Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated has announced the appointment of Siddharth Taparia to the global role of Chief Marketing Officer. Effective immediately, he will be responsible for the company’s global marketing strategy and will oversee all marketing activities worldwide. “As the real estate industry evolves in response to macro trends including rising capital allocations, sustainability, technology…
Anthology, a provider of proven higher education solutions that support the entire learner lifecycle, and Blackboard, a global EdTech software and solutions company, have announced a definitive agreement to combine the two companies. Blackboard is a provider of learning management software, communication tools and student success solutions to 150 million users in more than 80…
Uniphore, a conversational automation company, has announced that Ritesh Idnani has joined the company as its Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). With more than 25 years of experience in technology, business services customer experience (CX), and contact centers, Idnani has worked across a wide range of businesses including startup, growth, and multi-billion-dollar enterprises. Idnani brings expertise…
QuEST Global, a global product engineering and lifecycle services company, has announced the appointment of Alfonso Martínez as the Global Business Head for its Automotive and Rail verticals. Martínez will be responsible for further strengthening, expanding and driving both these verticals at QuEST. He will be based out of Madrid, Spain, and will report directly…
AppViewX, a machine identity management and application delivery automation platform, has announced the appointment of Jason Bonds as the company’s Chief Revenue Office (CRO). Jason will oversee revenue generation, customer and partner operations, and multi-channel go-to-market activities to accelerate global field operations across emerging and existing markets, including North America, EMEA and APJ. Jason joins…
Global fintech MODIFI has announced $24M in funding, which brings its valuation to more than $120M. The round was led by new investor Heliad Equity Partners with a co-investment from Neva SGR, the venture capital investment vehicle of Italy’s banking group Intesa San Paolo. Existing investors also participated significantly, including Global Founders Capital, Maersk Growth,…
Amberdata, the digital asset data company, has announced that it has raised $15 Million Series A led by Citi. Franklin Templeton, Galaxy Digital, Rovida Kruptos Assets, and executives at GoldenTree Asset Management also participated in the capital raise. They are joined by HWVP who previously led Amberdata’s Series Seed. Amberdata will use the funds to…
Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials has announced hiring of Global Director – Sustainable Solutions effective October 1, 2021 as Global Director – Sustainable Solutions. He will be located in Germany and will report to Ron Denoo. Henning brings more than 15 years of professional experience in sustainability and corporate governance in Europe and North America to…
ITT Inc. has named Bartek Makowiecki Senior Vice President of Strategy and Business Development, reporting to Luca Savi, President and CEO, ITT Inc. In this role, Makowiecki will drive all strategy and merger and acquisition (M&A) activities across ITT. Makowiecki joins ITT from Ingredion, where he most recently held the position of Global Head of…
MSCI Inc., a provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, has announced it has completed its acquisition of global real estate data and analytics provider, Real Capital Analytics. The acquisition was originally announced on August 2, 2021. Henry Fernandez, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, MSCI, said: “This acquisition comes…
Alvaria, Inc., has announced the completion of the integration of Aspect and Noble Systems, creating a major unified force for innovation and growth in the customer experience and workforce engagement management industry, according to a statement. The statement further informed, “Since the announced combination in May 2021, the company has seamlessly transitioned, without interruption, to…
Finnish mobile ticketing company PayiQ and Indian ICT systems integration company SRIT have signed a strategic partnership deal. PayiQ Finland is a true European public transport and city access technology company. It delivers ticketing and payment platform for city bus and tram authorities across Europe and Russia. PayiQ’s core technology solution provides mobility and big…
Suumaya Industries Ltd., a conglomerate group, through its 100% fully-owned subsidiary Suumaya Retail Ltd. has acquired a minority stake in the value retail chain startup Nysaa Retail Private Limited, which operates stores under the brand name 1-India Family Mart. According to a statement, “This investment will enable Suumaya Industries to strengthen its foothold in the…
Interactive learning platform, based in Gurugram, OckyPocky has announced that it has secured an undisclosed sum in its seed round from Co-founder and CEO of Udaan – Sujeet Kumar and SucSEED Indovation Fund. Speaking on the appointment, Amit Agrawal, Founder and CEO of OckyPocky, commented, “Since its inception, OckyPocky has been on a mission to empower children and help them…
Binance, a blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider, has appointed Aron Akbiyikian to the Audit and Investigations team, where he will help to ensure that Binance and the crypto industry are a safer place for all users with an emphasis on removing the worst elements of the world from the ecosystem, according to a statement.…