IDEO, the global design and innovation company, announced that Derek Robson has been named CEO, effective January 5, 2023. Robson has been Managing Partner of full service advertising agency Goodby Silverstein & Partners (GS&P) since 2006, and has been its President since 2017. He led the company through strong growth, challenging financial times and a turnaround that…
Biocon Biologics Ltd., a subsidiary of Biocon Ltd., announced that it has successfully completed its multi-billion-dollar (USD) acquisition of the global biosimilars business of its partner Viatris Inc. Biocon Biologics and Viatris have obtained all applicable approvals from key global regulators including the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, the Competition Commission of India and the Reserve…
Indian-born eminent educator Jayathi Y. Murthy has become the 16th President of the Oregon State University (OSU) – one of the top universities in the United States renowned worldwide for its cutting-edge research and facilities, particularly in the fields of AI, robotics and advanced technology. Murthy, 64, is the first woman of colour to lead OSU that works…
Global Lifesciences company, Zydus Lifesciences Limited, announced the appointment of Akhil Monappa and Upasana Kamineni Konidela as Independent Directors on the company’s Board, with effect from November 29, 2022. According to the company’s exchange filing, “we hereby inform that the Board of Directors of the Company at their meeting held today i.e. November 29, 2022, based on…
Infosys, a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, announced its collaboration with UNLEASH, a non-profit organization with a mission to get the youth to create innovative and scalable solutions to help reach the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Together, Infosys and UNLEASH will advance youth-led solutions aligned with the UN SDGs, amplify ESG best practices…
BeatO, a comprehensive digital care platform for controlling and reversing diabetes, announced the appointment of Siddharth Sehgal as its new CFO. Sehgal comes with more than a decade of leadership experience and 20 years of rich and diverse experience in M&A, financial planning and analysis, tax and regulatory matters. He will be responsible for re-orienting…
HONO, a premium HR-Tech Solution brand announced the appointment of Roy Joseph as Regional Director for the South India region. In his new role, Roy Joseph will be leading the company’s operations and expansion in South India and will be responsible for driving the technology-led growth of AI-enabled HRM Solutions & Services. He will focus…
The Algorand Foundation, whose mission is to empower the ecosystem of Algorand, the carbon-negative Layer 1 blockchain invented by Turing Award winner and MIT professor Silvio Micali, has appointed Anil Kakani as India Country Head. In this new role, Kakani will lead AlgoBharat and all India-based programming and projects for Algorand, including university-level educational programs, community programs, and private and public partnerships.…
Tata Communications International Pte Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Communications Ltd., a global digital ecosystem enabler has extended its partnership with Intertec Systems, a leading system integrator in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), to offer managed services in the region. As part of the partnership, Tata Communications brings its Cyber Security Operations Centre (SOC) and managed security…
Megaport, a global Network as a Service (NaaS) provider, announced the addition of Jeff Tworek to the executive team as Chief Revenue Officer. Tworek will be responsible for overall revenue generation and will manage all aspects of Megaport’s global sales organisation. Tworek brings more than 30 years of cloud and networking industry experience operating commercial…
Micro SME focused fintech startup 4Fin has announced that it has raised strategic seed funding of $1M. The Pune headquartered startup had earlier raised $1.1M in its pre-seed round. The company announced that the funds raised would be primarily used for disbursing loans through its lending arm, for which the entity has recently got an…
Titagarh Wagons Limited, a flagship company of the Titagarh group, which has morphed itself from a wagon manufacturer for Indian Railways to a multinational engineering and fabrication group, announced the appointment of Saurav Singhania as Joint Chief Financial Officer of the company. Anil Kumar Agarwal, Director (Finance) & CFO gets additional charge of Chief Business…
Simplilearn, the world’s leading online bootcamp for digital skilling training, announced that it has acquired a U.S.-based bootcamp education company, Fullstack Academy, for an all-cash transaction. This will be the company’s second acquisition after Market Motive in 2015. Simplilearn has grown exponentially by over 60% in the past year and this complementary acquisition will accelerate Simplilearn’s journey to become the largest…
HCLTech, a global technology company, announced that it has signed a multi-year contract with SR Technics, a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) service provider in the civil aviation industry, to digitally transform SR Technics’ operations. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland SR Technics is working with an extensive network of partners and business development offices in Europe,…
Wipro Limited, a technology services and consulting company, announced the launch of its new Skills Guild with Amazon Web Services (AWS) at AWS re:Invent 2022. AWS Skills Guild is a comprehensive enablement program for large enterprises to build cloud skills through integrated delivery of AWS learning opportunities. Wipro Step Up will use the AWS Skills…