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HUL announces key changes to the Management Committee

Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) announced two key appointments to its Management Committee. Madhusudhan Rao will be appointed as Executive Director, Beauty & Wellbeing and Personal Care, HUL and Deepak Subramanian, will be appointed as Executive Director, Home Care, HUL. Madhusudhan takes over from Priya Nair who will move into her new global role as Beauty…

Saurabh Shah joins Tekno Point as Chief Revenue Officer

Tekno Point has announced the appointment of Saurabh Shah as its new Chief Revenue Officer. Tekno Point provides adobe stack implementation, digital transformation workshops along with API, front end and mobile development services. Saurabh joins Tekno Point with progressive experience in the sales, go-to-market and management domains. His role as the CRO at Tekno Point will be…

Kirloskar Oil Engines appoints Ajay Bhushan Pandey to its Board

Kirloskar Oil Engines Limited announced the appointment of Ajay Bhushan Prasad Pandey to the company’s Board of Directors, with effect from March 9, 2022. According to the company’s exchange filing, “this is to inform you that based on the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the Board of Directors in its meeting held on…

Darwinbox appoints Vivek Iyer as VP of Product

Darwinbox, an HR Tech platform, announced the appointment of Vivek Iyer as the Vice President of Product. An ex-Salesforce and Kony Product Management executive, Vivek will lead Darwinbox’s product & engineering team, spearheading the company’s goal of becoming a tech leader in the Human Capital Management space worldwide, a statement said. The cloud-based human resource…

Cropin announces three new executive leadership appointments

Cropin, a global ag-ecosystem intelligence provider, announced the appointment of three executive leaders in a move to strengthen its leadership team and support the company’s continued growth and execution of its strategic priorities. Mohit Pande joins Cropin as Chief Business Officer, Vijay Nelson as Chief Product Officer, and Sujit Janardanan as Chief Marketing Officer.  Mohit…

Raymond appoints Sunil Kataria as CEO – Lifestyle Business

Raymond, India’s textile, apparel and retail conglomerate, announced the appointment of Sunil Kataria as the CEO of Lifestyle Business. In his new role, Sunil will be responsible for steering the next phase of growth by driving the digital agenda and strengthening the brand’s presence in domestic and international markets. Speaking on this latest development, Gautam…

Megaport appoints IT industry veteran Jim Brinksma as CTO

Megaport Limited, a global leading Network as a Service (NaaS) provider, announced the addition of Jim Brinksma to the executive team in the role of Chief Technology Officer. Brinksma will lead Megaport’s global technology and engineering organisations and have responsibility for the company’s innovation roadmap. Brinksma brings more than 20 years of experience in enterprise…

Delhi-based agritech startup BharatRohan raises seed funding

BharatRohan Airborne Innovations, a Delhi-based agritech startup, announced it has raised seed funding investments in a round led by Upaya Social Ventures and Acumen Fund Inc. The fresh capital will be used to strengthen its foothold across Rajasthan and Gujarat and scale its traceable, sustainable, and profitable ecosystem of seed spices, oilseeds, and pulses across…

Cyient partners with iBASEt to drive business growth

Cyient, a global technology solutions company, announced a new strategic partnership with iBASEt. This company simplifies how complex products are built and maintained. The partnership brings together two best-of-breed partners capable of designing and implementing world-class solutions, purpose-built to overcome the unique challenges discrete manufacturers face today, the statement said. iBASEt’s industry-leading manufacturing software solutions…

Zinnov expands its India footprint with a new office in Pune

Zinnov, a consulting firm, announced the opening of its newest India office in Pune, Maharashtra, in  March 2022. This move will enable Zinnov to play a more immersive role in the Pune technology ecosystem, having worked as a trusted consulting partner with leaders and companies there, over the last two decade, the statement said. Pune…

Eveready appoints Suvamoy Saha as Managing Director

Eveready Industries India Limited announced it has appointed Suvamoy Saha as Managing Director of the company, with effect from March 8, 2022. According to the company’s exchange filing, “This is to further advise that accordingly, the Board has, at its Meeting held on March 8, 2022, approved the appointment of Mr. Suvamoy Saha (DIN: 00112375),…

Mumbai-based Oorjaa raises about Rs 9 cr in pre-Series A round

Oorjaa, a B2B logistics tech platform, announced it has raised nearly Rs 9 crore in a pre-Series A round of funding led by Inflection Point Ventures, according to PTI report. The round also involved a clutch of high-net-worth individuals who have invested in personal capacity and through Vinners angel investing platform. The funds raised will…

PCBL Ltd appoints K Jairaj to its Board of Directors

PCBL Limited announced the appointment of K. Jairaj as a Non-Executive Independent Director of the company, with effect from March 8, 2022. According to the company’s exchange filing, “Further to our letters dated 20th January, 2022 and 1 st March, 2022, we write to inform you that Mr. K Jairaj has been appointed as a…

PeopleStrong appoints Satyajit Menon as Group CHRO

HR technology company PeopleStrong has appointed Satyajit Menon as Group Chief Human Resources Officer. The appointment comes as a part of PeopleStrong’s continued focus on people care, while the company continues to hire, engage and develop the best talent towards technology-driven innovations in the HR space across Asia Pacific, according to a statement. In this…