Category: Global

Rockwell Automation Announces Senior Leadership Transition

Rockwell Automation Inc. has announced a senior leadership transition in its Operations and Engineering services. Rockwell Automation Inc. headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis. is one of the leading businesses in the field of industrial automation and information. Ernest Nicolas, currently vice president, global supply chain, has been promoted to senior vice president, Operations & Engineering Services,…

Philip Morris International Recognized for its Executive Leadership and Equal Pay Practices

Philip Morris International Inc. has earned four prestigious honors in the 2019 Golden Bridge Business and Innovation Awards®, the world’s premier “Business Awards” program honoring achievements in every industry around the world. More than 150 judges from a broad spectrum of industries participated in the 11th annual awards with their average scores determining the winners.…

Tata Motors’s subsidiary JLR likely to slash 5,000 jobs.

Tata Motors’s subsidiary Jaguar Land Rover Limited is likely to cut jobs next year as part of its £2.5 billion cost-saving plans. However, the UK-based luxury carmaker declined to comment on reports. After a loss of £90 million in the three months to September, hit by falling sales in China and Europe, JLR started focusing on improving profitability and cashflow.…

Unilever CEO Paul Polman steps down, will be succeeded by Alan Jope.

Unilever, the British-Dutch transnational consumer goods company’s chief executive Paul Polman will step down in January, after serving the firm for 10 years. Polman is stepping down after he lost a bruising fight with shareholders over his plan to move the company’s headquarters out of the United Kingdom. The company which owns iconic brands like Marmite,…

Mitsubishi Motors fires Carlos Ghosn from Chairman position.

Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors, which is allied with Renault and Nissan, has fired Carlos Ghosn from his chairman position, a week after he was arrested over allegations that he under-reported his income by millions of dollars. Prosecutors allege Ghosn under-reported his income by $44 million over five years. As per Japanese law, a suspect can be…

ZipRecruiter launches Job Seeker Profile for Smarter Job Matches

ZipRecruiter a leading online employment marketplace announced Job Seeker Profiles, a new guided feature available on the company’s #1 rated mobile app that prompts job seekers to enter data about their experience and career objectives. ZipRecruiter’s AI-driven matching technology will analyze data from Profiles and resumes to quickly and accurately connect employers and job seekers.…

Mile Out Inc. launches ‘Veristo’ a Human Capital Management platform for freelancer management

Mile Out Inc. has launched Veristo, a human capital management software platform for small businesses to source, engage and manage the activities of an extended workforce of freelancers and contractors. The product leverages a successful collaboration with the United States Department of Defense MD5 National Security Technology Accelerator, a program office within the office of…

New Hiring and Recruitment Platform launched by InVista

InVista announced a new talent assessment platform designed to improve and streamline human resources recruiting and management.  The platform uses science and technology to bring the latest and best practices of Industrial-Organizational Psychology to the hiring market. “Recruiting is too important to leave to chance,” said Craig Dawson, Ph.D., Director of HR assessments for InVista. “Hiring…

Wipro Launches Innovation and Talent Hub in the UK.

Wipro Limited, today announced the launch of its Innovation and Talent Hub in Reading, reinforcing the company’s commitment to develop talent and strengthen STEM skills in the United Kingdom. The multifunctional hub will be a center of excellence for ‘Ascent’, Wipro’s talent development programme launched in 2017, to train UK-based computer science graduates and degree…

Ford Motor Co. plans on reducing its workforce globally.

Ford Motor Company, the second-largest American multinational automaker headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan has announced on Friday to its 70,000 salaried employees that they will face unspecified job cuts globally as part of the automaker’s $11 billion restructuring. On July 25, Ford’s Chief Executive Officer Jim Hackett announced that the company is planning on a restructuring but,…

Srinivasan Swamy becomes the first Indian to be elected as the chairman of International Advertising Association.

Srinivasan Swamy, Chairman of the R K Swamy Hansa Group, has been unanimously elected as the Chairman and World President of the International Advertising Association (IAA), the first Indian ever to do so. Swamy will take over the reins from legendary advertising professional Felix Tataru in Bucharest, Romania and he will stay in this post for…

Facebook Appoints Adam Mosseri as the new Head of its Photo-Sharing app Instagram.

Facebook on Monday announced Adam Mosseri, Vice President of Product, will be taking position as the new Head of the photo-sharing app Instagram following the resignation of its founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger. Adam Mosseri was earlier leading the news feed division of Facebook, one of the most important products of Facebook. His appointment will take…

General Electric names H. Lawrence Culp, Jr. as Chairman and CEO.

General Electric announced today that H. Lawrence Culp, Jr. has been named Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company by a unanimous vote of the GE Board of Directors, effective immediately.  Additionally, the GE Board has appointed Thomas W. Horton as Lead Director.  Mr. Culp and Mr. Horton have been members of the Board…