Oxane Partners, a technology-driven solutions provider to private markets, announced the launch of their new office in the HITEC city of Hyderabad in India. This new set-up is the fourth office location for the firm and the second one in India, with additional offices in London, New York, and Gurgaon. The firm was founded in 2013…
Brightcove Inc., a trusted leader in streaming technology, announced Dan Freund will join the company as its Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) on August 1, 2022. In this role, Freund will be responsible for all aspects of Brightcove’s revenue performance, including managing its global sales and customer success organizations and executing its go-to-market strategy. Freund will…
Bharti AXA Life, a joint venture between Bharti Enterprises and AXA, one of the world’s largest insurance companies, announced that Murli Jalan, Head- Tied Agency & Direct Distribution has been elevated to the role of Chief Distribution Officer, Proprietary. Jalan joined Bharti AXA Life in May 2020 and held the position of Head-Tied Agency & Direct…
Infrastructure company TATA Projects Limited has appointed Vinayak Pai as its Managing Director, effective 22nd July, 2022. Vinayak Pai has taken over the reins from Vinayak Deshpande who will retire after successfully being at the helm of affairs for over 11 years. Pai is backed by over three decades of experience with leading engineering & EPC…
Rackspace Technology, an end-to-end, multicloud technology solutions company, announced the appointment of the technology industry veteran Dharmendra (D K) Sinha as President, Public Cloud Business Unit effective immediately. D K’s arrival comes after the company recently announced it was considering reorganizing Rackspace Technology across the public and private cloud markets to accelerate growth in both segments as…
SymphonyAI, a leader in high-value enterprise AI SaaS for strategic industries, announced that Kumar Abhimanyu (“Abhi”) has joined the company as senior vice president and global head of strategic partnerships. Abhi will oversee the management and expansion of partner relationships across SymphonyAI’s vertical businesses. The company is growing rapidly, with more than 1,400 customers in…
Wipro Limited, a technology services and consulting company, announced the appointment of Päivi Rekonen to its Board of Directors for five years effective October 1st, 2022, subject to the approval of shareholders. Päivi Rekonen will serve as an Independent Director on the Board, bringing over 25 years of experience in technology as well as in banking…
Sasken Technologies Ltd., a product engineering and digital transformation solutions provider, announced the appointment of Abhijit Kabra as Chief Executive Officer reporting to Chairman & Managing Director, Rajiv C Mody. Abhijit will work towards significantly scaling business, both organically and inorganically. His proven track record of building business that leverage technology as a growth enabler…
FMCG giant ITC Limited announced the appointment of Supratim Dutta as Director and Whole-time Director on the company’s Board, with effect from July 22, 2022. According to the company’s exchange filing, “Further to our letter dated 181 h May, 2022, we write to advise that the Members of the Company at the 1111 h Annual…
Accenture opened its newest Advanced Technology Centers in India (ATCI) located in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. Part of Accenture’s global delivery network, the new facility will focus on building and delivering transformative technology services for global clients across industries, a statement said. “We are committed to expanding our presence to tier-II cities and Coimbatore is a preferred…
Career-focused Edtech Platform Geekster has raised USD 1.30 mn (INR 10 CR) in a Pre-Series A round led by Inflection Point Ventures with participation from MyNavi Corporation,Japan. Existing investors We Founder Circle and Ah Ventures also participated in the round. The brand has raised a total of USD 1.5 mn including the current round. The fund raised will…
Watts Water Technologies, Inc. announced that Andre Dhawan will join the Company as Chief Operating Officer on August 15, 2022. Dhawan comes to Watts from Gilbarco Veeder-Root, a subsidiary of Vontier Corporation, where he most recently served as President, Americas and previously as President, EMEA & APAC. Prior to joining Gilbarco Veeder-Root, Dhawan held several…
Fintech startup Backspace Tech announced that it has raised $450 K USD from strategic investors. The names include Mohan K & Jai Kumar, Founders of Ippopay (Fintech), Omar Bin Brek, UAE-based founder of Foloosi (fintech) along with M2P Founders and Other Angel Investors. Backspace Tech, founded by Praveen Krishna Dev, Vishwanath Vijayan and Karthick Sivaram…
Edtech major upGrad announced the appointment of Saurabh Deep Singla as Chief Human Resource Officer, effective July 13. With over two decades of experience across both corporate and business HR roles, Singla will be responsible for creating a strategic roadmap for upGrad and its divisions while also addressing HR complexities across levels for driving sustainable…
Accenture has been recognized as the No. 1 cybersecurity service provider overall in a new report from industry analyst firm HFS Research. The report, “The HFS Top 10: Cybersecurity Service Providers, 2022,” assessed 15 service providers’ capabilities across a defined series of criteria to identify how well service providers help their enterprise clients effectively improve their…