We chanced upon an online advertisement by Bharti Airtel. The campaign which initially looks like a campaign for Airtel Money, turned out into a campaign aimed at employer branding, to attract job seekers towards career opportunities at Airtel.
Sudhir Rao would be joining Skoda Auto India Pvt Ltd as the managing director of the company effective from March 1 2012. Sudhir had earlier resigned form Renault India, where he was the Deputy MD. He has studied in India and US apart from which he has broad knowledge of the auto sector be it…
Blue Star Infotech Ltd., a global provider of outcome based IT solutions, has appointed Douglas Gray as Chief Solutions Officer. Doug is responsible for customer solutions strategy, supporting technology partner programs, and leading strategic planning & execution in new disciplines, including Analytics, Mobile Applications, and Cloud Computing. He will serve as the executive liaison between…
Starbucks aims to open up to 50 outlets in India by year’s end, through a joint venture with Tata Global Beverages. Starbucks hopes to capitalize on the changing lifestyle and increasing disposable income of Indians. Indians have taken to a number of global brands quite well, and it serves as a great opportunity for Starbucks…
IIM A & ISB Feature in the FT – Global MBA Rankings 2012. While IIM – Ahmedabad ranks at 11th , ISB is ranked at 20. SP Jain Centre of Management – Dubai / Singapore has been ranked at 91. Stanford Graduate School of Business topped the rankings for the first time, dethroning London Business…
Coal India, seems to be on a massive hiring spree. The company had since long had an embargo on recruitment and promotions in the executive cadre. Since 2010, the company had been witnessing depletion in its manpower following retirement. Alarmed by the loss of executives, the coal major entered the employment market in mid-2011. This…
Looking at inputs from Industry experts on hiring plans from B Schools, for the 2012 Batch, it seems that the cautious attitude of businesses are going to impact the placement seasons at various business schools – specially the ones falling lower in ranks. Students from established b schools , with good branding, reputation and a…
American quick service restaurant brand Quiznos is expanding in India with plans to set up around 150 outlets in the northern and western regions of the country in the next five years.
We came across this interesting tool, and thought it may be meaningful and insightful for any professional, who is interested in discovring his/her leadership traits. The site is accessible from the following URL: https://linkedin.kornferry.com/ and you will need a Linkedin account to sign in to use the tool. If you decide to proceed with…
Odgers Berndtson, one of the world’s largest executive search firms, is making a foray into the Indian market with the establishment of its first office in NCR / Gurgaon and plans to expand its reach to other metros in the future.
It is learnt that Arun Anant, would be joining The Hindu (english daily published by Kasturi & Sons) in the first week of February 2012. Arun has previously been associated with IncValue (incvalue.com) – a consulting firm offering services in the areas of Private Equity & Financial Intermediation, Business Consulting, Incubation and M&A Intermediation.
Reckitt Benckiser, India S Raghunandan (former Paras Pharmaceuticals) CEO, quits as India head for Reckitt Benckiser. Raghunandan, had moved in as India Head post the movement of former Reckitt Benckiser India Chairman and Head C M Sethi as region head for Reckitt Benckiser South Asia. Raghunandan , was picked by Reckitt Benckiser…
News on some new CEOs, role changes etc. that we could capture from announcements made in January 2012. Cannon India: Digital imaging firm Canon India announced the appointment of Kazutada Kobayashi as the new President and CEO of the company. (23 Jan 2012) Research in Motion: RIM has announced it has replaced co-CEOs Mike Lazaridis…
Google has been ranked No. 1 in Fortune Magazine’s 2012 ‘100 Best Companies to Work For list. List of companies ranked in Top 15 of the list are as below. 1. Google 2. Boston Consulting Group 3. SAS 4. Wegmans Food Markets 5. Edward Jones 6. Net App 7. Camden Property Trust 8. Recreational Equipment…