Category: Global

Infosys Announces Strategic Collaboration with Britvic to Accelerate their Digital Strategy

Infosys, the global provider of next-generation digital services and consulting, has announced that it has been selected by Britvic, a branded soft drinks business in Europe, as a strategic end-to-end partner to help them deliver their strategic transformation roadmap and operations, across Applications, Cloud Infrastructure, Service Management and End User Computing. As Britvic’s strategic partner, Infosys will…

Accenture Acquires Electro 80 to Help Resources Companies Modernise Operations

Accenture has acquired Electro 80, a provider of operational technology (OT) for resources clients in Australia, including mining, energy, engineering, construction and utilities companies. Founded in 1987, and headquartered in Perth, with offices in Brisbane and Melbourne, Electro 80 provides automation, electrical, instrumentation, safety, networking and industrial IT services, as well as turnkey solutions encompassing…

The Estée Lauder Companies Appoints Meridith Webster as EVP – Global Communications & Public Affairs

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. has announced that Meridith Webster will join the company in the newly-created role of Executive Vice President, Global Communications and Public Affairs, effective May 17, 2021. Meridith will report jointly to William P. Lauder, Executive Chairman, and Fabrizio Freda, President and Chief Executive Officer. She will also join The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.’s…

SuperOps.ai lands funding from Elevation Capital, Matrix Partners India

SuperOps.ai has announced that it has secured $3 million funding from Elevation Capital and Matrix Partners India, among others. “The seed round also saw participation from angel investors, including Kayako founder Varun Shoor, Kovai. co founder Saravana Kumar, Posist co-founder Ashish Tulsian, and Livspace founder Ramakant Sharma,” according to a statement. “The company plans to…

NuovoPay Partners with Angaza

ProMobi Technologies has announced that NuovoPay, its device locking technology platform, has joined hands with Angaza, a provider of software technology designed specifically for last-mile distribution businesses.   “We are beyond excited to enter into this partnership with Angaza. With this tight integration, we hope to serve consumers in emerging markets with smartphone technology while also ensuring…

Agora Partners with HTC to Power Next Generation of AR and XR Innovation

Agora, Inc., a platform for real-time engagement APIs, has announced a partnership with HTC as part of the HTC VIVEⓇ Independent Software Vendors (ISV) Program to accelerate the adoption of VR innovation in real-time engagement (RTE) applications. HTC VIVE is a virtual reality (VR) platform and ecosystem creating true-to-life VR experiences for businesses and consumers.…

Paper Source to Be Acquired by Elliott

Elliott Investment Management L.P. has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the assets and business operations of Paper Source Inc. James Daunt, CEO of Barnes & Noble, will have oversight responsibilities for both companies. James Daunt, CEO of Barnes & Noble said, “I look forward to working closely with everyone…

Migrate World Expands in India

Migrate World, headquartered in Dubai with offices across the world, has announced its expansion into the Indian Market by opening offices in New Delhi and Mumbai. “In addition to firm favourites like the US, UK and Canada, HNIs from India are also exploring other locations such as Portugal, Greece, Malta, Cyprus and other European countries.…

Aspect Software Announces Merger With Noble Systems

Aspect Software will merge with Noble Systems of Atlanta Georgia, to form Alvaria™, a new global company delivering optimized customer experience and workforce engagement software and cloud services technology solutions. The newly combined company will be led by Patrick Dennis, Aspect President and CEO. “This merger will combine two of the leaders in the customer…

Starcom appoints Niti Kumar as chief operating officer

Starcom has announced the appointment of Niti Kumar as chief operating officer. In the new role, she will oversee revenue growth, client deliverables, and new business development across the offices of the agency. She will be reporting to chief executive officer at Starcom India – Rathi Gangappa. Rathi said, “I believe that there is immense growth potential…

Karsten Wildberger to take charge as Ceconomy’s CEO

The Supervisory Board of CECONOMY AG (CECONOMY) has appointed Dr Karsten Wildberger as a member of the Management Board with effectfrom August 1, 2021 and appointed him as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Labor Director of CECONOMY. He succeeds Dr Bernhard Düttmann, who has been leading the company on an interim basis as CEO since…

Sudatta Mandal takes charge as Deputy Managing Director of SIDBI

Sudatta Mandal has taken charge as the Deputy Managing Director of Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), the principal financial institution engaged in the promotion, financing and development of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). The appointment is for a period of 3 years. Prior to this, Shri Mandal was the Chief General Manager…

Locobuzz lands pre-Series A funding from SIDBI Venture Capital

Consumer experience platform, Locobuzz has announced that it has secured Rs 9 crore from SIDBI Venture Capital in pre-Series A funding round. “This round of funding is really encouraging and we are excited to partner with SIDBI Venture for our next phase of growth. In the next couple of months, we will direct our attention…

HUL Announces Changes to the Management Committee

Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) has announced the appointment of Srinandan Sundaram, currently Executive Director, Customer Development as Executive Director, Foods and Refreshment, with effect from 1st July 2021. Srinandan Sundaram replaces Sudhir Sitapati, who is leaving the organisation to pursue an external opportunity. Sudhir joined the organisation as a Management Trainee in 1999 and has…

Will double headcount; lot of headroom for growing user base: Koo

Koo, a microblogging platform, is aiming to double its workforce in the coming one year as it scales up its customer base on the platform, according to co-founder Aprameya Radhakrishna. He added, “When folks join Koo, they bring their followers as well, we don’t have too many Bollywood folks yet, we don’t have too many…