Category: Executive Movements

AccountantsWorld appoints Behram Panthaki as COO

AccountantsWorld, a company that provides cloud-based software solutions for accountants, announced that Behram Panthaki has joined the organization as Chief Operating Officer. In his new role, Panthaki will strengthen the AccountantsWorld team and better position the organization as it prepares for accelerated growth. Specifically, Panthaki brings extensive relevant experience in the areas of digital product…

Reena Gajjar appointed VP of Clinical and Professional Development at Nobel Biocare

Nobel Biocare, a world leader in the field of innovative implant-based dental restorations – from single-tooth to fully edentulous indications, announced the appointment of Dr Reena Gajjar as Vice President, Clinical & Professional Development. In her new role, Dr. Gajjar will help in building progressive dental learning systems to help Nobel Biocare continue to evolve…

Brainbase makes key changes, appoints Gautam Godse as Senior VP of Product

Brainbase, the venture-backed company building the software infrastructure for the IP industry, announced two new key hires. Gautam Godse has joined Brainbase as Senior Vice President of Product and Henri Kroosmann has joined as Vice President of Engineering. Godse was formerly Vice President of Product at LegalZoom, and Kroosmann was formerly an Engineering Manager at…

pSemi appoints Vikas Choudhary as new VP of Sales and Marketing

pSemi Corporation, a Murata company focused on semiconductor integration, announced that Vikas Choudhary has joined the company as Vice President of Sales and Marketing.  In his new role, Choudhary will lead pSemi’s worldwide sales, applications engineering, marketing, and marketing communications teams, and he will be responsible for driving pSemi’s unique RF, power, and sensor products…

Protiviti India reshuffles its leadership team

Protiviti Member Firm for India announced that it has promoted new Managing Directors in the following areas – Data Digital, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Media & Entertainment, Retail, and Global Delivery Centre. Despite the large scale impact of COVID-19 on businesses across industries, including those in the consulting space, the Firm has been able to…

KELA appoints Ayesha Prakash as VP of Global Channels and Alliances

KELA, an award-winning Dark Net threat intelligence provider, announced the joining of Ayesha Prakash to KELA’s management team. Prakash is an internationally recognized leader in cyber security sales, partnerships, and global go-to-market initiatives. In her new role, Prakash will build and evolve the company’s strategic alliances and expand KELA’s global engagement with channel and technology…

Genesys appoints new Chief Financial Officer

Genesys, the global leader in cloud customer experience and contact center solutions, announced Brian Swartz as its new chief financial officer (CFO). Swartz brings more than 20 years of experience driving strategy and business performance at both public and private companies as well as scaling high-growth software as a service (SaaS) revenue. “Brian has a…

Centene announces key changes to its leadership team

Centene Corporation, a multi-national healthcare enterprise, announced three executive leadership appointments to support the company’s continued growth. Effective immediately, Jonathan Dinesman has been appointed to Executive Vice President, Government Relations; Shannon Bagley has been appointed to Executive Vice President, Human Resources; and H. Robert Sanders has been appointed to Executive Vice President, Human Resources. They…

TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer resigns

TikTok’s Chief Executive Officer Kevin Mayer has resigned from the role just months after taking charge of the California-based short video-app. He will be replaced by Vanessa Pappas, who is currently the General Manager of the company. TikTok chief executive officer Kevin Mayer has quit, the company said in a statement. In a letter to…

Huami Corp appoints new Chief Financial Officer

Huami Corp announced the appointment of Leon Cheng Deng as the new Chief Financial Officer, effective October 1, 2020.  Leon Cheng Dengreplaces David Cui, who has tendered his resignation as Chief Financial Officer citing personal reasons. Cui will become a consultant to the company for a transitional period of time after his resignation as the…

Silicon Valley Bank appoints Sunita Patel as Head of Business Development for Technology and Healthcare practice

Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), the bank of the world’s most innovative companies and their investors, announced the appointment of Sunita Patel as Head of Business Development for its Technology and Healthcare practice. Sunita will succeed Jennifer Friel Goldstein, who is joining SVB’s venture capital arm, SVB Capital, as Managing Partner to lead the firm’s new…

Clarivate appoints Stefano Maestri as Chief Technology Officer

Clarivate, a global leader in providing trusted information and insights to accelerate the pace of innovation, announced the appointment of Stefano Maestri as Chief Technology Officer based in London. Stefano replaces Randy Harvey who has announced plans to retire. Prior to this role, Stefano spent the past four years as CTO for the financial services…

NASA appoints Robyn Gatens as acting Director for International Space Station

Kathy Lueders, NASA’s associate administrator for Human Exploration and Operations, has named Robyn Gatens as acting director of the International Space Station at NASA Headquarters, effective Aug. 25. Sam Scimemi, the former director, has assumed new responsibilities as a special assistant for the agency’s Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate. “Robyn has demonstrated her leadership…

MainStreet Bank appoints Chief Operating Officer

MainStreet Bancshares, parent company of MainStreet Bank, announced the promotion of Lisa Kilgour to Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer.  Kilgour joined MainStreet Bank in 2017 and prior to that she served as Senior Vice-President of Operations for Middleburg Bank for 22 years, where she reduced costs, improved processes, and built a high-performing operations team.…