Global sports brand Puma, recently announced that it has elevated its India Managing Director to General Manager India and Southeast Asia. As per a letter to its business partners, Puma SE Global CEO Bjorn Gulden said, “With his extended responsibility, Puma Southeast Asia will benefit from the management expertise of Abhishek Ganguly, while he continues…
Category: Executive Movements
ElectrifAi makes leadership appointments to boost global business
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•ElectrifAi, a global leader in practical artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) products, announced four new senior leadership hires to help scale its global business. The new ElectrifAi team members include: Jim McGowan, SVP cloud partners – Jim will be responsible for managing all cloud platform relationships including Google Cloud Partner, Microsoft Azure, Amazon…
Carey International appoints Mitchell J. Lahr as CEO
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•Carey International, the global leader in chauffeured service and ground transportation management announced that it has named Mitchell J. Lahr to the role of President and Chief Executive Officer. Lahr, who previously held the position of Carey International’s Chief Financial Officer, will assume the role of President and CEO immediately. “Mitch celebrates a 20-year tenure…
Carrier named Chris Nelson as Head of Global HVAC Business
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•Carrier, a leading global provider of HVAC, refrigeration, fire and security solutions, announced the appointment of Chris Nelson as President of its global HVAC products and services business. This appointment combines Carrier’s residential and commercial HVAC business units under a single leader, aligning with its planned reporting segments as a soon-to-be public company. Carrier is…
Heineken announces major changes to its Executive team
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•Heineken N.V., a Dutch brewing company, announced the appointment of Magne Setnes as new Chief Supply Chain Officer and Ronald den Elzen as the company’s first Chief Digital and Technology Officer. Following a distinguished and highly successful career at HEINEKEN, spanning 25 years of which 15 years as Chief Supply Chain Officer and Executive Team…
Gujarat-based Hester Biosciences announces leadership changes
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•Hester Biosciences, a publicly traded animal and poultry vaccines manufacturing company announced it has appointed Sahil Shah as CFO and has been appointed as CFO of Hester Biosciences and Rahul Srivastava as Vice President – Business Development. Sahil joined Hester in July 2015. He has been directly involved in accounts and finance functions. His strong…
Pine Labs appoint Citrus Pay founded Amrish Rau as CEO
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•Point-of-sale service provider, Pine Labs recently announced that it has appointed Citrus Pay founder Amrish Rau as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer. The announcement comes soon after former CEO of Pine Labs, Vicky Bindra announced his resignation and Rau resigning from PayU India a month earlier. Former CEO Bindra, who was heading Pine Labs…
Jim McCarthy Joins i2c as President
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•Provider of payment and open banking technology, i2c Inc., recently announced that it has appointed Jim McCarthy as President of the company. He will be directly reporting to the company CEO and Founder Amir Wain. In his new role, McCarthy will be responsible for i2c teams working with clients, partners, and prospects. He will be…
Sridhar Venkatesh appointed as Managing Director & VP of GSK India
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•Sridhar Venkatesh has been appointed as Managing Director & VP of GSK India, effective 1 April 2020. He succeeds Annaswamy Vaidheesh who will retire from the Company effective 31 March 2020. Venkatesh is a senior business leader with more than 24 years of diverse experience in pharmaceuticals & healthcare and has a strong track record…
Rajeev Suri steps down as Nokia CEO, replaced by Pekka Lundmark
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•Nokia, a Finnish multinational telecommunications, information technology, and consumer electronics company, announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Pekka Lundmark as President and Chief Executive Officer of Nokia, effective September 1, 2020. Lundmark will be replacing Rajeev Suri, who has been with Nokia for 25 years. Lundmark will be based in Espoo, Finland. Lundmark…
Dayapatra Nevatia becomes new Chief Operating Officer of Mindtree
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•Mindtree, a leading digital transformation and technology services company, announced that it has appointed Dayapatra Nevatia as the Chief Operating Officer of the company, effective March 2, 2020. In his new appointment, Dayapatra will support the company into its next phase of growth. He will be based in Bangalore, India. “We are excited to welcome…
Avani Desai and Christopher Pillay appointed to the Board of Cogent Bank
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•Cogent Bank, a Florida state chartered bank announced the appointment of two new board members: Avani Desai and Chris Pillay. Avani Desai is a Partner and President at Schellman & Company, LLC, a large niche CPA firm centralized on technology and security assessments, and a leading provider of attestation and compliance services. Desai is also…
AIG named Jon Hancock as CEO, International General Insurance
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•American International Group, announced the appointment of Jon Hancock as Chief Executive Officer, International General Insurance. Hancock will report to Peter Zaffino, President & Global Chief Operating Officer, AIG, and Chief Executive Officer, General Insurance, and serve on the General Insurance Executive Leadership Team. In his new appointment, Hancock will lead the International operations of…
Harley-Davidson shuffles leadership team, appoints Jochen Zeitz as interim CEO
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•Harley-Davidson, Inc.announced that Matthew Levatich has stepped down as President and CEO and as a member of the Board of Directors. As per the Board decision, Jochen Zeitz to take charge as an interim CEO. The Company will utilize an external search firm to undertake a search for a new CEO. Levatich will assist with…
FedEx appoints its first African American woman CEO
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•FedEx Custom Critical, a leading North American transportation provider located in Green, Ohio, appoints Ramona Hood as President and Chief Executive Officer.FedEx Custom Critical, a leading North American transportation provider located in Green, Ohio, appoints Ramona Hood as President and Chief Executive Officer. Hood oversees the FedEx Custom Critical executive leadership team and is responsible…