Synovus Financial Corp has announced the appointment of Sharon Goodwine as executive vice president and chief human resources officer (CHRO), effective May 17. She was previously head of enterprise talent, executive vice president, at Wells Fargo, where she held a range of HR-related positions for more than 20 years. Goodwine succeeds Debra Stanford, who has…
Integrated Communications Company Gozoop has announced the appointment of Sushil Anantharaman as its media director. “Anantharaman will report to Ahmed Aftab Naqvi, chief executive officer and co-founder of Gozoop. He will be responsible for media strategies for mandates like EuroSchool, GNC, Ace Blend, Bisleri, 3M, Times Interact & Tata Steel,” a statement made by the…
Fairmont Jaipur has appointed Jaiveer Singh Rathore as Associate Director – Talent & Culture. In this role he will head the Human Resources, Learning and Development along with palace property’s other functions. In the career span of more than 15 years, Rathore has been with Accor India for the previous eight years, including his most…
Former managing partner at consulting firm Frost & Sullivan, Sarwant Singh, has joined Ashok Leyland-owned Switch Mobility UK as President (Corporate Planning), and CEO of the mobility service company of the Group, Ohm Global Mobility Pvt Limited, according to ETAuto report. He will be based in London. Last year, the country’s second-largest commercial vehicle manufacturer…
Ola Electric has hired N Balachandar as Chief Human Resources Officer. In his new role, Balachandar will accelerate Ola Electric’s journey to become a world-class talent organisation, with a focus on people and culture globally. Balachandar (or Bala) is a 33-year industry HR veteran, and brings global experience to the company, having worked across India,…
GetSetUp, India’s fastest growing social learning and engagement platform for older adults, announced one of its early investors, former Uber flagship senior leader Deval Delivala, has joined the company as Senior Vice President of International Markets. Delivala was one of the first 20 employees at Uber and led the company’s expansion across numerous international markets. …
Sohaib Kidwai has been appointed as General Manager at Hyatt Place Vadodara. Sohaib began his career with Hyatt in 2008 with Grand Hyatt Mumbai as Sales Manager. He subsequently moved to Park Hyatt Chennai for the pre-opening team in 2012 and was Director of Sales in 2013. He then moved to Hyatt Pune as Director…
Publicis Worldwide India has announced the appointment of Radhika Burman as vice president – strategic planning. She will directly report to Sanjay Sharma, Managing Director and Chief Strategy Officer, BBH-Publicis Worldwide India. In this new role, Burman will lead the strategy mandate for the New Delhi office, spearheading the strategic planning function for existing clients…
Lucid Motors, which seeks to set new standards for sustainable mobility with its advanced luxury EVs, announced that Sherry House has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. In addition to the new CFO, Lucid has announced three more additions to the company’s leadership team. Margaret Burgraff joins as Vice President of Software Validation, Sanjay…
GoDaddy Inc., the company that empowers everyday entrepreneurs, announced Michele Lau will assume the role of GoDaddy’s Chief Legal Officer effective July 12, 2021, and Mark McCaffrey will assume the role of GoDaddy’s Chief Financial Officer effective June 2, 2021. Both will report to GoDaddy CEO Aman Bhutani. Lau and McCaffrey replace CLO Nima Kelly…
LHH has appointed John Morgan as President effective July 1. Mr. Morgan, who is currently serving as Chief Operating Officer and Head of Established Markets, has been responsible for all global operations across the LHH portfolio. Current President, Ranjit de Sousa, has decided to step down from his role at the end of June. Mr.…
Philip Morris International Inc. announced that Jacek Olczak has been appointed new Chief Executive Officer. Olczak, who had been serving as the company’s Chief Operating Officer, was also elected to the Board of Directors. André Calantzopoulos, who served as PMI’s Chief Executive Officer from 2013 to May 5, 2021, was appointed Executive Chairman of the…
eBay Inc. announced the appointment of Stefanie (Stef) Jay as Chief Business and Strategy Officer. She will report directly to Jamie Iannone, eBay’s Chief Executive Officer, and will join the company on May 10, 2021. In this newly created role, Stefanie will lead an organization that combines Strategy, Business Operations, Analytics and Communications. Together these…
Accenture announced that Amy Fuller, chief marketing & communications officer, will retire from the company at the end of the fiscal year, Aug. 31, 2021. Jill Kramer, currently global head of brand, will succeed Fuller effective June 1, 2021, and will become a member of the company’s Global Management Committee. Kramer brings more than 20…
Nachiket Pantvaidya has joined Asianet News Media & Entertainment as Managing Director. Prior to this, he was the group chief operating officer of Balaji Telefilms and chief executive officer of ALTBalaji. He joined ALTBalaji in December 2015. Earlier, Pantvaidya had also worked with Sony Pictures Entertainment as senior executive vice president where he looked after…