Mastercard announced the appointment of Craig Vosburg as Chief Product Officer and named Linda Kirkpatrick to succeed him as President, North America, with both positions effective from January 1, 2021. In his new role, Vosburg will lead a newly integrated products and engineering organization for the company. This includes all areas that are integral to…
Andy Brown and Moritz Baier-Lentz have joined Zytara’s board of advisors. Andy Brown is the CEO of Sand Hill East, which provides strategic management, investment and marketing services to companies. Mr. Brown served as Group Chief Technology Officer of UBS, an investment bank. Prior to that, Mr. Brown served in a variety of executive management…
Amit Pradhan, Vodafone Idea’s Chief Technology & Security Officer (CTSO) and Chief Privacy Officer, has resigned from the roles after a stint of over five years, according to ET report. Pradhan will join as Director in US-based Mandiant Consulting, a cyber investigation and forensics firm . Pradhan said that he left Vodafone Idea last week…
A part of the Dubai-based retail and hospitality conglomerate, Landmark Group, Lifestyle International Pvt. Ltd, has appointed Mr. Kabir Lumba as Chairman of the Board, effective 1st April 2021. Mr. Lumba, CEO designate, Landmark Retail, Middle East, will be taking over the role from Mr. Ramanathan Hariharan, who will be retiring on the 31st of…
FelixHealthcare.AI, a company that offers Artificial Intelligence Healthcare engine that incorporates machine learning and deep learning technologies to help healthcare organizations, has announced the appointment of Gourav Thakkar as Director of Data Science and Engineering. In this new role, Gourav will enhance the capabilities of the technology platform, scale the engineering team, and drive innovation…
Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc., a full-service consumer finance company, has named Ramamurthy Lakshmana “RL” Prasad as Chief Risk Officer, effective from January 1, 2021. He will succeed Joshua Baer, who will serve as Head of Pricing and Strategy. Both Prasad and Baer will continue to serve on the SC leadership team and report directly…
Pearson, a learning company, has announced that Mike Howells will become its new Chief Strategy Officer to strengthen its focus on building a direct, lifetime relationship with learners around the world and to enhance its partnerships with learning institutions globally. Mike will strengthen Pearson’s global corporate and educational partnerships as the company aims to expand…
Integral Ad Science has appointed Mehul Desai as Country Head, India to lead product innovation and business operations locally. Mehul will be based in Pune. Speaking on his appointment, Mehul Desai, Country Manager, India, IAS, said – “As IAS continues its global growth, India has experienced a huge rise in digital media consumption, along with…
Everside Health, a Denver-based direct primary care provider which was created from the merger of Paladina Health, Activate Healthcare and Healthstat, announced the appointment of Dr. Gaurov Dayal as the company’s new President and COO. In these new roles, Dr. Dayal will be responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the company which nearly doubled…
DXC Technology has announced an expanded strategic collaboration with Microsoft to deliver a more modern workplace experience to help companies to address rapidly evolving business challenges and customer and employee needs. DXC and Microsoft are joining forces to deliver a solution and suite of services that, the announcement claims, will help companies to empower their employees…
Mastercard announced the appointment of Richard Verma as Executive Vice President, Global Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs. He will directly report to Tim Murphy, General Counsel, Mastercard. In his new role, Verma will oversee the company’s public policy, regulatory affairs and litigation teams around the world. Verma brings over 25 years of international experience across…
PlayUp, the Australian owned Betting Operator, has announced the appointment of Industry Legend and Hall of Famer Dennis Drazin to the Board of Directors. Drazin was recently appointed to the Board and will work directly with PlayUp CEO-USA Dr. Laila Mintas. Together they will help drive the USA business and support the company with its…
Castrol India Limited, automotive lubricants company, has announced that Deepesh Baxi will succeed Rashmi Joshi as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Wholetime Director, as she steps down from her current position on 31 December 2020. Deepesh who is currently Financial Controller for Castrol’s businesses globally will take up the role and join the Board on…
Educational Initiatives (EI), an Ahmedabad-based edtech company, has appointed Poornima SP as its vice-president of human resources. In her new role at EI, Poornima will be responsible for designing and implementing holistic HR policies to meet short and long-term business requirements, focusing on talent management and development, managerial and leadership capability development, and domain-oriented expertise.…
Samsung Electronics has promoted Lee Jung-bae as new chief of its memory business, while Choi Si-young will head its foundry business, according to IANS report. Lee will succeed Jin Gyo-young and Choi Si-young will replace Jung Eun-seung as new chief of foundry business. The latest appointments will bolster the company’s technological competitiveness and occupy new…