Category: News

ACCSCIENT acquires Pune-based Vyom Group

ACCSCIENT, LLC headquartered in Dallas, Texas, USA, has announced the acquisition of Vyom Group (comprising of Vyom Labs, Cogniwize, and Omnepresent) and DxSherpa, through its parent entity. This acquisition will expand ACCSCIENT’s global presence to over 3,000 technical resources in addition to expanding its reach into the markets of Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Australia, a statement said. “The addition…

KalaGato appoints Sushmita Balasubramaniam as CEO of KalaGato Consumer Intelligence

KalaGato, a data-driven mobile app aggregator (app buy-out) company built on the Thrasio model, recently announced the expansion of its leadership team with the appointment of Sushmita Balasubramaniam as the Chief Executive Officer of KalaGato Consumer Intelligence. Sushmita, will be responsible for the insights business and building customer intelligence at Kalagato, a statement said. Talking…

KIOCL Ltd appoints Binay Krushna Mahapatra as Director (Commercial)

KIOCL Limited announced the appointment of Binay Krushna Mahapatra as Director (Commercial), with effect from August 30, 2022. According to the company’s exchange filing, “we hereby inform that Ministry of Steel vide Order No. 5/1/2021-BLA dated 24.08.2022 has appointed Shri Binay Krushna Mahapatra as Director (Commercial) of KIOCL Limited from the date of his assumption…

CollegeDekho appoints Kavita Azad as CHRO; Manish Kohli as SVP of Operations

CollegeDekho, India’s largest student counselling and admissions platform has announced two new appointments to its senior leadership roles in a move to continue its mission to provide premiere higher education solutions and maintain its position as a market leader in the same category. Kavita Azad has joined CollegeDekho as the Chief Human Resource Officer and will help the EdTech…

Hudson RPO acquires Chennai-based tech recruitment firm Hunt & Badge

Hudson Global, Inc. (Hudson RPO), a global total talent solutions company, announced the acquisition of Hunt & Badge Consulting Private Limited (HnB) founded by Pichumani Durairaj.  Hunt & Badge is headquartered in Chennai-a leading provider of recruitment services to customers operating in India. Hunt & Badge partners with companies of all sizes, including well-known multinationals, across a variety…

Azure Power Global Limited appoints Rupesh Agarwal as Acting CEO

Azure Power Global Limited (Azure) announced the appointment of Rupesh Agarwal as its Acting Chief Executive Officer. Agarwal takes over from Harsh Shah who has resigned as CEO with immediate effect. The Board will consider appointment of a new permanent CEO in due course, a statement said. Agarwal, who joined the Company earlier this month…

Lendingkart Onboards Former Visa Techie Parthasaradhi B as VP Engineering

Digital lending platform, Lendingkart, has appointed Parthasaradhi B as the Vice President of Engineering. As the VP of Engineering, Parthasaradhi will primarily manage the engineering team and foster an inclusive culture where ownership, speed and creativity are of paramount importance. Parthasaradhi is a valuable addition to Lendingkart’s expanding tech team. With 21+ years of in-depth…

Azure Power Announces Resignation of Harsh Shah as CEO

Azure Power Global Limited announced the resignation of its Chief Executive Officer, Harsh Shah, effective immediately. Alan Rosling, Chairman of the Board, said, “The Board has accepted Harsh’s resignation with deep regret. He joined us only from 1 July 2022 and we hoped that Harsh would be the leader to take the Company forward. However,…

ICRA appoints Venkatesh Viswanathan as Group CFO

The Indian unit of credit rating agency Moody’s, ICRA Limited, announced the appointment of Venkatesh Viswanathan as Group Chief Financial Officer of the company, effective August 30, 2022. According to the company’s exchange filing, “we would like to inform you that based on the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and approval of the…

Coforge gears up for Metaverse and Web3 revolution with new Center of Excellence

Coforge Limited (COFORGE), a global digital services and solutions provider announced the opening of its center of excellence (CoE) for the Metaverse and Web3. The facility will promote inter-disciplinary research and identify various usecases using the metaverse and its intersection with digital technologies including blockchain, smart contracts, AI, ML, cognitive, data & analytics, and integration…

Nazara announces acquisition of US-based WildWorks

Nazara Technologies Limited (NAZARA), an India-based diversified gaming and sports media company, announced the acquisition of leading U.S. children’s interactive entertainment company WildWorks earlier today. Nazara will acquire 100% of the company and its IP from existing shareholders in an all-cash transaction. WildWorks revenues were US$13.8 million in CY21 and US$5.8 million in H1CY22, and…

ICGA Foundation appoints Suveera Dhup as Chief Operating Officer

The Indian Cancer Genome Atlas (ICGA) Foundation, a not-for-profit, public-private-philanthropic partnership, announced the appointment of Dr. Suveera Dhup as its Chief Operating Officer, effective August 2022. Dr. Suveera will oversee ICGA’s ongoing operational and administrative functions. She will also support the Board of Directors in executing the Foundation’s strategy and vision. Dr. Suveera has over…

Global investment firm KKR launches Highways Infrastructure Trust in India

KKR announced the launch of Highways Infrastructure Trust (HIT), a roads infrastructure investment trust (InvIT). HIT is KKR’s third InvIT in India, in addition to Virescent Renewable Energy Trust, India’s first renewable energy InvIT, and India Grid Trust, a leading transmissions InvIT, and marks KKR’s latest development as it scales its infrastructure investment activity in the country. Together, these platforms…

Light & Wonder appoints Ritu Bhati as VP – HR, India

Light & Wonder Inc., a US-based cross-platform games and entertainment company, has appointed Ritu Bhati as Vice President, Human Resources, India, according to ET report. Bhati comes with over two and a half decades of experience in IT & ITES, Consulting and Banking industries. She has rich experience as an HR Leader, managing growth, transformation,…