Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick is resigning from the board of directors, severing ties with the ride-hailing company that he co-founded a decade ago and ran until a series of scandals led to his downfall. The departure, announced Tuesday, did not come as a surprise. Kalanick recently sold more than $2.5 billion worth of stock…
ISS Facility Services (India) announced the appointment of Aksh Rohatgi as its new CEO and Country Manager effective December 2019. Aksh will also be the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of ISS India. Dane Hudson, Regional CEO Asia Pacific said: “I am very pleased with the appointment of Aksh to this very important…
Mobile Doorman, a leading all-in-one custom resident app solution, appointed Nitin Vig to the position of Chief Executive Officer. Before joining Mobile Doorman, Vig worked as a consultant at McKinsey & Company, where he helped Fortune 100 and Start-up C-suite to create winning strategies, drive growth and improve margins. He will be joined by Bob…
In an attempt to regain the trust of regulators, customers, and the public after two crashes of its 737 Max plane, Boeing announced major leadership changes. The company’s Board of Directors has named current Chairman, David L. Calhoun, as Chief Executive Officer and President, effective January 13, 2020. Calhoun will remain a member of the…
Quick Heal Technologies Ltd, an IT security solutions provider, appointed Reetu Raina as CHRO w.e.f. December 23, 2019. The company, in a BSE filing, said, “We would like to inform you that Ms. Reetu Raina appointed as a Chief Human Resource Officer of the Company w.e.f. December 23, 2019.” Reetu is a seasoned HR professional…
Dr. Swatee Sarangi has been appointed as the Global Head – Learning, Leadership and Organizational Development of Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories. Sarangi moves from Larsen & Toubro where she was a Head – Learning & Organizational Development.
OYO Hotels and Homes announced that it has appointed Ankit Gupta as the COO and Senior Vice President. Gupta moves from McKinsey & Co where he was a global leader of their real estate transformation practice. This comes as a part of the company’s efforts to continue to invest and attract world-class leadership, to drive…
Payments provider Razorpay recently announced that it has appointed Arpit Chug as the CFO of the company. Chug an IIM Ahemdabad alumnus was earlier associated with American Express India as the CFO. Razorpay has also acquired payroll management company Opfin. In a media statement, Harshil Mathur, CEO and Co-founder of Razorpay, said, “Arpit brings tremendous depth…
Singtel subsidiary Amobee announced that Samba Natarajan, CEO of Singtel’s Group Digital Life, has been concurrently appointed CEO of Amobee with immediate effect. His appointment comes as Kim Perell steps down as Amobee CEO to pursue her passion of supporting startup entrepreneurs. As CEO of Singtel’s Group Digital Life since 2015, Natarajan has been responsible…
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd announced top management succession plans, which will span over the next 15 months. A number of key leaders at Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. are said to be retiring. The board of the company announced the changes after a structured and rigorous review of top management succession, which has now been ratified…
Safra Catz is appointed as the sole CEO of Oracle. The decision comes after the tragic death of former CEO Mark Hurd in October this year. The news of her appointment is confirmed by Larry Ellison in the company’s second quarter results. “We have no plans for having a second CEO, it was an unusual…
Whirlpool India, a marketer of home appliances, has announced the resignation of its MD Sunil D’Souza with effect from April 3, 2020. Vishal Bhola will be joining the Company from 01st January, 2020 and will succeed Sunil D’Souza as Managing Director of the Company. In a BSE filing, the company said, “we would like to…
Vistara, an Indian full-service airline, has announced the resignation of its Chief Strategy and Commercial Officer (CCO) Sanjiv Kapoor. Vinod Kannan, Chief Strategy Officer, will take over as the CCO from Kapoor, who joined the airline in March 2016. In a media statement, the company, said, “As part of the transition process since Mr. Kapoor’s…
Scott Rafkin, currently President of Volvo Financial Services, has been appointed to the new position of Executive Vice President and Chief Digital Officer for the Volvo Group, effective January 1, 2020. In this role, he will be a member of the Executive Board and report to the Volvo Group President and CEO Martin Lundstedt. As…
Ashok Leyland has appointed Vipin Sondhi as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director of the company for a period of five years from December 12, 2019 to December 11, 2024. In a BSE filing, the company said, “The Board of Directors at their meeting held on December 12, 2019, based on the…