Category: Executive Movements

Microsoft veteran Cesar Cernuda appointed as President of NetApp

NetApp, a US-based hybrid cloud data services company, announced the appointment of Cesar Cernuda as president of NetApp, effective in July. He will be reporting to CEO George Kurian. In his new role as President, Cernuda will continue to evolve the NetApp go-to-market strategy and organization to accelerate growth by transforming how to approach the…

Taruna Patel appointed new Chairperson of FICCI FLO- Ahmedabad Chapter

FICCI Ladies Organization (FLO)- Ahmedabad Chapter announced that it has appointed Taruna Patel as the Chairperson for the year 2020-21 at the ‘Change of Guard’ event organized for 17 Chapters PAN India during the 1st webinar hosted by President Harjinder Kaur Talwar across digital platforms. Ahmedabad Chapter also received an award from the President of…

United Airlines names Brett J Hart as President

United Airlines, a US-based international carrier, announced that it has appointed Brett J. Hart as President of United Airlines Holdings Inc, effective May 20, 2020. He is currently holding the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer in the company. The company said that the appointment is in continuation of the company’s leadership…

Twitter announces appointment of Fei-Fei Li to Board of Directors

Twitter, Inc. announced the appointment of Dr. Fei-Fei Li to the Company’s Board of Directors as a new independent director, effective immediately. Prior to this role, Dr. Fei-Fei Li was working as inaugural Sequoia Professor in the Computer Science Department at Stanford University, and the Denning Family Co-Director of Stanford’s Human-Centered AI Institute (HAI). She…

Facebook-backed Libra appoints HSBC’s legal chief Stuart Levey as CEO

The Libra Association, an independent membership organization, announced the appointment of Stuart Levey as its first CEO. Levey brings to the Association a wealth of leadership experience in the public and private sectors cutting across banking, regulatory policy and national security issues.  In his new role, Levey will serve as the overall strategic leader for…

Swiggy Co-Founder and CTO Rahul Jaimini quits

India’s largest food delivery company, Swiggy recently announced that the company Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Rahul Jaimini, has resigned from his position to pursue another entrepreneurial venture.  His resignation was announced by company CEO and Co-founder Sriharsha Majety in a blogpost, where he bid goodbye to his “magician” friend and business partner.  Jaimini will…

Park Place Technologies appoints Mohammed Atif as Business Development Director for India

IT Data Center maintenance company Park Place Technologies recently announced that it has appointed Mohammed Atif as the Director of Business Development for India. Atif brings more than 19 years of experience in the IT Service industry, with expertise in leading sales initiatives and partnerships. With previous experience in third party maintenance and across system…

Tupperware names Marco Brandolini as VP of commercial business for EMEA region

Tupperware Brands Corporation announced Marco Brandolini as the Company’s Vice President, Commercial for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). He will report to Patricio Cuesta, President, Commercial, Worldwide, along with Luis Vazquez, Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing; Christine Wong, Vice President, Asia Pacific; and Hector Lezama, Senior Vice President, Expansion & Turnaround Markets. …

Sriram Venkataraman is the new CFO for Flipkart Commerce

Flipkart, has appointed Sriram Venkataraman as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for Flipkart Commerce (Flipkart and Myntra), post exit of Emily McNeal, who held the role of Flipkart Group CFO since September 2018.Flipkart has appointed Sriram Venkataraman as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for Flipkart Commerce (Flipkart and Myntra). His appointment is effective immediately, and comes on…

Mindtech Global adds former Microsoft veteran Justin Bronder to its executive team

Mindtech, a UK-based silicon and systems startup developing unique solutions for AI enabled visual processing, announced the appointment of Justin Bronder as VP-AI Strategy. Prior to joining Mindtech, Justin worked at Microsoft, where he led a team of computer scientists that developed machine learning solutions using AI in the fields of reinforcement learning, generative adversarial…