Elixinol, a global hemp derived CBD brand, announced it has named Tom Siciliano as the organization’s new CEO Americas effective immediately. Siciliano is charged with leading Elixinol’s refined strategy on hemp derived CBD in the Americas region. “We are delighted to appoint a leader with Tom’s strategic, financial, operational and sales experience,” said Stratos Karousos,…
Trade association for talent management Worldwide ERC recently announced that Lynn Shotwell, GMS, SHRM-SCP, will join the organization as its new President & CEO on March 30. As an accomplished association executive, Shotwell brings a track record of successfully leading global workforce and talent mobility organizations to her new role. With more than 20 years…
Retail giant Walmart recently announced that it has promoted Sameer Aggarwal to Chief Executive Officer of Best Price, Walmart India w.e.f April 1, 2020. Post his promotion, Aggarwal will directly report to Dirk Van Den Berghe, Executive Vice-President and Regional CEO of Asia and Global Sourcing, Walmart. Aggarwal is taking over the CEO position from…
Auto major Bajaj Auto recently announced that its shareholders have approved the re-appointment of Rajiv Bajaj as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. Through a BSE filing, the company said, “Rajiv Bajaj whose five-year term expires on 31 March 2020, has been re-appointed for a further period of 5 years w.e.f. 1 April 2020, subject…
MGM Resorts International recently announced that it has appointed Bill Hornbuckle as the acting Chief Executive Officer. Bill, who is currently the Chief Operating Officer and President of the company will be replacing outgoing Chairman and CEO Jim Murren. According to an official press release, Murren had notified the company about his departure in February…
Former Vistara Chief Strategy and Commercial Officer Sanjiv Kapoor has recently joined the domestic budget carrier GoAir in an advisory role. The appointment comes at a time when GoAir faces a crisis, like the rest of the industry. Kapoor’s appointment is significant as the Wadia Group company has been battling through a crisis due to…
WorkBoard, the leader in Enterprise Strategy and Results Management, announced the appointment of David Ginsburg as Chief Customer Officer, and Stuart Crabb as the new Chief People Officer. Prior to this, Ginsburg led and scaled best-in-class customer success and strategic services teams at Box, MixPanel, eBay and UserTesting. Like WorkBoard, UserTesting and Box grew rapidly…
Paladina Health, a Denver-based healthcare provider of direct primary care services, announced the appointment of Allison Velez as Chief People Officer. Prior to this, she was the Head of Human Capital at OptumCare in Denver, a division of UnitedHealth Group. She was previously Chief People Officer at DaVita Medical Group and Vice President of People…
Internet giant Google recently announced the appointment of industry veteran Karan Bajwa as the Managing Director of Google Cloud business in India Bajwa, who has leadership experience of more than three decades, will be responsible for driving all revenue and go-to-market operations for Google Cloud’s extensive solution portfolio that includes Google Cloud Platform and G…
Salesforce announced it has hired Arundhati Bhattacharya, the former State Bank of India chairperson to head its India operations. Bhattacharya will take over as the Chairman and CEO of Salesforce India, effective April 20. She will report to Ulrik Nehammer, General Manager APAC. “India is an important growth market for Salesforce and a world-class innovation…
HSBC Holdings plc has announced the appointment of Noel Quinn as group chief executive with immediate effect. Earlier in August 2019, Quinn had been appointed as interim chief after the sudden exit of John Flint from CEO’s position. Flint, a 30 year HSBC veteran started at the financial conglomerate in 1989, took over the CEO…
Landmark Group, the Dubai-based retail and hospitality conglomerate, announced the appointment of Rishi Vasudev as its Chief Executive Officer for its brands Lifestyle International and Home Centre, effective June, 2020. Rishi Vasudev replaces Vasanth Kumar, who will be taking on an advisory role in the company. “Rishi’s experience in fashion and consumer understanding will be…
Paytm, India’s largest payments company, announced the appointment of former Coverfox CEO Premanshu Singh as Senior Vice President and the Head of Insurance business. Singh will report to Amit Nayyar, who is heading the Paytm’s Financial Services unit. In Coverfox, Premanshu Singh spent three years as CEO of Coverfox. Prior to that, Singh was the…
Extra Space Storage Inc. announced the appointment of Samrat Sondhi as company’s new Chief Marketing Officer. Sondhi will replace James Overturf. Overturf has spent 21 years in various roles with Extra Space Storage and is a highly respected member of the Company’s executive team. Upon retirement, Overturf will devote significant attention to family and philanthropic…
Microsoft Corp. announced that Co-Founder and Technology Advisor Bill Gates stepped down from the company’s Board of Directors to dedicate more time to his philanthropic priorities including global health, development, education, and his increasing engagement in tackling climate change. He will continue to serve as Technology Advisor to CEO Satya Nadella and other leaders in…