Tarun Katial, a senior media industry veteran, has stepped down from the role of CEO of ZEE5 India. Katial joined the company as the CEO in November 2016. “We wish to confirm that Tarun Katial has tendered his resignation, as CEO, ZEE5 India. We thank him for his valuable contribution towards the growth of ZEE5.…
Mavenir, an end-to-end Network Software Provider for 4G/5G networks, has announced the appointment of Vishant Vora as President, Global Customer Operations and Managed Services, effective Nov 16th, 2020. Vishant will report to Pardeep Kohli, President and CEO of Mavenir. In his new role, Vishant will lead Mavenir’s global end-to-end business operations including network design, rollout…
Kaleidescape, the leader in products and content that enable the finest home cinema experience, announced that it has appointed Tayloe Stansbury as its new chief executive officer. Tayloe succeeds Cheena Srinivasan, who served as chief executive officer since 2014. Cheena will remain with Kaleidescape as founder and executive vice president, focused on alliances and business…
PepsiCo, has named Pietro Antonio Tataranni, MD as the company’s global Chief Medical Officer. Under this role, Dr. Tataranni will continue to oversee all aspects of the company’s efforts to protect its global workforce, products and communities in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. He will also continue to lead PepsiCo’s Life Sciences strategy and…
COMSovereign Holding Corp., a U.S.-based developer of 4G LTE Advanced and 5G connectivity and data transmission systems, announced that Kay Kapoor has been elected as independent director. Kapoor is currently the CEO of Arya Technologies, an end-to-end technology solutions provider in the public sector serving the U.S. Federal Government and the industry that supports it.…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed Kris Gopalakrishnan, co-founder and former co-chairman of Infosys, as the first chairperson of the Reserve Bank Innovation Hub. “The Reserve Bank has appointed Senapathy (Kris) Gopalakrishnan, co-founder and former co-Chairman, Infosys, as the first Chairperson of the RBIH,” RBI said in a statement. RBIH will collaborate with…
Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, a global market share leader in retail store technology and retail’s first choice for integrated in-store solutions, announced Rance M. Poehler is joining the company as its new President and Chief Executive Officer, effective November 16, 2020. Poehler replaces Scott Maccabe who had been appointed President & CEO since 2015. Poehler…
Twitter has appointed Peiter Zatko, widely known by his hacker handle Mudge, as head of security. Zatko will report to CEO Jack Dorsey. Zatko is considered one of the world’s best-regarded hackers to tackle everything from engineering missteps to misinformation. According to Reuters, Zatko said he will examine “information security, site integrity, physical security, platform…
Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL), a joint venture of public sector undertakings under the Ministry of Power, Government of India, has announced the appointment of Mahua Acharya to lead a new energy company, Convergence Energy Services Limited (Convergence), a wholly-owned subsidiary of EESL. Mahua Acharya has two decades of experience in green finance, renewables, and…
The Board of Directors of Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards(CFP Board) announced that it has elected Aneri Jambusaria, along with Richard Sherlock and Nancy Smith to the Board. “We are excited to welcome Aneri, Rick, and Nancy to the Board of Directors,” said Board Chair-elect, Douglas S. King, CFP. “The new members bring decades…
Augmedix, a tech-enabled service that allows doctors to focus on patient care, announced that Saurav Chatterjee has been hired as new Chief Technology Officer. Saurav Chatterjee is well-versed in healthcare-centric artificial intelligence (AI) platforms. Prior to joining Augmedix, he most recently served as Vice President of Engineering at Lumiata, Inc., where he led the engineering…
Geniecast, one of the leading virtual event content and production companies in the U.S., has announced the appointment of former CNBC executive Jeremy Pink as the company’s first Chief Operating Officer. In his new role, Pink will run day-to-day operations as the company continues to help more businesses and organizations create state-of-the-art virtual experiences, the…
HDFC Asset Management Company has appointed Navneet Munot as the Managing Director & CEO. Munot will succeed Milind Barve, the current MD of the company. Currently, Navneet Munot is the Chief Investment Officer (CIO) at the SBI mutual fund company, where he has worked for 12 years. “The Board of Directors is pleased to inform…
Ford, a global company that designs, manufactures, markets and services a full line of Ford cars, trucks, SUVs, electrified vehicles and Lincoln luxury vehicles, has announced the appointment of Vijay Sankaran as Chief Software and Information Officer, effective Nov 16, 2020. Sankaran will report to Ford President and CEO Jim Farley. Prior to this role,…
Mitron TV, a short-format video app startup based out of Bengaluru, has appointed Shyamanga Barooah as Head of Content Strategy and senior journalist Biswarup Gooptu as Head of Partnerships & Policy, according to ET report. In his new role, Gooptu will focus on driving public policy for Mitron TV and building government alliances. Barooah will…