Freshworks Inc., the customer engagement software company, announced the appointment of SaaS veteran Tyler Sloat as Chief Financial Officer. The executive appointment comes on the heels of the company surpassing $200 million in annual recurring revenue, doubling in the past 18 months. Sloat is charged with maintaining sustainable growth across its customer segments, overseeing all…
Indian multination steel-making company Tata Steel Ltd., formerly known as Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO)’s Chief Executive Officer T.V. Narendran has reportedly abruptly resigned from the presidency of the Indian Steel Association. His resignation comes way before the conclusion of his two-year tenure at the industry’s premier industry body in the country. His tenure…
Cyient, a leading provider of technology services and solutions, announced the appointment of Felice Gray-Kemp to the newly created role of Senior Vice President and Global General Counsel. In her new role, Felice will be providing legal and strategic guidance on significant corporate transactions and oversee corporate governance, compliance, and employee matters. Felice comes with…
DEVCON announced the appointment of Chad Fowler as new Vice President of Technology. In his new role, Chad will oversee product development & strategy leading the company’s roll-out of its new DevSecOps suite of SaaS Security tools and products. Chad’s rich background in UX and software development will play a key role in the company’s…
Colliers International announced the appointment of Ajay Sharma Ayyagari as the Managing Director of the Valuations business in India. Prior to this role, Ajay was working with Deloitte where he was the Director Financial Advisory (Valuations). Ajay is a registered architect with COA, Member of Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) and Fellow of Institute…
Clari, the revenue operations leader, announced the appointment of Laura MacKinnon as Chief People Officer. In her new role, Laura will lead the company’s people experience, operations and talent acquisition functions across Clari’s Sunnyvale and Bengaluru offices. Laura has more than 20 years of experience building and leading people organizations at high-tech firms including Yahoo!,…
Layoffs have become an everyday news during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. There have been numerous reports from the talent ecosystem about companies handing over pink-slips to employees to survive the crisis and conserve cash. Though most of the job cuts so far were only limited to medium or junior level employees, in a very surprising…
Indian hospitality unicorn OYO Hotels & Homes recently announced that it has appointed former Starbucks Chief Operating Officer Troy Alstead as an Independent Director. According to an official company statement, in his new role, Troy will play a supervisor and provide guidance to OYO Founder Ritesh Agarwal and the management on key business decisions. Before…
H.C. Starck Solutions, a global leader in refractory metals, announced that its board of directors has appointed Jacob Homiller as new President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to this role, Homiller served as Senior Vice President and Chief Sales Officer at the A.W. Chesterton Company. Prior to that, Homiller spent more than 10 years with…
Japanese two-wheeler giant Honda Motor Co recently announced major changes to its top management team for India unit, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI). The company announced the appointment of Atsushi Ogata as the President, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the company with immediate effect. Ogata is also an Operating Executive at Honda…
NatWest Group, a subsidiary of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, has recently announced that it has appointed former Lloyds Bank executive, Jen Tippin as the Chief Transformation Officer. In the newly created role, Jen will chair the bank’s Transformation and Cost committee to oversee and track the outcomes of the bank’s three-year investment…
RBS India, the innovation and operations hub of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), recently announced that it has appointed Maneesh Menda as Head of HR for the company. In this role, Maneesh will build the organization’s talent strategy and capabilities, supporting the Bank to achieve its goals. Prior to the appointment, Maneesh was serving…
Braid Health, a digital health innovation company that develops AI-powered diagnostic tools for radiology, announced the appointment of Rajni Natesan as Chief Medical Officer. Prior to this role, Natesan was Co-President and Chief Medical Officer at QT Ultrasound, where she spearheaded new FDA clearances including FDA 510(k) awards and an FDA Breakthrough Device designation, led…
Ride-hailing giant Uber has recently announced the departure of its Chief Technology Officer Thuan Pham. According to a company regulatory filing, Pham’s resignation will be effective May 16. Pham had joined the ride hailing tech company in 2013 and was the longest serving executive of the company. His departure comes at a time when Uber…
Advent International has announced the appointment of Sunil Sethi as the new Executive-Chairman for Dixcy Textiles Private Limited and Gokaldas Intimatewear Pvt. Ltd. In his new appointment, Sethi will chair the board of directors, and be actively involved in leading the long-term business strategy to drive the next phase of growth for Dixcy and Gokaldas’s…