The Board of British Sky Broadcasting Group plc (‘BSkyB’ or ‘the Company’) today announced that James Murdoch has stepped down as Chairman and will continue to serve in his capacity as a Non-Executive Director of the Company. Mr Murdoch is succeeded as Chairman of BSkyB by Nicholas Ferguson, who was appointed as a Director of…
Category: Executive Movements
Madhu Kannan, would join Tata Sons as Group Head Business Development
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Tata Sons today announced that Madhu Kannan, 38, will soon join Tata Sons as group head, business development, reporting to Cyrus P Mistry, Deputy Chairman, Tata Sons. Mr Kannan will be joining from BSE (formerly the Bombay Stock Exchange), where he has been the managing director and chief executive officer since May 2009. As per…
Leadership changes in PSU Banks
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Allahabad Bank: Mr Tilak Raj Chawla takes over as Executive Director of Allahabad Bank. He would be succeeding Mr. D Sarkar. Mr Chawla is an MBA in Finance and started his career with Punjab National Bank in 1977. He has been associated with Dena Bank as Assistant General Manager, General Manager and Chief General Manager.
Essar Oil Elevates Mr. C. Manoharan To Board Position As Director Refinery
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Essar Oil Ltd. announces the appointment of Mr. C. Manoharan, as Director (Refinery), with a position on the Company’s board. Prior to this, Mr. Manoharan held the position of Head of Refinery at Vadinar and was instrumental in successfully running the refinery consistently at above 130% capacity using almost 70 different grades of crude oil…
Canon appoints new President & CEO for Europe, Middle East and Africa
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LONDON, April 2, 2012 – Canon, world-leader in imaging solutions, today announced the appointment of Rokus van Iperen as the new President & CEO of Canon Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). He becomes the first European to lead Canon’s business across the EMEA region, succeeding Ryoichi Bamba, who is retiring after four years in…
Matthew Vallance steps down as the Managing Director and CEO for Firstsource
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It is reported that Matthew Vallance has stepped down as the Managing Director and CEO of Firstsource Solutions Ltd. Firstsource, is one of the leading business process outsourcing firms with a network of 48 delivery centers spread across US, UK, Philippines, India and Sri Lanka. The company established in 2001 has over 30,000 employees and…
IAC Group Names James K. Kamsickas Global Chief Executive Officer
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International Automotive Components (IAC) Group has appointed James K. Kamsickas as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective April 15, 2012. Kamsickas previously served as global co-chief executive officer and president of North America and Asia. Jens R. Höhnel, who served as global co-chief executive officer and president of Europe, is retiring after more than 40 years…
CA Technologies Appoints Sunil Manglore as Vice President
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Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Monday, April 02, 2012 : CA (NASDAQ: CA) Technologies today announced that industry veteran Sunil Manglore has been appointed Vice President, CA Technologies, India. Bringing more than 20 years of IT and Telecom experience to the company, Sunil reports in to Lionel Lim, president and general manager of Asia Pacific, CA Technologies.…
HSBC India appoints Stuart Milne as CEO
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HSBC has appointed Stuart Milne as its CEO for India business. He succeeds Stuart A Davis. Stuart has earlier been the country manager for HSBC Japan. He has been with HSBC since 1981, and has worked in diverse geographies during his earlier stints – Europe, the Middle East, the United States and Asia. HSBC is…
Gautam Kiyawat to join Madison Media as Group CEO
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It is reported that Gautam Kiyawat would be joining Madison Media as Group CEO. He would be taking over the position left vacant by the exit of Punitha Arumugam. Earlier in March, it was reported that Punitha had submitted her resignation and was expected to move out by end of March 2012. There had been…
Kirti Vagadia assumes CFO responsibilities, replacing Robin Banerjee – Suzlon Energy
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Pune: 30th March 2012 – Suzlon Group today announced that Kirti Vagadia is assuming full CFO responsibilities as Robin Banerjee leaves the company to take up a new position outside the Group. Suzlon Group’s Chairman, Tulsi Tanti, said: “Kirti Vagadia has been overseeing this function at a Group level, so as we look to streamline…
KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) India appoints Tashwinder Singh as Director
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Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (together with affiliates, “KKR”) has appointed Tashwinder Singh as Director of KKR India based in Mumbai. Mr. Singh joins KKR after serving over 18 years at Citigroup India. Leveraging his commercial and private banking experience where he advised promoters, Mr. Singh will identify and develop strategic partnerships to grow…
Citi India appoints Sameer Kaul as Head of Citi Private Bank
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Citi India has appointed Sameer Kaul as the Head of its Private Bank. Launched in 2005 in India, Citi Private Bank (CPB) has grown to be one of the leading wealth managers in India. Most recently, Sameer was the Head of Retail Branch Banking business in India where he ran Citi’s network of 42 branches…
McDonald’s CEO Jim Skinner to Retire – Don Thompson would be the new CEO
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McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE: MCD) today announced that Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jim Skinner has informed the Board of Directors of his decision to retire after 41 years with the Company, effective June 30, 2012. Oak Brook, Illinois, March 26, 2012 — McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE: MCD) today announced that Vice Chairman and Chief Executive…
New CEOs for PepsiCo foods & beverages
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Praveen Someshwar, presently the CEO of PepsiCo – Beverages, would take over as CEO for PepsiCo Foods, a position rendered vacant after the surprise and unexpected exit of Varun Berry from the position earlier in Feb 2012. Gautham Mukkavilli, Senior VP (Global Nutrition Group) – PepsiCo Asia, Middle East and Africa based in Dubai, would…