Category: News

Rahul Gossain joins JSA as Chief Strategy & Brand Officer

Rahul Gossain has joined JSA as Chief Strategy & Brand Officer effective from 18 January 2024. With over two decades of experience, Rahul is renowned for his adept handling of international stakeholder engagement and strategic brand management. Rahul has expertise in professional services marketing across the legal, consulting and healthcare domains, has also worked extensively…

Accenture announces acquisition of Impendi

Accenture has acquired Impendi, a sourcing and procurement services provider with a focus on private equity clients, expanding a critical capability to Accenture’s growing offerings for this industry. Impendi helps private equity companies make sourcing and procurement decisions that increase their profitability and improve the bottom line of their portfolio companies. The firm’s procurement analytics offering…

ThoughtFocus appoints Santhosh Ananthakrishnan as Chief Business Officer

ThoughtFocus, Inc. (ThoughtFocus), a global provider of digital services and technology-enabled digital operations focused primarily on the financial services market, is pleased to announce the appointment of Santhosh Ananthakrishnan as its new Chief Business Officer (CBO). Santhosh will be responsible for defining the agenda and growth strategies, aligning the firm’s capabilities with market needs, leading revenue-generating functions,…

The Sleep Company appoints Gaurav Shah as CFO

The Sleep Company has announced the appointment of Gaurav Shah as Chief Financial Officer effective from 26th December, 2023. Shah has over 18 years of experience working as a Chartered Accountant. In this role, he will work closely with all stakeholders aligning them with the organization’s goals and objectives to drive financial performance and efficiency.…

Happiest Minds Technologies re-appoints Ashok Soota as Executive Chairman

Happiest Minds Technologies Limited announced the re-appointment of Ashok Soota as Whole-time Director designated as Executive Chairman of the company, with effect from April 1, 2024. According to the company’s exchange filing, “Pursuant to Regulation 30 read with Para A of Part A of Schedule III of the Listing Regulations, we wish to inform that,…

Ex-CEO of FIITJEE eSchool and ex-Business Head of upGrad joins Infinity Learn by Sri Chaitanya

Infinity Learn by Sri Chaitanya, India’s only Hybrid Learning platform delivering outcome-based learning at scale, has bolstered its leadership team by appointing Ravikanth Kanchibhotla as Head of Test Prep Segment, and Abhishek Chhabra as Head of K-10 Segment. These appointments mark a significant milestone for Infinity Learn, reinforcing its commitment to providing high-quality education and amplifying the…

Videocon Industries COO Chandrakant Jyoti resigns

Videocon Industries Limited (VIL) announced the resignation of Chandrakant Jyoti as Chief Operating Officer of the company, with effect from January 17, 2024. According to the company’s exchange filing, “we wish to inform you that Mr. Chandrakant Jyoti (PAN: ACWPJ5783H) has tendered his resignation as the Chief Operating Officer (‘COO’) of Videocon Industries Limited (‘VIL’)…

JITO Angel Network announces strategic investment in The RenalProject

JITO Angel Network (JAN), promoted by JITO Incubation and Innovation Foundation (JIIF), the only community-based angel network, has led the pre-seeding investment round for RenalProject. Renal Project secured undisclosed investment from JIIF and other marquee investors, including 100x VC, Gopi Latpate, Thapar Vision, and Angels. The RenalProject, a Mumbai-based healthcare startup, founded by Shashank Moddhia.…

Visa completes acquisition of Pismo

Visa announced it has completed its acquisition of Pismo – a global cloud-native issuer processing and core banking platform. With the transaction complete, the combination of Visa and Pismo will provide clients with core banking and card-issuer processing capabilities across all product types via cloud native APIs. Pismo’s platform will also enable Visa to provide…

ATFX appoints Linton White as Regional Head for Africa

ATFX, a leading global fintech broker, announced the appointment of Linton White as the new Regional Head for ATFX Africa. With over 15 years of experience in the financial industry, Linton brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to his new role, further strengthening ATFX’s position in the South African market, as per the statement. As the…

Cactus Communications collaborates with Indian Society of Cell Biology to Empower Researchers

Cactus Communications (CACTUS), a company specializing in science communication and technology, has joined forces with the Indian Society of Cell Biology (Society). This two years partnership aims to enhance academic growth and offer training support to students, postdocs, and researchers in various life sciences fields, highlighting a step forward in academic development, a statement said. The 46th All…

Birlasoft recognized as Leader in ‘Data Management and Cloud Computing’ & ‘Next-Gen IT/OT’ Services by ISG

Birlasoft Ltd, part of the USD 2.9 billion diversified C.K. Birla Group, has been recognized as ‘Leader’ in ‘Data Management and Cloud Computing’ and ‘Next-Gen IT/OT’ Services in North America, in the ISG Provider Lens Oil and Gas Industry – Services and Solutions Report 2023. The report recognized Birlasoft as a ‘Leader’ in ‘Data Management…

IMAX names Anne Globe as Chief Marketing Officer

IMAX Corporation has named entertainment marketing executive Anne Globe as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of IMAX. In her role, Globe will oversee all brand, film marketing, creative, and social media for the global entertainment technology platform. Previously, Globe served as CMO of Skydance Media as well as DreamWorks Animation, as per the statement. “Anne is a…

Fetcch raises $ 1.5M in pre-seed funding led by AppWorks Venture and Hashkey Capital

Fetcch, a Web3 payments and digital rewards infrastructure platform, announced that it has raised USD 1.5M in pre-seed funding, led by AppWorks Venture and Hashkey Capital with participation from LD Capital, Compute Ventures, M6 and GravityX Capital, NGC. Fetcch provides a seamless infrastructure for digital payments and rewards platforms especially for the Web3 payments ecosystem with…

Indian Oil Corporation appoints Alok Sharma as Director (Research & Development)

Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOC), the nation’s largest fuel retailer, announced the appointment of Alok Sharma as Director (Research & Development), with effect from January 16, 2024. According to the company’s exchange filing, “In accordance with the Regulation 30 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations 2015, it is hereby informed that in terms…