers that best align with their brand values. The new solution within the Watson Advertising suite of targeting products marks an expanded collaboration with Influential, a leader in advanced social media technology. …

Lemonaid Health raises $33 mn Series B funding led by Olive Tree Ventures

Lemonaid Health, a convenient, affordable, on-demand platform for accessing healthcare online, announced that it has raised a $33 million Series B round of funding, bringing total financing to $55 million. The oversubscribed round was led by Olive Tree Ventures with participation from Artis Ventures, Correlation Ventures, Hikma Ventures, Sierra Ventures and others.  With this investment,…

Harbour BioMed, Viva Biotech enter strategic partnership to help Biotech startups

Harbour BioMed, a global clinical stage biopharmaceutical company and Viva Biotech Ltd, a structure-based drug discovery platform announced a strategic partnership under which both parties will collate their respective expertise in drug discovery and development to promote the incubation of innovative biotech startups. HBM will combine its leading Harbour Mice platform H2L2 and its experience…

NMDC appoints Sumit Deb as CMD

NMDC, the single largest producer of iron ore in India, announced that Sumit Deb has assumed charge as Chairman-cum-Managing Director of NMDC Limited on 01 August, 2020. Prior to assuming the role of CMD, NMDC, Sumit Deb was Director (Personnel) and succeeds N. Baijendra Kumar, IAS, who has superannuated from the services of the Corporation.…

Young Living names Prasad Gankanda as EVP of Sales

Young Living, the world’s leading provider of essential oils, announced the promotion of Prasad Gankanda to Executive Vice President of Global Sales. In his new role, Prasad will be responsible for global sales and expanding operations and maintaining Young Living’s world class customer and business experience. “As we lead our company through unprecedented times, Prasad…

Mitratech announces acquisition of Tracker Corp

Mitratech, a global provider of legal and compliance software, announced its acquisition of Tracker Corp, the foremost provider of SaaS I-9, E-Verify, and immigration management solutions.  “This will uniquely equip Mitratech to help organizations overcome the challenges of increased government scrutiny, remote workforces, inefficient immigration management, and painful and costly manual staffing processes,” the Company…

Cooks Venture raises $10 mn Series A funding from Golden West Food

Golden West Food Group and Cooks Venture – a vertically integrated food company re-envisioning the future of agriculture, announced the closing of a $10 million Series A investment. Earlier this year, Golden West Food Group led a $4 million investment for the regenerative agriculture start-up expanding its distribution nationwide. “I have been in the industry…