PepsiCo announced that its Board of Directors has elected Segun Agbaje as an independent member of the Board. Agbaje will join the Board and the Audit Committee effective July 15, 2020. Prior to this role, Agbaje served as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Guaranty Trust Bank plc, a Nigerian multinational financial institution. “I…
San Francisco-based financial technology company Taulia, recently announced that it has appointed Christian Lindemann as Director of Supply Chain Finance EMEA. Christian is based in Switzerland and will be the EMEA region’s Working Capital Solutions Expert. In an official statement, the company said, “In an all-encompassing role, Christian will use his deep Supply Chain Finance…
Syndax Pharmaceuticals, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing an innovative pipeline of cancer therapies, announced the appointment of Daphne Karydas as Chief Financial Officer, effective July 13, 2020. Karydas brings to Syndax nearly 20 years of financial experience in the biopharmaceutical industry. Prior to this role, Daphne served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Financial…
Dallas-based AI platform for integrated planning and digital operations o9 Solutions Inc. recently announced that it has promoted Anand Govind to the role of Chief Financial Officer. Anand was previously EVP of Finance. According to an official statement, “He(Anand) brings to o9 significant financial and technology industry experience including an extensive background in corporate finance,…
British retail and commercial bank Lloyds Bank Chief Executive António Horta-Osório recently said that he would step down next year after a decade at the helm. His decision to leave the office has left Britain’s biggest domestic bank to find a successor to steer it through the coronavirus fallout. According to a Reuters report, while…
Product analytics and digital insights platform Heap Inc recently announced that it has appointed Lynn Girotto as the company’s first Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Girotto has over 20 years of senior-level experience leading global marketing teams at Tableau, Starbucks, and Microsoft. In her new role, she will be responsible for growing brand awareness, scaling Heap’s…
Marex Spectron, the global commodities specialist, announced the appointment of Ram Vittal as Chief Executive Officer, Marex Spectron North America. He will report to Ian Lowitt, Group Chief Executive. Ram will be based in New York. In his new role, Ram will oversee Chicago-based Rosenthal Collins Group (RCG) and other Marex Spectron North America metals,…
Outsourced investment office Partners Capital has recently announced that Arjun Raghavan has assumed the role of the CEO of the company. Following the announcement of its succession plan at the end of 2019, Stan Miranda transitions into the role of Chairman and remains a full-time executive, retaining his current client responsibilities while supporting Arjun and…
Goldstein, Roth & Company, the Investment Banking & Private Equity arm of E. Pabaney & Co., announced that it has appointed Ashish Ambwani as Managing Director of Investment banking. In his new role, Ambwani will be responsible for transaction origination as well as execution. Prior to this role, Ambwani was Director at Lazard India for…
Electromagnetic spectrum management solutions provider, APITech recently announced that it has appointed David Cooper as the Vice President and Managing Director of the EIS (Electromagnetic Integrated Solutions) business unit. David will lead all operations, product line management, and program management for the Business Unit. He will also be a member of the Executive Leadership Team…
The Carlyle-group backed Ortho Clinical Diagnostics recently announced that it has appointed Joseph M. Busky as Chief Financial Officer, effective July 7, 2020. Busky, who previously served as Chief Financial Officer for Vyaire Medical, Inc., has over 30 years of experience in corporate and operational finance for large, global companies across diagnostics, medical devices, telecom,…
Itiviti, a leading technology and service provider to financial institutions worldwide, announced that Elly Hardwick had been appointed to its board of directors to further growth and technology-driven innovation plans for the company. Elly has 25 years’ experience within Fintech, serving as Head of Innovation at Deutsche Bank, and, most recently, Chief Digital Officer of…
Not-for-profit NIIT University recently announced that it has appointed Prabhu Aggarwal, as the next President. He succeeds VS Rao, whose tenure ended on June 30, 2020. The university said in a statement that “Aggarwal comes with extensive global expertise in the fields of engineering, process management, education and leadership development spanning over three decades, a…
Secure Cloud-Managed Network Services provider Infoblox Inc recently announced that it has appointed George Chang as Vice President of Sales for its Asia-Pacific and Japan (APJ) region. Chang’s appointment follows the appointment of Matthew Hanmer as Country Manager and Regional Director for Australia and New Zealand. Chang will be based in Singapore, said the company.…
Britain’s biggest mall owner Intu Properties’ Chief Executive Officer Matthew Roberts has reportedly stepped down from the role a week after the company went into administration, said a Reuters report citing sources. Roberts, who took the helm in 2019 after serving as Intu’s Finance Chief for about nine years, informed staff that he was leaving…