Josh Talks, a regional content and upskilling platform, has appointed Darpan Sah as Vice President–YouTube. In this role, he will be leading the expansion of Josh Talks’ content channels on YouTube, which are already present in 10 regional languages and 3 categories, a statement said. In a career spanning over a decade, Darpan has worked…
Aris Infra, a Mumbai-based construction material marketplace startup, announced the appointment of Jitender Sharan as Chief Technology Officer. Co-Founded by Ronak Morbia and Bhavik Khara in 2021, Aris Infra desires to bring the entire construction industry online that is currently fragmented. With an aim to be an end-to-end procurement platform for the construction materials market;…
Summit Therapeutics Inc. announced that Ankur Dhingra has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer, effective June 1, 2022. “We are in a pivotal time for Team Summit as we seek to expand our portfolio of pipeline assets through potential collaborations and possible acquisitions,” said Robert W. Duggan, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Summit. “Ankur’s leadership…
NTPC Limited announced the appointment of Renu Narang, Executive Director (Finance), as Chief Financial Officer of the company, with effect from June 1, 2022. She succeeded Anil Kumar Gautam, who has resigned from the role, w.e.f May 31, 2022. According to the company’s exchange filing, “Consequent upon cessation of Shri Anil Kumar Gautam as Chief…
Power Grid Corporation of India announced it has appointed K. Sreekant, Chairman cum Managing Director of the company, as Director (Operations), with effect from June 1, 2022. According to the company’s exchange filing, “This is to inform that Shri K. Sreekant, Chairman & Managing Director (DIN: 06615674) has assumed the additional charge of the post…
Foot Locker, Inc., the New York-based specialty athletic retailer, announced the appointment of Neil Bansal as Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer, effective June 1, 2022. Bansal joins Foot Locker, Inc. from Constellation Brands, where he served as Senior Vice President, Strategy, Insights & Analytics, bringing over 20 years of global experience leading end-to-end corporate…
MoEngage, the insights-led customer engagement platform, announced that it has raised $77 Million in Series E funding. This round is led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management and B Capital, with participation from the company’s existing investors Steadview Capital, Multiples Alternate Asset Management, Eight Roads Ventures, and Matrix Partners India. This is the third round of funding raised…
POWERGRID Unchahar Transmission Limited (PUTL) announced the appointment of Abhay Choudhary as Additional Director and Chairman of the Board, with effect from June 1, 2022. According to the company’s exchange filing, “We further wish to inform that the Board of Directors of PUTL, vide resolution by way of circulation passed on June 01, 2022, has…
Reliance Brands Limited (RBL) and Plastic Legno SPA have signed a joint venture arrangement through which RBL will acquire a 40% stake in Plastic Legno SPA’s toy manufacturing business in India. This investment by RBL serves a dual purpose, bringing in vertical integration for RBL’s toy business and helping diversify the supply chain with a…
Punjab & Sind Bank Limited, an Indian nationalised bank, announced that its MD & CEO S Krishnan to retire from the role, with effect from May 31, 2022. According to the bank’s exchange filing, “In terms of Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Financial Services Notification no. F.No.4/2/2018-BO.I dated 03.09.2020, Shri S Krishnan…
Dalberg, a social impact advisory group has acquired Ravel Innovation, a Singapore-based company which designs, builds, and runs an ecosystem of innovation communities and corporate innovation programs, to help clients broaden and deepen their impact globally. This new offering will combine the expertise of both organizations and strengthen Dalberg’s capabilities to help governments, NGOs, progressive corporations,…
Accenture has agreed to acquire Allgemeines Rechenzentrum GmbH (ARZ), a technology service provider focused on the banking sector in Austria. The acquisition will expand Accenture’s cloud-based banking platform-as-a-service offerings, ranging from core banking services to online banking as well as regulatory services for banking clients across Europe, a statement said. ARZ is majority-owned by Volksbanken Group…
Engineers India Limited (EIL) announced the appointment of Ashok Kumar Kalra as Director (Commercial), with effect from June 1, 2022. According to the company’s exchange filing, “Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Government of India vide its letter no. CA31018/1/2022-PNG (42982) dated 27.05.2022 (received on 31.05.2022) has communicated that the Competent Authority has approved the…
Bengaluru headquartered business accounting platform Vyapar has acquired SaaS startup NeoDove for an undisclosed amount. This is Vyapar’s first acquisition with which it hopes to further strengthen and step up its efforts to cater to the SME sector, a statement said. “Building on our six years of success, the acquisition of NeoDove is our next…
Sonata Software, a global IT services and technology solutions company, has announced that Balaji Kumar has joined the Company as Chief Human Resources Officer, responsible for HR function globally. Balaji will be based out of the Company’s Corporate Office at Bangalore, India. In his last stint, Balaji was the Chief Human Resources Officer globally at…