Principle Global, the global brand and implementation consultancy, has announced the appointment of entrepreneur Sukhpal Singh Ahluwalia as Non-Executive Chairman of its Indian business. Sukhpal Singh Ahluwalia founded UK-based Euro Car Parts in 1978, growing it from a single store to a distributor of light vehicle parts in Europe. Following the company’s acquisition in 2011,…
Cross-border payments platform Thunes has announced the acquisition of Limonetik, a European Payment Methods Platform. According to the announcement this move will complement existing Thunes Cross-Border Payments solutions by enabling businesses to get paid in 70 countries, using over 285 local payment methods such as mobile wallets, payment by instalments (BNPL), QR code payments and…
Talkwalker, a consumer intelligence company, has announced that Tod Nielsen has been named as the new global CEO. Nielsen will succeed Robert Glaesener, who will become chairman of the board of directors and will help oversee the successful transition. “Growing Talkwalker into a leading consumer intelligence platform and helping our global clients understand and profit…
WNS (Holdings) Limited, a provider of global Business Process Management (BPM) solutions, has recently agreed to extend its partnership with Centrica plc, an international energy services and solutions company, to help the utilities company transform its customer experience delivery. “WNS has co-created a transformation roadmap with Centrica to deliver a Unified Customer Experience (CX) across…
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation has announced ]that Akash Shah has been appointed Chief Growth Officer, effective immediately. This newly created role will oversee Strategy, Marketing & Communications, and Global Client Management. Mr. Shah, who previously held the title of Senior Executive Vice President, Head of Strategy and Global Client Management, will continue…
European pay and spend automation platform Soldo has announced that it has closed a $180 million oversubscribed Series C funding round. The fundraise was led by Temasek, a global investor headquartered in Singapore. Carlo Gualandri, CEO and Founder of Soldo said, “We are delighted to welcome Temasek as the lead investor. With a track record…
Fujitsu, a Japanese multinational information and communications technology equipment and services company, has appointed iMocha, an AI-powered skills assessment platform, as its global skills assessment partner for faster hiring of job-fit candidates. With this global partnership, iMocha will help Fujitsu automate the assessment candidates on technical and language-based competencies. In the first phase of the…
Licious, India’s tech-powered D2C fresh meat and seafood brand, has announced the appointment of Himanshu Verma as Chief Product & Technology Officer (CPTO). In its sixth year of operations, the Bengaluru-based brand is focused on disrupting the industry with tech-based solutions and approached Tech-head search firm, Purple Quarter to meet their CXO-level requirement. An industry…
Picarro, Inc., a provider of gas concentration and stable isotope analyzers and systems for scientific and industrial applications, and Sonoma Technology, Inc. (STI), a global provider of innovative, science- and technology-based solutions for environmental applications, have announced that they have signed a channel partner agreement. Through this agreement, STI will combine Picarro’s gas concentration monitoring…
Betterhalf.ai, a matrimony platform, has named Biru Kumar as Senior Director of Engineering to boost the platform’s scalability and expansion. “Kumar has more than a decade of experience in working with startups on the technology front. Before joining Betterhalf.ai, he was working as Associate Director of Technology with LIDO to build a student Dashboard for…
Andrew Swiger, senior vice president of Exxon Mobil Corporation, has announced his intention to retire effective Sept. 1 after more than 43 years of service. The board of directors has elected Kathryn Mikells, a former executive with Diageo, United Airlines and Xerox, as senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective Aug. 9. “I’d like…
Gurugram-based retail platform for used car Spinny has announced that it has raised $108 million in Series D funding round led Tiger Global. Existing investor General Catalyst, Avenir Growth, among others also participated in the latest round. A company statement informed, “the round saw a primary capital infusion of $105 million, and a secondary sale…
Mynvax, a startup incubated by the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, has signed a definitive agreements to secure $4.2 million in Accel led Series A funding round. The latest round also participation from 1Crowd, LetsVenture, Kotak Investment Advisors, as well as few angel investors. A statement made by the startup said, “The funds will be deployed…
Kewaunee Scientific Corporation has announced a strategic alliance between Schneider Electric and Kewaunee Scientific Corporation’s International division. The alliance will focus on Kewaunee’s core international markets, including India, the Middle East, and the Pan-Asian rim. “We are proud to enter into this alliance just as the pandemic accelerates the needs of the life sciences and…
Head of Investment Banking at Cohen & Company and Ex-Head of Internet Investment Banking for Wells Fargo Bank, Dan Nash has joined VIMworld Advisory Board USA – English. Dan is educated in the fields of business and finance and brings this expertise to the advisory board. Nash earned his MBA from Haas School of Business at…