The strength of most of the firms lies in said to be the management. They are often called the brain and soul of an organization. It becomes very important for an organization to have people in the management team who are capable of taking the organization to a new height. Searching for a CXO is…
This news seems to be a part of an on going shake up of Yahoo Inc. that started with the resignation of the Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang last month, and the appointment of the former eBay executive Scott Thompson as the CEO. Yahoo Inc., Chairman Roy Bostock and three other directors are expected step down…
Pfizer Ltd. (Indian operations of Pfizer Inc.) board has approved the sale of its animal health division to a wholly owned unit for about Rs. 440 Cr. ($90 million). The move is seen to be a part of the U.S. parent’s aim of reorganizing its operations in a manner that will give it the most…
VE Commercial Vehicles Limited (Volvo Group and Eicher Motors JV) did the ground breaking ceremony of the upcoming Eicher bus manufacturing plant near Indore at Dhar, Madhya Pradesh on 6th Feb 2012. The plant is being set up with an investment of INR 125 Crores in the first phase and would commence production by 2nd…
Cognizant to augment its campus in Kochi: Cognizant, is expanding its operations in Kerala by leasing 15 acres of land at the Kochi Infopark campus. When fully completed, Cognizant’s new campus in Infopark Phase II will have the capacity to accommodate around 12,000 professionals. The first phase is being built at a cost of approximately…
Effective 31st Jan 2012, Areva T&D India Ltd. has changed its name to Alstom T&D India Ltd. This comes post acquisition of Areva’s transmission business by Alstom in June 2010. Areva T&D’s global business was acquired by a consortium of Alstom and Schneider Electric in June 2010. On 24th December 1011 board meeting the board…
Noble Group Ltd. named Yusuf Alireza, formerly co-president of Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s Asia- excluding-Japan unit, as chief executive officer to lead Asia’s biggest commodity supplier. Mr. Yusuf Alireza will be appointed as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Company with effect from 16 April, 2012. Richard Elman will step…
Dhanlaxmi Bank managing director and chief executive Amitabh Chaturvedi, who has been credited for turning around the bank since he took over in 2008, has quit. PG Jayakumar, currently the executive director of the bank, has been given the charge of MD and CEO. As per reports – a formal decision on the resignation is…
Falguni Nayar of Kotak Investment Banking (Kotak Mahindra Capital Company Ltd ) decided to move out as the managing director of the company to pursue entrepreneurial venture. Subsequent to her exit – Ms Shanti Ekambaram who is the President of Wholesale Banking and director on the board of KMCC, will additionally take on the responsibility…
It is reported that Mr. Subodh Bhargava, has quit as Chairman for Viom Networks. Viom Network, is an independent telecom infrastructure company with pan India presence. The company is a joint venture between Tata Teleservices and Quippo, a Srei Group Enterprise / Kanoria’s. In 2009, Quippo Telecom Infrastructure Limited (QTIL) announced its partnership with Tata…
Port Indigo, Inc., a US-based leading mobile solutions company, has hired Kall Ramanathan as the Country Head for its India subsidiary. Kall Ramanathan has over 25 years of experience in IT services, ISP, Media and Telecom industries. As Country Head of India Operations, Kall’s primary focus will be to create and establish a strong brand…
PepsiCo Inc. (PEP), set to announce a turnaround plan next week, is trying to recruit former Wal-Mart Stores Inc. executive Brian Cornell for a key job with the soda and snacks company, according to two people familiar with the discussions. The position would report directly to Chief Executive Officer Indra Nooyi and would be equivalent…
Mother Dairy has been leading the milk and dairy products market in Delhi for a long time, and is proposing to build and enhance its presence in other geographies. The company is expected to roll out its plan for expansion soon and may set up in other parts of the country over next 2-3 years.…
Ssangyong Motor Co may plan to make India a manufacturing base in line with mirroring similar moves by other automakers. This move may be aimed at deriving the advantages of low-cost of production in India. As per reports the company also plans to invest over $1.2 billion over the next three to five years, which…
Procter & Gamble Co plans to eliminate about 1,600 non- manufacturing jobs — including some in marketing — banking on digital marketing to help contain long-term media spending. The plan was announced by executives at the company’s earnings conference at Houston. Procter & Gamble is one of the world’s largest marketer, with an annual ad…