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Logitech International recently announced that its board of directors has nominated Riet Cadonau to be elected as an Independent Director at the Company’s forthcoming annual general meeting (AGM). Cadonau’s nomination will join Hasbro’s Deborah Thomas’ announced earlier this month. Cadonau is the Chairman and CEO of dormakaba Holding AG, a global provider of products, solutions,…
Bharti Airtel Ltd, India’s largest integrated telecom company, and Verizon, one of the largest communication technology companies in the world, announced a strategic alliance to bring secure, world-class video conferencing solutions to businesses in India. As part of this partnership, Airtel will offer secure enterprise-grade video conferencing solutions under the brand name – Airtel BlueJeans…
Financial search platform Magnifi recently announced the appointments of Richard Hurwitz, ex-CEO of Tungsten Corporation. as Chief Executive Officer and Jeremy May, ex-President of ALPS Fund Services and ALPS Distributors as Chief Operating Officer. The company also notified other appointments as Strategic Advisors to the firm are former Vice Chairman of Morgan Stanley, Gary Kaminsky,…
Affle (India) Limited, the leading consumer intelligence technology company, announced the appointment of Martje Abeldt as Chief Revenue Officer – Affle RevX Platform to strengthen its leadership team as part of Affle2.0 growth strategy. In his new role, Martje will drive business and platform growth for RevX, and will be based out of Singapore, Affle…
Jefferies Group, the global investment banking firm, announced that Matthew Larson will become Jefferies Group’s Chief Financial Officer, effective August 24, 2020. He will be succeeding Teresa Gendron, who has been Jefferies Group’s Interim Financial Officer since the untimely illness and death of its former CFO, Peg Broadbent. Prior to this role, Larson has been…
goDutch, a Mumbai-based new-age fintech platform that powers group payments for millennials, announced that it has raised $1.7 million seed funding led by venture capital firm Matrix India along with investors including Y Combinator, Global Founders Capital, Soma Capital, and VentureSouq. Angel investors that took part in the current financing round include Justin Mateen, co-founder…
After a thorough and national search, Inspira Health announced that the Network’s Board of Trustees has appointed Amy B. Mansue as the new President and CEO, effective September 1. She will succeed John DiAngelo, who announced his intention to retire in January following his 20-year tenure with the organization. “This decision comes at a monumental…
Infosys Finacle, part of EdgeVerve Systems, a product subsidiary of Infosys, announced the winners of the annual Infosys Finacle Client Innovation Awards 2020. In its sixth edition, the awards recognize breakthrough innovations in digital banking and their impact on key banking business areas. According to Infosys’ press statement, “Close to 300 nominations were received from…
Robinhood, the Menlo Park, California-based fintech startup credited with helping popularize trading among millennials, announced that it has raised another $320 million in latest funding from new and existing investors at a valuation of $8.6 billion. Investors that took part in the current financing round include TSG Consumer Partners and IVP, and brings the seven-year-old…
Sony Music Group, inclusive of Sony Music Entertainment and Sony/ATV Music Publishing, announced that it has named non-profit leader Towalame Austin as Executive Vice President, Philanthropy and Social Impact. She will be based in Los Angeles and report jointly to Sony/ATV Chairman and CEO Jon Platt and Sony Music Entertainment Chief Operating Officer Kevin Kelleher.…
Plum, a Bengaluru-based group health insurance startup that works with corporates, announced that it has raised Rs 7 crore seed funding led by Incubate Fund India, according to YourStory report. Other investors that took part in the seed funding round include Gemba Capital and Tracxn Labs along with angel investors, including Abhijit Gupta and Ram…
Nisarg Mehta, CEO of Techtic Solutions, a digital product development company specializing in FinTech, HealthTech, Travel & On-Demand products, has been accepted into the Forbes Business Council, the foremost growth and networking organization for successful business owners and leaders worldwide. Nisarg Mehta was vetted and selected by a review committee based on the depth and…
Arctic Vision, a clinical-stage biotechnology company incubated by Nan Fung Life Sciences and Pivotal BioVenture Partners China in 2019, announced that it has raised $32 million Series A financing led by Morningside Ventures, together with its existing investors. Arctic Vision focuses on the development and commercialization of innovative ophthalmology therapies in China and Asia. The…
RSG Group, Europe’s innovation leader in the fitness and lifestyle sectors, announced that it was selected as the winning bidder in a court- approved auction process held on July 13, 2020, and is set to acquire the most well-known and iconic gym chain in the world, Gold’s Gym. With this acquisition the RSG Group, which…
Allscripts and Microsoft Corp. announced the extension of their long-standing strategic alliance to enable the expanded development and delivery of cloud-based health IT solutions. According to the Company’s press statement, the five-year extension will support Allscripts’ cloud-based Sunrise electronic health record, making Microsoft the cloud provider for the solution and opening up co-innovation opportunities to…