Hero MotoCorp, the world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters, has appointed global mobility expert Michael Clarke to the newly created position of Chief Operating Officer (COO), with the additional role of Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). Based out of India, Mike will join Hero MotoCorp effective January 1, 2021 and report to Dr. Pawan…
Vehere, a leading Cyber Situational Awareness solutions company, has announced the appointment of Niladri Saha as Director – Sales. He will be based out of Delhi. In his new role, Saha would be responsible for overseeing strategy, sales, and business growth for Vehere in India and emerging markets. Niladri Saha has about 25 years of…
Surfing Federation of India, the recognized National Governing Body for surfing in India, has announced the new governing council headed by the new President Arun Vasu from Surf Turf, Covelong Point. “The main focus of the new council is to continue the good work done by the previous office by “building a healthy surfing community”…
Automaker Volkswagen India said it has appointed Priyesh Kumar as the new head of sales vertical, effective from December 1, according to PTI report. Currently, Kumar heads dealer development function in the company. The company has also appointed P Ravichandran, currently head of after sales, as the head of dealer development, effective from December 1.…
M V Iyer has assumed charge as Director (business development) of India’s largest natural gas company, GAIL (India) Limited, as per the PTI report. Prior to this role, Iyer was working as executive director (projects) with the company, GAIL said in a statement. “He has been part of the core team of GAIL for implementation…
AXA XL Insurance announced that Nicola Harris has been promoted to Head of Energy, UK & Lloyd’s market. Harris succeeds Peter Welton, who was promoted to Chief Underwriting Officer for Marine, Energy & Aerospace, UK & Lloyd’s market earlier this year. In her new role, Harris is responsible for developing the UK energy book, executing…
Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL), a conglomerate of Aakash Institute, Aakash IIT-JEE and Aakash Foundations, has announced the appointment of Abhishek Maheshwari as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO). In his new role, Abhishek Maheshwari will be responsible for strategy formulation and management of core offerings of AESL, which include digital along with classroom, hybrid, and…
Lightspeed, a global commerce leader, has announced the appointment of Manon Brouillette to its board of directors. Brouillette brings valuable insights and a fresh perspective as Lightspeed actively rolls out new innovations in cloud-based technology for SMBs in the retail, hospitality, and golf industries. In her new role, Brouillette will provide superior expertise as a…
MeritTrac Services, a 100% subsidiary of Manipal Global Education (MaGE) which is one of the largest and highly rated education services providers, has announced the appointment of Sujatha Kumaraswamy as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), according to ET report. Prior to this role, Kumaraswamy served as Vice President – Strategy and Business Excellence at Manipal…
Siegwerk, one of the leading global suppliers of printing inks for packaging applications and labels, has announced the appointment of Ashish Pradhan as the President of Siegwerk Asia. In this new role, Ashish will take over responsibility for South East Asia in addition to his current responsibilities for India and Greater China. Ashish is a…
The GSMA Board has re-elected the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Orange Group, Stéphane Richard, as GSMA Board Chair. The Board has elected the Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer of Verizon, Rima Qureshi, as Board Deputy Chair. Both appointments are for the two years from January 2021 through December 2022. As GSMA…
Kaspersky, the world’s largest privately held vendor of endpoint cybersecurity solutions, has announced the appointment of Rohit Sood as its Business Manager for the government and smart cities verticals in India. Rohit Sood will report to Dipesh Kaura, GM, Kaspersky (South Asia) and will be based in Delhi. In his new role, Sood will focus…
Joris Huijsmans is new Chief Human Resources Officer for the Carlsberg Group. As Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer, Joris will be the HR business partner to the ExCom as well as leading the Global HR Leadership Team. Joris joined Carlsberg in 2016 as VP Group Strategy, involved in a broad range of strategic projects. In 2018, he was appointed VP Urban…
Piramal Enterprises announced the appointment of Anjali Bansal, Founder and Chairperson, Avaana Group as Independent Director to its Board, effective from November 19, 2020. Along with the recent two appointments of Independent Directors – Kunal Bahl, CEO & Co-Founder, Snapdeal, and Suhail Nathani, Managing Partner, Economic Law Practice, Anjali Bansal’s appointment to the PEL Board…
US President-elect Joe Biden on Friday appointed an Indian-American, Mala Adiga, the policy director of his wife Jill Biden, who will be the First Lady, according to ANI report. Adiga has served as a senior advisor to Jill Biden and a senior policy advisor on the Biden-Kamala Harris campaign. Previously, Adiga was director for Higher…