Piano, a subscription commerce and customer experience platform, has announced further expansion of its global footprint in Asia-Pacific, with a new headquarters and core team in Singapore focused on serving existing customers and growing Piano’s business across the region. The region will be led by Tim Rowell, former General Manager of Piano’s UK office, and…
Fetch Rewards, a US-based consumer-loyalty and retail-rewards app, announced that it has appointed Nupur Sadiwala as Chief Financial Officer. In her new role, Sadiwala will play a critical part in building out the company’s financial systems to drive business performance and will be a key contributor to the overall strategy development at Fetch. Commenting on…
ViacomCBS Inc’s top compliance official, Henry Moniz, is moving to Facebook Inc as the social media platform’s first chief compliance officer, as Facebook faces scrutiny from regulators and lawmakers, according to Reuters report. “We are pleased to confirm that Henry Moniz will be joining Facebook to lead our strategy and execution of compliance matters in…
Literati, an Austin-based subscription book club company has announced a $40M Series B round to further invest in deep product and technological innovation in the book and literature space. The Series B round was led by Aydin Senkut of Felicis with additional funding from Dick Costolo and Adam Bain of 01 Advisors, Founders Fund, General…
Iyuno Media Group, a market leader in location services for the media and entertainment industry, announced that it has entered into an agreement with Imagica Group Inc. to acquire 100% of SDI Media. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. This transaction, which is subject to the review and approval of relevant authorities, brings together…
MetricStream, provider of governance, risk, and compliance (GRC), and integrated risk management products and solutions, has announced Michael Johnson as SVP of Channel and Alliances. This is part of the growth strategy of the company. Michael is a sales leader who comes to MetricStream from ITA Group, a global partner to Fortune 1000 technology companies where he…
Imperfect Foods, the company reimagining sustainable grocery delivery in the US, announced it has received a commitment to fund $95MM in a Series D growth investment. The Series D financing will be led by Insight Partners, who also led the Series C round eight months ago, and Norwest Venture Partners. Imperfect Foods had triple digit…
Biocon Biologics Ltd., a fully integrated ‘pure play’ biosimilars company and a subsidiary of Biocon Ltd. has announced that it has inducted Professor Peter Piot to its Board as an Independent Director. Ms Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Executive Chairperson, Biocon, said: “I welcome Professor Peter Piot to the Biocon Biologics board. He brings years of scientific expertise,…
Ogilvy announced that Steve Soechtig has been appointed Global Chief Executive Officer of Ogilvy’s Experience business. With over two decades of digital and technology experience, Steve has helped companies in various sectors innovate their approaches to marketing and customer engagement. In this new role Steve will bring together Ogilvy’s rich capabilities across customer insights, commerce,…
Tanla Platforms Limited and Microsoft has announced the launch of Wisely, a blockchain-enabled communications platform-as-a-service (CPaaS) offering built on Microsoft Azure. A marketplace for enterprises and suppliers, Wisely offers a global edge-to-edge network that delivers private, secure, and trusted communication experiences. Microsoft is the development partner who architected and built this platform for Tanla. Uday…
Citrix Systems, Inc., announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Wrike, a rapidly growing, recognized leader in the SaaS collaborative work management space, for $2.25 billion in cash. The combination will bring together Citrix’s powerful digital work platform, which securely delivers the resources an employee needs to be productive in one…
Personio, the all-in-one HR platform, announced $125 million of new and preemptive Series D funding in an investment round that values the business at $1.7 billion. The new funding will accelerate the further international expansion of the software company, supporting its ambition of becoming Europe’s leading HR platform for SMEs. It follows a strong year…
UBS has hired Lynn Hunter, a Market Administrative Officer who will lead business administration, financial management, talent development and operations across eight UBS branches in San Diego. Hunter will focus on leading and mentoring operational and administrative teams within the market to deliver a compelling client experience for High Net Worth and Ultra-High Net Worth…
Integral Ad Science (IAS) has announced that it has acquired Amino Payments, a provider of programmatic advertising transparency. “Programmatic advertising continues to grow at a tremendous pace, and with this acquisition we’re bringing comprehensive transparency to the entire industry,” said Lisa Utzschneider, CEO, IAS. “By welcoming Amino Payments to IAS, we will unleash the full potential…
Intel has announced that its board of directors has appointed 40-year technology industry leader Pat Gelsinger as its new chief executive officer, effective Feb. 15, 2021. Gelsinger will also join the Intel board of directors upon assuming the role. He will succeed Bob Swan, who will remain CEO until Feb. 15. “My goal over the…