ARAPL RaaS – a wholly-owned subsidiary of Affordable Robotic & Automation Ltd. (ARAPL), a Robotic automation solution provider has announced the appointment of Debjit Roy and Girish Lakshman as the new members of the ARAPL RaaS advisory board. Debjit Roy is a professor at IIM and an expert in warehouse automation and design, he coordinates…
ReshaMandi, India’s digital ecosystem for natural fibre supply chain starting from farm to retail, announced that product management expert and tech industry pacesetter, Manajit Rath has joined the team as Chief Product Officer. In his new role, Manajit will lead the company’s Product Management, Design, and Analytics departments. He has deep expertise in design practices,…
Convin, which enables businesses to enhance their virtual assisted selling services for their customers, has raised $2.1m in the seed funding round led by Kalaari Capital and backed by Good Capital, Plan B Innovations, Bharat Founders Fund, and Digital Sparrow. Convin was co-founded by IIT Delhi alumni Ashish Santhalia (CEO), Bharat Patidar (COO), Atul Shree (CTO), and Durgesh Choudary (CPO) to help organizations learn from…
Steel Authority of India Limited announced the appointment of K Jayaprasad as an Independent Director on the company’s Board, with effect from April 26, 2022. According to the company’s exchange filing, “it is hereby informed that subsequent to nomination by Government of India vide Ministry of Steel order dated 23’d March,2022, and approval of the…
The private sector lender, The Karnataka Bank Ltd has appointed Jeevandas Narayan, and Kalmanje Gururaj Acharya as Additional Directors (Non-Executive, Independent) of the Bank under Section 161 of the Companies Act, 2013. The above appointment has been made at the Board meeting held on April 26, 2022. Jeevandas Narayan is a graduate in Commerce from…
Bajaj Finance Limited announced the appointment of Radhika Haribhakti as an Additional and Independent Director on the company’s Board, with effect from May 1, 2022. According to the company’s exchange filing, “Based on the recommendation of members of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the Board of Directors has approved the appointment Ms. Radhika Haribhakti (DIN…
Retail company Trent Limited announced the appointment of Johannes C F Holtzhausen to the company’s Board of Directors, with effect from April 27, 2022. Neeraj Basur has been named new Chief Financial Officer of the company, with effect from June 1, 2022. Holtzhausen holds an honors degree in Business Management and Administration from Stellenbosch Business…
Welspun Specialty Solutions Limited announced the appointment of Amita Misra, K.H. Viswanathan and Vipul Mathur to its Board of Directors, with effect from April 27, 2022. Amita has experience in various government, international organizations like – Additional Secretary Level in Government Comptroller and Auditor General, Director Department of Financial Services of United Nations Industrial Development…
Reliance and Viacom18 announced a strategic partnership with Bodhi Tree Systems, which is a platform of James Murdoch’s Lupa Systems and Uday Shankar, to form one of the largest TV and digital streaming companies in India. Bodhi Tree Systems is leading a fund raise with a consortium of investors to invest Rs 13,500 crore in…
Cyient, a global Technology Solutions company, announced that it is set to acquire the Singapore-based firm Grit Consulting, which has deep-rooted expertise in consulting for asset-intensive industries like metal mining and energy. This acquisition will enable Cyient customers across sectors to draw value from the Grit’s deep knowledge and Cyient’s technology solutions capabilities, a statement…
Interweave Consulting has now appointed Retd. Wing Commander Navdeep Parmar as Senior Consultant Diversity Equity Inclusion. Navdeep is passionate about creating an inclusive environment in the organizations where all employees can thrive. This comes from her lived experience of being the only woman in most of her workplaces and being from the first batch of…
Nelco Limited announced the appointment of Saurabh Ray as an Additional Director on the Board of the company, with effect from April 26, 2022. According to the company’s exchange filing, “The Board of Directors at its meeting held on 26th April 2022, (on the recommendation of the Nomination, HR and Remuneration Committee), approved the Appointment…
TVS Motor Company, a manufacturer of two-wheelers and three-wheelers globally, announced a strategic partnership with Rapido, an on-demand delivery and mobility platform by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). As part of the MoU, TVS Motor and Rapido will look to collaborate by leveraging synergies of their respective businesses in the fast-moving mobility market in…
NIIT Limited, a global talent development corporation, announced its appointment as an Authorized Training Partner of Salesforce, the global CRM (Customer Relationship Management) leader. The collaboration will address the exponentially growing demand in the Salesforce Ecosystem for Salesforce-skilled talent, driven by the rapid adoption of Salesforce technologies. Experienced faculties who have been certified by Salesforce…
Bharti Airtel (Airtel), a communications solutions provider in India, has acquired a strategic minority stake in cloud-based networking solutions provider Cnergee Technologies under the Airtel Startup Accelerator Program. Navi Mumbai based Cnergee specializes in integrated networking solutions over cloud for businesses of all sizes. Cnergee has developed a range of 5G ready software tools for…