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Indus Towers appoints Pankaj Tewari as Additional Director

Indus Towers Limited announced the appointment of Pankaj Tewari as Additional Director on the company’s Board, with effect from October 8, 2022. According to the company’s exchange filing, “the Board of Directors of the Company in their meeting held on October 8, 2022, has appointed Mr. Pankaj Tewari (DIN: 08006533) as an Additional Director in…

Citi, Accel invest in xalts started by former HSBC, Meta executives

Wall Street and Silicon Valley are coming together to build digital asset management solutions focused on connecting institutional investors to the crypto ecosystem. Earlier this year, former HSBC trader Ashutosh Goel and former Meta Asia executive Supreet Kaur paired up to build xalts, an investment management and technology firm focused on driving real-money institutional participation…

Raj K. Mallavarapu appointed as Group CHRO of Innoterra

Innoterra, a Swiss-Indian food and technology Platform Company, announced the appointment of Raj K. Mallavarapu as the Group Chief Human Resources Officer. Raj will be based in Mumbai and lead Innoterra’s Human Resources divisions globally.   Equipped with over 18 years of experience at the intersection of talent and transformation, Raj has held leadership positions…

OYO creates two new global leadership roles for Service Experience and Revenue

OYO, India headquartered global travel technology company announced the elevation of Shreerang Godbole as the Chief Service Officer and Shirish Damani as the company’s Chief Revenue Officer. These appointments are in line with OYO’s efforts to optimize its service technology, improve and scale customer experience and help its patrons (hotel owners) build branded, digitally-enabled storefronts with higher revenue generation potential, the statement…

Delhi-based beauty startup Vanity Wagon raises $2 mn in funding

Beauty startup Vanity Wagon said it has raised around $2 million in pre-Series funding at a valuation of $8 million, according to ETtech report. Co-led by Agility Ventures Partners and Lotus Herbals Private Limited, the round saw participation from Inflection Point Ventures, Venture Catalysts, and other high-net-worth individuals (HNIs). The startup will utilise the funds…

Board appoints Nelson Petracek as CTO

Board, the global provider of Intelligent Planning Solutions, announced the appointment of Nelson Petracek as Chief Technology Officer. “Nelson Petracek is an outstanding technology leader with a record of continuous success working in the SaaS industry, building world-class technology teams and leading the development of powerful intelligent planning and analytics solutions for high growth organizations,”…

Adams Street Partners appoints Brijesh Jeevarathnam as Global Head of Fund Investments

Adams Street Partners, LLC, a private markets investment firm, announced that Brijesh Jeevarathnam will be promoted to Partner & Global Head of Fund Investments. Jeevarathnam, who joined Adams Street as a Partner in Primary Investments in 2016, will also become a member of the firm’s Executive Committee as part of his new role. Jeevarathnam succeeds Kelly Meldrum, who…

CVS Health appoints Dr. Amar Desai to lead newly formed Health Care Delivery organization

Health solutions company CVS Health announced it has appointed Dr. Amar Desai as President, Health Care Delivery, effective October 17. He will lead the newly formed Health Care Delivery organization, overseeing implementation of key areas of the company’s health services and care delivery strategy. “This new organization will leverage the strength of the CVS Health portfolio to develop and…

RattanIndia Enterprises to acquire 100% shareholding in electric motorcycle company Revolt Motors

RattanIndia Enterprises Limited announced that it is acquiring 100% shareholding in the electric motorcycles market leader Revolt Motors. The Company had earlier acquired 33.84% shareholding in Revolt with an option to further increase the shareholding. Revolt Motors currently has manufacturing facility in the auto manufacturing hub of Manesar, Haryana. Over the last one year, Revolt…

Nykaa announces expansion plans, forms strategic alliance with Middle East-based Apparel Group

Nykaa, an omnichannel consumer-tech company, received board approval to sign an agreement with the Middle East’s Apparel Group, a global fashion and lifestyle retail conglomerate headquartered in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Bringing its proven multi-brand beauty retail expertise to this alliance, Nykaa will leverage the Apparel Group’s robust retail infrastructure network and deep market…

HCLTech and Google Cloud expand strategic partnership to accelerate digital transformation for enterprises

HCLTech, a global technology company, and Google Cloud announced a significant expansion of their long-standing partnership, with new capabilities and service offerings to expedite enterprise migration to Google Cloud. HCLTech, a strategic partner of Google Cloud, formed the dedicated Google Cloud Ecosystem Unit in 2019 to accelerate enterprise cloud adoption by helping enterprise customers plan…

Lupin appoints Dr. Shahin Fesharaki as Global Chief Scientific Officer

Global pharma major Lupin Limited (Lupin) announced the appointment of Dr. Shahin Fesharaki as Global Chief Scientific Officer. Dr. Fesharaki will be responsible for Lupin’s global research and development efforts across branded, generics and specialty products, a statement said. Commenting on the appointment, Vinita Gupta, CEO and Nilesh Gupta, MD, Lupin said, “We are very…

Imre names Neera Chaudhary as Chief Executive Officer

imre announced the appointment of Neera Chaudhary as its next Chief Executive Officer. Based in New York City, Chaudhary joined the agency on September 21, and will report to the agency’s Board of Directors. Dave Imre, the agency’s founder, will take on the role of Executive Chairman and remains a member of the Board of Directors.  Chaudhary joins imre with…

TaskUs announces expansion to Navi Mumbai

TaskUs, a provider of outsourced digital services and next-generation customer experience to fast-growing technology companies, announced Navi Mumbai as home to its fourth site in India. TaskUs Navi Mumbai will support the company’s growing operations in India, which has been TaskUs’ fastest-growing market in its 14-year history. The city has a highly skilled and tech-savvy talent pool,…