Category: Global

BearingPoint Establishes Presence in India

Management and technology consultancy BearingPoint has opened a new delivery center in Electronic City/Bangalore (India) to scale SAP and digital capabilities. Kiumars Hamidian, Managing Partner, BearingPoint, “The office opening in India delivers on our global growth strategy of developing and providing IP and digital assets for our clients. We have big plans for future growth,…

Northleaf raises additional US$4 billion from investors

Northleaf Capital Partners has announced that it has raised an additional US$4 billion in commitments over the past twelve months from North American, European and Asian investors. As a result of recent fundraising across its three core private markets investment programs, Northleaf has now raised more than US$18 billion in capital commitments and serves approximately…

ADVANZ PHARMA makes key changes to senior leadership

ADVANZ PHARMA Corp. Limited, a specialty pharmaceutical company with a strategic focus on complex medicines in Europe, has announced several changes in senior leadership roles as it enters the next phase of its growth journey. Dr Steffen Wagner is to become the new Chief Executive Officer of ADVANZ PHARMA, starting early 2022. He succeeds Graeme…

Armis appoints Ed Barry as Vice President of Strategic Alliances

Armis, the unified asset visibility and security platform provider, has announced the appointment of Ed Barry as Vice President of Strategic Alliances. Prior to joining Armis, Barry led Strategic Alliances efforts at McAfee, FireEye, Cylance, SailPoint, and most recently, Deep Instinct. “Ed’s proven track record, deep industry knowledge, and well-known reputation for building strategic alliances…

Comviva and Strands partner to provide Personal Finance Management Solution

Comviva, a digital financial solutions provider, has announced a strategic partnership with Strands to provide an integrated suite of digital banking, wallet and payment solutions. Through this partnership, Comviva will leverage Strands’ Personal Finance Management (PFM) solution to enable banks and financial service providers to deliver personalized and contextual digital offerings to their consumers. Speaking…

3Lines leads Investment in MiCoB

MiCoB, a disruptor in the construction industry that provides 3D Concrete Printing Solutions to military, residential, commercial, infrastructure, and architectural market segments in India, has raised its first institutional capital from 3Lines Venture Capital. Lalit Jalan, 3Lines India Chairman and the ex-CEO of Reliance Infrastructure, will join the MiCoB Board of Directors. “This is where…

Welldercare appoints Navritu Kaushal Rai, as Vice President – Strategy & Business Development

Welldercare, a Lifestyle as a Service (LAAS) later life living solutions provider, has announced Navritu Kaushal Rai’s appointment as Vice President – Strategy & Business Development. Navritu is an Operations and Client Relationship professional with a diverse portfolio in the Hospitality, Info Tech & Power sectors for 20 years. In her last assignment, Navritu worked…

MyGate and REVOS join hands to provide Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure to RWAs

MyGate, India’s community management app, and REVOS, an All-in-One EV Infrastructure Provider have partnered to provide sustainable electric vehicle charging solutions to Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) and gated societies. According to a statement, “The MyGate-BOLT partnership will offer various affordable and seamless charging infrastructure options to gated societies enabling residents and associations to plan for…

The Estée Lauder Companies Announces Chris Good, Group President, North America to Retire After Exceptional Career

The Estée Lauder Companies has announced that Chris Good, Group President, North America, after nearly 25 years with the company, has made the decision to retire effective June 30, 2022. The successor to Chris’ role will be announced shortly, and Chris will partner closely with this individual to support a smooth transition. “Chris is a…

NIIT and Axis Bank partner to launch FinTech Engineering Programme

NIIT Digital Banking Academy, a joint initiative by Axis Bank, India’s private sector bank, and NIIT Institute of Finance, Banking and Insurance (NIIT IFBI), has launched its second programme for experienced IT professionals – “FinTech Engineering Programme” that offers a career as “FrontEnd and BackEnd Application Developers” with Freecharge, a digital platform for financial service’s…

KLAY joins hands with CENTA to launch Preschool Teacher Training & Certification program

The Institute of Early Childhood Education and Development (IECED) by KLAY, has joined hands with the Centre for Teacher Accreditation (CENTA®) to launch a teacher training program for early childhood educators. According to a statement, “Titled ‘Preschool Teacher Training & Certification by KLAY & CENTA®, this 12-week introductory course will equip aspiring teachers with all…

Ola strengthens its leadership team, hires talent across businesses

Ola, India’s mobility platform, has announced key leadership appointments across Ola Financial Services, Ola Cars, and Ola Electric. The announcement said that the appointments are a continuation of Ola’s drive to attract the best global talent to realise its vision of New Mobility which encompasses New Mobility Services. Announcing the new appointments, Bhavish Aggarwal, Founder…

LEAD appoints ex-Paytm HR head Rohit Thakur as CHRO

India’s premier SchoolEdTech major LEAD has announced the appointment of Rohit Thakur as Chief Human Resource Officer (CHRO). Rohit, the former CHRO at India’s fintech firm Paytm, will play a pivotal role in taking forward LEAD’s vision of transforming the arc of education for 1.5 million schools and 260 million school-going children in India, according…

Product Analytics platform Mixpanel Secures $200 Million Growth Investment

Mixpanel, the product analytics solution powering more than 6,000 digital companies, has announced that it has secured a $200 million Series C growth investment from Bain Capital Tech Opportunities. The funding was raised at a $1.05 billion valuation. To date, $277 million has been invested in Mixpanel, including its previous $65 million Series B investment…