Category: Executive Movements

Vijay Goel takes charge as CMD of THDCIL

Vijay Goel, Director (Personnel) of THDCIL has taken over the additional charge of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of THDC India Limited (THDCIL), w.e.f 1st May, 2021, according to a statement made by the company. He has more than 25 years of experience in the field of Human Resource Management. He took over the charge…

Micron Appoints New Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer

Micron Technology, Inc. announced the appointment of Sharawn Connors to the role of Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer. Connors joined Micron in July 2019 as the vice president of diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI). Under Connors’ leadership, Micron established six key DEI commitments for fiscal year 2021, integrated global initiatives in the company’s business and…

Kotak Mahindra Life appoints Mahesh Balasubramanian as MD

Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance Company Limited (KLI) said it has appointed Mahesh Balasubramanian as managing director of the company, according to PTI report. He has been appointed following the retirement of G Murlidhar. The company is in receipt of approval from the Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of India for the appointment of Balasubramanian, KLI said…

TikTok Names Shouzi Chew As CEO; Vanessa Pappas Becomes COO

TikTok named a new CEO and COO, in a strategic reorganization to optimize TikTok’s global teams and support the company’s unprecedented growth. Shouzi Chew, ByteDance’s CFO, will now also become CEO of TikTok, the world’s leading short-form video entertainment app. Vanessa Pappas, who has served as interim head, will formally take the role of TikTok…

TCS names Samir Seksaria as CFO, succeeds V Ramakrishnan

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a global IT services, consulting, and business solutions organization, announced that Samir Seksaria will take over as the company’s Chief Financial Officer on May 1, 2021. He replaces V Ramakrishnan who will be retiring from the services of the company effective today i.e. April 30, 2021. The Board of Directors, at…

IDEMIA Appoints John Hynes as Group Board Member

IDEMIA has appointed John Hynes as Group Board Member. John Hynes comes with over 30 years of top management experience in organizations serving both public and private sectors, including CEO of technology companies. His expertise in the tech industry, particularly in the US federal market, will contribute to IDEMIA’s strategic vision. “John is a great…

Atul Jerath steps down from ITC board

Mr. Atul Jerath has stepped down from the Board of Directors of the Company with effect from 1st May, 2021, consequent to his retirement from The Oriental Insurance Company Limited. Atul Jerath, joined the ITC Board as a Non-Executive Director effective January 31, 2020, representing the General Insurers’ (Public Sector) Association of India. Jerath is…

The Standard Promotes Lara Robertson to Second Vice President, Talent Management

Standard Insurance Company (The Standard) has promoted Lara Robertson to second vice president of Talent Management. In her expanded role, Robertson will assume responsibility for the company’s Change Management Office, a strategic effort to increase employee agility and change readiness as the company seeks to deliver increasing value to customers by exceeding their evolving needs.…

Milind Kulkarni joins Vikram Solar as CTO

Vikram Solar said it has appointed Milind Kulkarni as its Chief Technical officer (CTO), according to PTI report. Kulkarni’s role will be critical in product and technology development and manufacturing as well as design and process development, while supporting the company’s expansion and achieving technological breakthroughs, it said in a statement. With a PhD in…

mediasmart expands leadership team in Latin America and Asia

mediasmart , the programmatic mobile platform (part of Affle), announced the expansion of its leadership team in Latin America and Asia with the appointment of senior business leaders to drive the growth of platform in all regions. With extensive knowledge of Latin America’s cultural and commercial environments, Edvaldo Acir lino Silva joins mediasmart as Director…

Kiran Prasad joins Nextdoor as Chief Product Officer

Nextdoor announced that Kiran Prasad has joined as head of product. Most recently, Kiran served as vice president of product at LinkedIn, where he led strategy and product development for the LinkedIn Consumer experience and Premium businesses In this new role, Kiran will lead efforts to elevate the neighborhood app’s product vision, strategy, and execution…

Former Huawei exec Preeti Jain joins Droom as CHRO

Former Huawei Director – Human Resources, Preeti Jain, has joined AI-driven online automobile marketplace Droom as Chief Human Resources Officer. Jain comes with more than 19 years of experience across all gamuts of HR functions, including HR Strategy Making, Business Partnering, Organisational Development, Change Management, Global Entity Set-ups, Talent Acquisition, among others. As Director –…

Martin Uhlarik joins Tata Motors as Global Design Head

Tata Motors has announced that Mr. Martin Uhlarik has been appointed as the new Global Design Head of the company. Mr. Uhlarik was till recently Head of Design for Tata Motors European Technical Centre (TMETC) and takes over his new role from Mr. Pratap Bose who has chosen to pursue opportunities outside the company. Over…

Silk-FAW Appoints Amedeo Felisa As Special Advisor To The Executive Chairman And Member Of The Senior Advisory Board

Silk-FAW, a global manufacturer of ultra-luxury, new energy sports vehicles has announced the appointment of Amedeo Felisa as Special Advisor to the Executive Chairman and Member of the Senior Advisory Board. Mr. Felisa will be involved in setting global strategy for the Company and will provide oversight on all elements of the execution of the…

Airtel Africa names Segun Ogunsanya as MD & CEO, succeeds Raghunath Mandava

Airtel Africa, a leading provider of telecommunications and mobile money services, with a presence in 14 countries in Africa, primarily in East Africa and Central and West Africa, announced it has named Olusegun (Segun) Ogunsanya, MD and CEO of Nigeria as the successor of Raghunath Mandava, as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer…