Category: News

Berger Paints India appoints Kaushik Ghosh as Chief Financial Officer

Berger Paints India Limited announced the appointment of Kaushik Ghosh as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the company, with effect from January 12, 2023. According to the company’s exchange filing, “pursuant to Section 203 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 6 (l) of SEBI LODR Regulations, the Board of Directors, at its…

Equiniti India appoints Vijayaraj Palaniraj as Talent Acquisition Head

Equiniti India (EQ India), the India offshore arm of UK-headquartered shareholder management fintech company, EQ, has announced the appointment of Vijayaraj Palaniraj to lead Talent Acquisition in India. In his new role Vijayaraj will accelerate talent acquisition enabling EQ India’s growth across the company’s diverse business units. Vijayaraj brings over 14 years of experience and…

Citigroup hires former IFC exec von Friedeburg to boost development bank ties

Citigroup Inc has hired the former chief operating officer of the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) to help boost its work with development finance institutions, according to Reuters report. Stephanie von Friedeburg had spent almost three decades within the World Bank Group, before retiring at the end of September, according to her Twitter profile.…

Xpansiv Completes Acquisition of Evolution Markets, Closes Capital Raise with New Investors Bank of America, and Goldman Sachs

Xpansiv, the premier infrastructure provider for environmental markets, announced the completion of its acquisition of Evolution Markets Inc., a provider of transaction and advisory services in global carbon, renewable energy, and energy transition markets. The combination of the two companies will expand Xpansiv’s service offerings and product development capabilities to help empower the energy transition.…

Earnix Appoints New CEO to Lead Next Stage of Global Expansion

Earnix, the market-leading provider of mission-critical cloud-based intelligent real-time, dynamic pricing and rating solutions for insurers and banks, announced it is appointing insurance and fintech industry veteran, Robin Gilthorpe, as its new Chief Executive Officer effective February 1, 2023. Gilthorpe will be taking over the helm from Udi Ziv, who served as the company’s CEO over…

BEML appoints Gunaseelan Jawahar as Director (Human Resources)

Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) Limited, a Schedule ‘A’ Company under the Ministry of Defence, Govt. of India, announced the appointment of Gunaseelan Jawahar as Director (Human Resources), with effect from January 11, 2023. According to the company’s exchange filing, “Pursuant to Article 97 of the Articles of Association of the Company. the President of…

TVS Motor Company intends to invest Rs 1,000 Cr in Madhya Pradesh, to create over 2,000 jobs

TVS Motor Company, one of the largest manufacturers of two-wheelers and three-wheelers in the world, expressed its intention to invest in Madhya Pradesh for its potential future two-wheeler and three-wheeler expansion in electric and internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. Over a period of time, this could entail an investment of over Rs.1,000 Crores and generating…

Veriff ropes in Viktoria Ruubel as Managing Director of Digital Identity

Veriff, a global identity verification provider, announced that Viktoria Ruubel has joined the company as Managing Director of Digital Identity. Ruubel will be responsible for leading the business strategy and expansion of Veriff’s core product towards a reusable digital identity platform, a statement said. Ruubel brings more than twenty years of experience building and scaling businesses and…

Hexaware Technologies Expands its Global Life Sciences and Healthcare IT Consulting and Technology Practice

Hexaware Technologies, a global IT consulting, technology and digital solutions provider, announced the significant expansion of its global Life Sciences and Healthcare industry capabilities by completing the integration of the recently acquired Highpoint Solutions and Mobiquity businesses. As one Company, Hexaware is driven by a shared vision of leveraging technology as a force multiplier to…

Edtech unicorn LEAD raises Rs 160cr in fresh funding

LEAD, India’s largest School Edtech, announced that established banks and marquee investors have backed its robust and sustainable business model with an investment of ~Rs. 160 Crores.  LEAD’s latest round of funding was via a mix of long term capital from Alteria Capital and Stride Ventures, India’s marquee venture debt investors; and working capital financing…

Sodexo Live! appoints Belinda Oakley as CEO, North America

Sodexo Live!, the hospitality partner to the world’s most iconic venues, announced the appointment of Belinda Oakley as its new Chief Executive Officer, North America. A proven international business leader with two decades of foodservice management experience who has successfully led enterprise growth strategies through operational excellence, innovation and the development of high performing teams, Oakley takes over…

HUL acquires 51% stake in Zywie

FMCG giant Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) announced it has acquired 51% stake in Zywie Ventures Private Limited (Zywie), which owns the brand OZiva. According to the company’s exchange filing, “it is now informed that Hindustan Unilever Limited (“the Company”) has completed the acquisition of 51% shareholding of Zywie for a total consideration of INR 264.28…

EH Group establishes Innovation Lab in India

EH Group is expanding its footprint by establishing an Innovation Lab in India, based at the IITM Research Park. “Recently established EH Group Systems Pvt Ltd, is aimed at accelerating the development of our fuel cell products, primarily focusing on our proprietary control systems software, ” the statement said. “It is led by Anand Vasappanavara, Principal…

Global talent leader WilsonHCG acquires Personify

WilsonHCG, a global talent leader, has announced the acquisition of Personify, an award-winning recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) provider. Personify specializes in the life sciences, healthcare, biotech and pharmaceuticals sectors and other industries experiencing critical skills shortages. Personify, a leader in its core markets, provides executive search and recruitment marketing services alongside its RPO solutions. Headquartered…

Web Werks appoints Amit Agrawal as Chief Business Officer

Web Werks Data Centers, a leading player in the Indian cloud and data center market, has appointed Amit Agrawal as Chief Business Officer (CBO). In his new role, Amit will work closely with the CEO and the leadership team to drive all business aspects of the further evolution of the company. He will be responsible…