Gnani.ai announced the appointment of Sanjay Pai as the Chief Revenue Officer. In this role, Sanjay will be responsible for growing and spearheading business development initiatives and advancing and strengthening Gnani.ai’s strategic growth across international markets, a statement said. Sanjay brings over two decades of experience in sales and business development in the Enterprise Communications space coupled with the…
Jairaj Bhattacharya, founder of ConveGenius and SwiftChat, a start-up focused on democratising equity in education and skills and building a ‘Conversational AI’ ecosystem, has joined Ashoka University as its youngest Founder. Jairaj is from the founding batch of the Young India Fellowship, Class of 2012. He is also the first alumnus to be a Founder of the University,…
KKR, a global investment firm, and Serentica Renewables (Serentica), a decarbonization platform that seeks to enable the energy transition by providing complex clean energy solutions for energy-intensive, hard-to-abate industries, today announced the signing of definitive agreements under which KKR will invest $400 million in the Company. Serentica looks to deliver round-the-clock clean energy solutions for large-scale, energy-intensive…
Accenture has appointed Ambe Tierro as country managing director for the Philippines, effective December 1. Lito Tayag, the current country managing director, will retire from Accenture at the end of December, after 20 years of service. Tayag has led Accenture’s business in the Philippines for the past 12 years. During his two decades at Accenture, he…
EnKash, a spend management platform, announced that it has augmented its leadership by onboarding three senior executives across key functions. The new appointments are Nikhil Arora in Marketing, Ameet Rege for EnKash Card Program and Shashi Jha for Legal & Compliance. Ameet Rege, a highly sought-after business leader with over 25 years of extensive experience in setting up…
Global Infrastructure Solutions Inc. (GISI) announced the rebranding of its recently acquired Arcadis Hong Kong Design and Engineering (HK D&E) and Singapore consulting businesses as Asia Infrastructure Solutions. The HK D&E rebrand takes immediate effect. When the Singapore consulting business acquisition closes, which is imminent, its rebranding will follow suit, subject to regulatory name-change procedures, a…
Mphasis, an information technology (IT) solutions provider specializing in cloud and cognitive services, announced the appointment of Jayant Chauhan as Head of Mergers & Acquisitions. Jayant assumed the responsibility in November 2022 and will oversee the entire process of origination, evaluation, structuring, negotiation, execution and post-closing integration of potential acquisition and corporate development transactions, a statement said. “M&A is one of the key…
Times Network announced the elevation of Mihir Bhatt as Business Head, Times Influence & Managing Editor, Times Network. In his new capacity, Mihir will continue to lead the Editorial charge for large scale strategic collaborated content on the Network and grow the already buoyant Content Solutions Business with overall P&L responsibility of Times Influence – a Strategic…
doola announced that they have raised $8M in funding to continue helping entrepreneurs around the globe turn their dream idea into their dream US business. This new funding round was led by Nexus Venture Partners with participation from the Y Combinator Continuity Fund and more. “It’s time for entrepreneurs to shift their attention from admin…
Wipro Limited, a global information technology, consulting and business process services company, announced the appointment of Simmi Dhamija as the Chief Operating Officer of the Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa (APMEA) strategic market unit. Dhamija will lead delivery and operations of the strategic market unit across its different regions and effectively support its profitable…
Wipro Limited, a global information technology, consulting and business process services company, announced the appointment of Warren Zambelli as the Managing Director for Africa. Zambelli has over 20 years of experience spanning capital markets, banking, insurance, telecom and retail. His formative years were spent in various front-office environments affording him context for how products and…
SeQuent Scientific Limited (SeQuent), India’s leading animal health company with a strong presence in veterinary formulations and APIs, has signed a definitive agreement on 07 November 2022 to acquire 100% stake in Tineta Pharma Private Limited (Tineta), a company incorporated in India. India is a strategic market for SeQuent, and this acquisition will give a…
Wipro Limited, a leading technology and consulting services company, and VMware, Inc. announced an extended collaboration to help mutual customers accelerate their digital journey and maximize their VMware Cloud investments. As part of this expanded relationship, Wipro will launch a new dedicated VMware-focused business aligned to Wipro’s broader strategy of driving growth through strategic partnerships. The…
Black & Veatch, a global provider of critical human infrastructure solutions, has named Ruturaj Govilkar as Country Manager and Managing Director, India. He will oversee all aspects of Black & Veatch’s business in the country. “From deploying new energy solutions to designing and building data centres and other industrial and processing facilities, there is a…
Wipro Limited, a technology services and consulting company, announced the appointment of Frederic Abecassis as the Head of Banking, Financial Services & Insurance (BFSI) Industry Sector, Southeast Asia. In an increasingly hyperconnected world, evolving consumer behavior is driving rapid digital transformation across Southeast Asia’s BFSI sector. Frederic will spearhead Wipro’s BFSI business growth across this…