Category: Global

Manish Arora joins Garage Worldwide as head of business

Garage Worldwide has announced the appointment of Manish Arora as head of business. His main focus, in the new role, will be growth and specialization in technology. Commenting on his appointment, he said, “Garage brings with it the perfect blend of creative spark, technological innovation and media expertise. There is so much potential in all…

ZipLoan onboards Sachin Sanduja as Head of Sales & Marketing

Fintech company ZipLoan has appointed Sachin Sanduja as Head of Sales and Marketing. In the new role, he will be responsible for scaling up ZipLoan’s operations. Speaking on his appointment, Sachin Sanduja said, “I am excited to be a part of ZipLoan’s journey and propelling towards the next stage of growth. Business loan for MSME continues to…

CarDekho Group appoints Mayank Jain as CEO – New Auto business

Car search venture CarDekho Group has announced the appointment of Mayank Jain as CEO – New Auto business. In this role, he will manage and strengthen the new auto offering of the organization, and will also be responsible for deepening the engagement with dealer network, OEMs, along with other enterprise partners. “Jain will operate out…

Sally Buzbee becomes first woman to head Washington Post

The Washington Post has named Sally Buzbee executive editor of The Washington Post, effective June 1, 2021. “Sally Buzbee has an exceptional record of achievement and a tremendous wealth of experience in leading a global news organization,” said Fred Ryan, Publisher and CEO of The Washington Post. “In an extensive search that included many of…

BBG Expands Assessment Services With Acquisition Of Mach-8 Consulting

BBG, a national commercial valuation and assessment real estate services firm, has announced that it expanded its assessment services with the acquisition of Mach-8 Consulting, a York, ME-based due diligence services firm specializing in HUD-insured property assessment projects. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The company said in a statement, “With the Mach-8 acquisition,…

NFT platform Curio Announces Funding and New Partnerships

Curio, the premier NFT platform for the entertainment industry, has raised $7M in an oversubscribed seed round, with participation from Fenbushi Capital, Kenetic Capital, Protocol Labs, LongHash Ventures, Picus Capital, and several others including entertainment industry veterans, Marc Geiger, CEO of SaveLive and former head of global music at WME and Rich Battista, former CEO…

Appear Inc Acquires Crealev

Appear, Inc. has acquired Crealev, a levitation technology company. The strategic acquisition of the Netherlands-based Crealev adds to Appear’s portfolio of best-in-class, innovative technologies, according to the company. “Appear’s acquisition of Crealev enables the company to be a “good” disruptor and deliver new and amazing products. Crealev has been considered a pioneer of the levitation technology…

KX Partners With Databricks To Bring Ultra-Real-Time Decision Making To Lakehouse Platform

KX, a real-time streaming analytics platform, has announced that it has partnered with Databricks, the data and AI company, to drive business value by unifying all data, analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate the growth of ultra-real-time analytics in new market sectors. “The partnership combines the power of Databricks’ Lakehouse Platform with KX’s low latency streaming analytics, time-series and edge compute…

Persistent Systems strengthens ties with IBM by joining its partner ecosystem

Persistent Systems has announced its intent to join IBM’s ecosystem of partners using IBM’s new Automation Foundation and IBM. IBM Cloud Paks for Automation is an AI-powered portfolio that helps customers streamline business processes, automate tasks based on data analysis and continuously improve workflows that run centrally, in networks, and at the edge. With over…

Yotta Appoints Rajesh Garg as Executive Vice President and CDO

Yotta Infrastructure has announced the appointment of industry veteran Rajesh Garg as Executive Vice President and Chief Digital Officer. As a team member, he shall be leading the growth of ERP implementation and other SaaS applications offered by Yotta. Rajesh shall lead the 360-degree growth of ERP solutions, product design and development, consulting, implementation, maintenance,…

Johnson Controls names Vijay Sankaran as new CTO

Johnson Controls has appointed Vijay Sankaran as vice president and chief technology officer, a new role aimed at accelerating product software engineering development and expanding customer solutions through the OpenBlue digital platform. Sankaran has held leadership roles in technology transformation across a spectrum of industries and most recently was Chief Information Officer and Head of Innovation at…

Sudhir Sitapati joins Godrej Consumer Products as MD & CEO

Godrej Consumer Products Limited (GCPL) has announced changes to its leadership team, effective October 18, 2021. Sudhir Sitapati will join GCPL as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. Nisaba Godrej, currently the Chairperson and Managing Director of the company, will continue to serve as Executive Chairperson. Sudhir has spent 22 years at Hindustan Unilever Limited…

SirionLabs Appoints CLM Industry Veteran Rajeev Kumar as Chief Revenue Officer

SirionLabs, an AI-powered contract lifecycle management (CLM) technology company, has announced the appointment of Rajeev Kumar as Chief Revenue Officer. Rajeev brings more than 20 years of experience in guiding clients on their digital transformation journey. Rajeev will be responsible for spearheading SirionLabs’ aggressive market expansion plans, with direct responsibility for sales, marketing and strategic…

Vijay Sethi Joins the Advisory Board of Cyble

Cyble, an AI-powered, Y Combinator-backed, cyber intelligence company, has announced the addition of eminent technology and sustainability evangelist Vijay Sethi to its Advisory Board. Vijay has experience in advising and mentoring corporates and startups in various facets of management, digital transformation, and sustainability. “A key member of our Advisory Board, Vijay’s insights will help steer…