Category: Executive Movements

Taulia Appoints Erik Wanberg to Lead its Inventory Management Business Line

Taulia, the leading fintech provider of working capital solutions, has announced it is expanding its offering to include inventory management. The company has appointed Erik Wanberg to lead its inventory management business line.  Wanberg was previously a Managing Director in Supply Chain Finance at Wells Fargo and joins with almost 25-years’ experience from roles in…

Liz Ortiguera joins PATA as first Asian American female CEO

The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has announced the appointment of Liz Ortiguera as its next Chief Executive Officer effective May 17, 2021, succeeding Dr. Mario Hardy who will finish his term at the end of May. The announcement was made at the Association’s Board Meeting. PATA Chair Soon-Hwa Wong said, “We are delighted to…

Axis Bank board approves re-appointment of Amitabh Chaudhry as MD & CEO

India’s private sector lender, Axis Bank, said its board has approved the re-appointment of Amitabh Chaudhry as its Managing Director and CEO for three years with effect from January 1, 2022, according to PTI report. “The board of directors of the bank.. considered and approved the proposal relating to re-appointment of Amitabh Chaudhry as the…

Sarah Blanchard takes charge as Udemy’s Chief Financial Officer

Udemy, an edtech company, has appointed Sarah Blanchard as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). With more than 20 years of experience in operations and finance, Sarah recently served the role of Omada Health’s CFO and COO. Speaking on the appointment, CEO of Udemy – Gregg Coccari commented, “We are excited to welcome Sarah to Udemy as our…

Former Kinara Capital exec Jijy Oommen joins Aavas Financiers as CTO

Former Kinara Capital CTO, Jijy Oommen, has joined Aavas Financiers as CTO. Formerly known as AU Housing Finance, the company is primarily engaged in the business of providing housing loans to customers belonging to the low and middle-income segment in semi-urban and rural areas. In her new role, Oommen will be focusing on leveraging new-age…

Market Logic Appoints New Chief Growth Officer

Market Logic Software, the global leader in market insights platforms, announced the appointment of Sebastian Loska to the newly created position of Chief Growth Officer (CGO).  Co-founder Elizabeth P. Morgan will step down from her role as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) to facilitate the transition while remaining a significant shareholder, the release said. Market Logic…

Dentsu India elevates Kartik Iyer as COO, Divya Karani as CEO for media – South Asia

Dentsu International, the global media and marketing communications conglomerate, has announced that Kartik Iyer, erstwhile president – Media Brands and Amplifi, will now join the network’s market leadership team as its chief operating officer (COO), according to ETBrandEquity report. Iyer will continue to report to Anand Bhadkamkar, CEO India, Dentsu, and will be instrumental in…

BlackBerry Promotes Tom Eacobacci to President and COO; Mattias Eriksson Appointed President of BlackBerry IoT Business Unit

BlackBerry Limited announced steps to further align operations and go-to-market efforts to its key market opportunities as well as strengthen its management team. This follows the company’s previous announcement to separately report revenues of its operating business units in the new fiscal year. BlackBerry has promoted President Tom Eacobacci to BlackBerry President and Chief Operating…

DoubleVerify Names James Cashmore SVP, Global Client and Agency Partnerships

DoubleVerify, a leading software platform for digital media measurement, data and analytics, announced the appointment of James Cashmore as Senior Vice President, Global Client and Agency Partnerships. James will be based in London, reporting directly to Julie Eddleman, EVP, Chief Commercial Officer at DV. In his role, Cashmore will head up a newly-formed team, expressly…

Pavithran Ayyala appointed CIDO – Vice President IT at Neuland Laboratories Limited

Pavithran Ayyala has joined Neuland Laboratories Limited as Chief Information & Digital Officer. He will be based out of Hyderabad and will report to the company’s Vice Chairman & MD Saharsh Davuluri. Neuland Laboratories is a leading manufacturer of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and an end-to-end chemistry-related solutions provider for the pharmaceutical industry. With two…

Chandni Kakkar joins Uber as Senior HR Specialist

Chandni Kakkar has been appointed as Senior HR Specialist at Uber. Most recently, Kakkar served as Deputy Vice President at HDFC ERGO General Insurance.  Kakkar has over nine years of experience in various HR functions, including Performance Management, Leadership Assessment, Organisation Design, Learning & Development, Diversity & Inclusion, Organisation Values & Culture. “I’m excited to…

ANAROCK Joins Hands with The Think Tank Creative Agency, Appoints Abhishek Mazumder as Head – ANAROCK Creative Agency (ACA)

ANAROCK Creative Agency, the creative wing of leading independent property consultancy ANAROCK, announced that it has joined hands with Mumbai-based content, creative, experiential and marketing strategy agency The Think Tank. Its Founder & CEO Abhishek Mazumder has been appointed as Head – ANAROCK Creative Agency, and the entire core team has joined ANAROCK Creative Agency,…

Zolve appoints Ola’s former Chief Architect as their new Head of Engineering

Zolve has announced the appointment of Ola’s former Chief Architect Natraj Choudhury as their new Head of Engineering. The move was facilitated by bespoke CTO search firm Purple Quarter. Natraj has previously worked for Ola, where he was part of the team that designed and developed the blueprint of Ola’s mobility, fleet management, payments, marketing,…

Roland Bouchara elevated as CEO and MD of Stellantis India

Stellantis, an automaker formed after the merger of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Groupe PSA, announced the appointment of Roland Bouchara as the new chief executive and managing director of Stellantis India. Bouchara was leading the entry of PSA’s Citroën brand in India as the senior vice president of sales and marketing prior to this. He…