Sula Vineyards Limited, India’s largest and only listed wine producer, with over 50 per cent share in the domestic wine business, announced that it has taken on record the resignation of its Chief Financial Officer Bittu Varghese to explore opportunities outside of the Company. Commenting on the development, Rajeev Samant, CEO – Sula Vineyards, said,…
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Medical tourism startup Healthtrip appoints former Paytm Director Sanjeev Misra as Advisor
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•Delhi and Abu Dhabi-based Health Travel startup Healthtrip.com has appointed former Paytm global executive Sanjeev Misra to its board of advisors. With an overall rich experience of three decades, Misra had previously led the cross-border business at Paytm, led the global expansion as a Vice President in the Adani group and led business development for Reliance in South East Asia as its Vice President, the statement said.…
Vaibhav Global appoints Mohammed Farooq as Group CTO
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•Vaibhav Global Limited, a multi-national electronic retailer and manufacturer of fashion jewelry and lifestyle accessories, announced the appointment of Mohammed Farooq as Group Chief Technology Officer of the company, with effect from March 10, 2023. Mohammed will be operating out of the Austin, Texas office and will oversee VGL Group’s IT initiatives and support strategies,…
Kirloskar Industries re-appoints Satish Jamdar as Independent Director
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•Kirloskar Industries Limited announced the re-appointment of Satish Jamdar as an Independent Director on the company’s Board, with effect from May 17, 2023. According to the company’s exchange filing, “the Board of Directors in its meeting held on 10 March 2023, has re-appointed Mr. Satish Jamdar ((holding DIN 00036653) as an Independent Director, whose period…
Zuora Expands India Footprint with New Office in Chennai
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•Zuora, Inc., a leading monetization platform provider for recurring revenue businesses, announced the opening of a new office in the Brigade World Trade Centre, Chennai, to support its largest employee population outside of the U.S. The office was inaugurated on 7th March by Zuora Founder and Chief Executive Officer Tien Tzuo, and is a hub…
Ranjay Gulati appointed Independent Director on HUL Board
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•Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) announced the appointment of Ranjay Gulati (61), as an Independent Director on its Board, effective 1st April 2023. Gulati comes with a rich understanding of Business Strategy and is presently, a Professor at Harvard Business School. He is an expert on organizational growth and until recently, chaired the Advanced Management Program,…
Social E-Commerce company DealShare strengthens its leadership team with new appointments
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•DealShare, Bharat’s largest social e-commerce platform, announced the appointment of Prashant Kumar as Senior Vice President of Government Relations, Public Policy and Corporate Communications and Rajesh Purohit as Senior Vice President of Retail. These appointments help the company expand in new directions and strengthen its position in the industry. Commenting on the appointment Sourjyendu Medda –…
HUL announces key leadership appointment
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•Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) announced that Rohit Jawa will take over as the new Managing Director & CEO of HUL from 27th June, 2023, and will join the company as CEO designate and Whole-time Director from 1st April, 2023. Rohit will also take over as President, Unilever South Asia. He will join the Unilever Leadership…
PropTiger.com appoints Sridhar Srinivasan as its National Sales Head
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•PropTiger.com, a digital real estate brokerage company, announced the appointment of Sridhar Srinivasan as their National Sales Head. In his new role, Srinivasan will be responsible for driving the company’s growth to new heights, leveraging his extensive experience in sales, distribution, product management, fintech, and value-added services, a statement said. PropTiger.com is owned by REA…
Mumbai-based GrayQuest raises $7 mn in Series A funding round
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•GrayQuest raised $7 million (Rs 56 crore) in a Series A funding round led by Pravega Ventures, according to VCCircle report. The round also saw participation from the Weizmann Group, Telama Family Office and Apurva Parekh (Pidilite Family Office). Existing investors such as the family offices of Ashok Wadhwa (Ambit Capital) and Yogesh Mahansaria also invested…
SK Networks invests $22M in AI device startup ‘Humane’
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•SK Networks announced on the 9th of March that the company has made an investment of 22 million dollars directly and indirectly through SK networks’ U.S. investment arm Hico Capital, securing 2.6% of ownership in total. 100 million dollars were raised for this round in order to bring Humane’s product to the market and further develop technology. The investment decision…
Simpl ropes in Neha Dixit as VP – People Operations
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•Simpl, a leading checkout network, announced the appointment of Neha Dixit as the Vice President of its People Operations team, according to ETHRWorld report. In this role, Dixit will be responsible for heading the organisation’s HR Business Partner function and providing leadership for people and culture priorities at Simpl. She would also be responsible for…
GAIL launches incubation cell to nurture entrepreneurial skills of spouses of employees
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•In a unique attempt to nurture the entrepreneurial skills of spouses of its employees, GAIL (India) Limited launched an incubation cell which is first of its kind in the industry to educate them about the start-up environment and provide mentorship, training and assistance with the necessary tools to begin their own ventures. Christened ‘GAIL Abha’,…
Moody’s Corporation appoints Vincent Forlenza as Chairman of the Board
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•Moody’s Corporation announced that Vincent Forlenza will be appointed Chairman of its Board of Directors on April 18, 2023. Forlenza, former Chairman and CEO of Becton, Dickinson and Company, joined Moody’s Board of Directors in 2018 and currently serves as Lead Independent Director. He will succeed Raymond W. McDaniel, Jr., who will retire from Moody’s…
Baffle appoints Sushant Rao as Senior Vice President of Marketing
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•Baffle, Inc., a data security platform, announced the appointment of Sushant Rao as senior vice president of marketing. Rao brings extensive experience in executing go-to-market strategies for leading-edge B2B technology companies on a global scale. Working closely with the CEO, he will be instrumental in evangelizing Baffle’s data-centric security solutions to support the company’s product…