Category: Executive Movements

Airtel appoints former Vodafone Idea executive Rahul Vatts as Chief Regulatory Officer

Indian telecom major Bharti Airtel has recently confirmed the appointment of Rahul Vatts as the company’s Chief Regulatory Officer.  Indian telecom major Bharti Airtel has recently confirmed the appointment of Rahul Vatts as the company’s Chief Regulatory Officer. According to sources, in his new position Vatts will directly report to Gopal Vittal, Managing Director and…

Sudhanshu Vats steps down as CEO of Viacom18

Sudhanshu Vats has resigned as MD and CEO of Viacom18 after an 8-year stint at the company, effective from April 15th. Viacom18’s leadership team will continue to manage their respective verticals, and will report to Rahul Joshi, MD, Network18  Group. Sudhanshu has helped in expanding Viacom18’s footprint into new business lines, including digital (Voot), experiential…

Grab appoints Peter Oey as new CFO

Singapore-based ride-hailing unicorn Grab recently announced that it has appointed industry veteran Peter Oey as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer. In his new role, Oey will helm Grab’s finance operations, treasury, tax, procurement, and real estate and facilities department, according to a statement. Oey will be based in Singapore and report to co-founder and…

Raine Group appoints David Levy as Senior Advisor

The Raine Group, a global merchant bank focused exclusively on technology, media and telecommunications, announced that David Levy has joined the firm as a Senior Advisor.  Levy has over 30 years of sports media, major network broadcasting and advertising experience. He will work with Raine on identifying and executing investment and advisory opportunities and will…

Sailesh Kedawat appointed as Future Consumer CFO

Food-led FMCG company Future Consumer recently announced that it has appointed Sailesh Kedawat as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer. According to a company regulatory filing, Kedawat’s appointment will be effective from 10 April, 2020. The board of the company in a meeting held recently approved “appointment of Sailesh Kedawat as the CFO and Key…

eBay Inc appoints Jamie Iannone as Chief Executive Officer

eBay Inc. announced that the Company’s Board of Directors has appointed Jamie Iannone as Chief Executive Officer, effective April 27, 2020.  He has also been elected to the Company’s Board of Directors. He replaces Scott Schenkel, who was acting as interim CEO for the past six months. Iannone has over 20 years of experience leading…

Global HR Research appoints Eric Higginbotham as CTO

Global HR Research, a background screening provider, announced the appointment of Eric Higginbotham as Chief Technology Officer. Eric brings over 20 years of experience in technology as a Developer, Database Administrator, IT Administrator, and Technology Leader. Prior to this role, Eric had served in Black Diamond Performance Reporting as the Senior Vice President of Engineering and…

Bob Fabbio appointed as CEO of Welltok

Welltok, the consumer health activation company, announced that Bob Fabbio has succeeded Jeff Margolis as Chief Executive officer. Margolis, who led the company as CEO for seven years, will remain involved strategically and continue in his role as Welltok’s Chairman of the Board. “It has been my great honor to lead Welltok from an early…

aptihealth names Kori-Ann Taylor as new CMO

aptihealth, an innovator in tech-enabled behavioral health engagement, announced the the appointment of Kori-Ann Taylor as Chief Marketing Officer. “We’re thrilled to have Kori-Ann join the aptihealth team,” said Dan Pickett, aptihealth Co-Founder, President and CEO. “She has extensive experience in marketing strategy, leading U.S. and global campaign development and launches for healthcare brands. With…

Commvault appoints Martha Delehanty as Chief People officer

Commvault, a global enterprise software provider, announced that it has named Martha Delehanty as its new chief people officer (CPO). She will be reporting directly to Sanjay Mirchandani, Commvault’s president and CEO. In her new role, Delehanty will use her deep understanding of global talent trends and needs to expand Commvault’s employee recruitment, retention, and…

Santander US makes key changes in its leadership team

Santander Holdings USA, Inc. announced that Brian R. Yoshida has been named Chief Legal Officer, effective May 4, 2020, and Joe Abruzzo has been named Head of Commercial Banking for Santander Bank, N.A., effective June 1, 2020. Both Yoshida and Abruzzo will report to Tim Wennes, Santander US CEO and Country Head, and Santander Bank…

Columbia Banking System names Aaron Deer as CFO

Columbia Banking System, Inc. and Columbia Bank announced that Aaron Deer has been appointed Columbia’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective on or before April 30, 2020. Deer’s appointment is the result of an extensive national search following the departure of Greg Sigrist in February 2020. Prior to this, Deer was the Managing…

Heidrick & Struggles Appoints Laszlo Bock to Board of Directors

Premier executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles recently announced the appointment of former Google HR executive Laszlo Bock to its Board of Directors as an Independent Director, effective April 3, 2020. Along with his new role, Bock will continue to be the CEO of Humu Inc., a company which he founded. As CEO of Humu,…