Category: News

HT Media acquires equity stake in edtech company Digiperform

HT Media Limited announced it has acquired 19.99% equity stake in edtech company Digital Performance Media Private Limited (Digiperform). According to the company’s exchange filing, “this is to inform you that the Company has acquired 19.99% equity stake in Digital Performance Media Private Limited (Digiperform). Particulars of the above acquisition as per SEBI’s circular no.…

The Estée Lauder Companies Announces Key Leadership Appointments

The Estée Lauder Companies has announced key leadership appointments for its international business, which follow the announcement that Cedric Prouvé, currently Group President, International, will retire in June 2022 after an exceptional career. The appointments will be effective February 1, 2022. Peter Jueptner, currently President, Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) will succeed Cedric, and will be named President,…

Kinara Capital secures INR 70 Crores from Invest in Visions GmbH (IIV) Microfinance Fund

Kinara Capital, a social impact fintech driving financial inclusion of India’s small business entrepreneurs, has announced securing EUR 8 million (~INR 70 crores) from Invest in Visions GmbH (IIV), pioneers of microfinance investments in Germany. Agents for Impact, a sustainability connector of investors and social impact organizations, arranged this transaction for Invest in Visions and…

Blue Star appoints Rajesh Parte as Company Secretary, Neeraj Basur to become Group CFO

Blue Star Limited, an Indian multinational electronics company, announced the appointment of Rajesh Parte as Company Secretary and Compliance Officer of the company, effective October 29, 2021. Also, Neeraj Basur, current Company Secretary and Compliance Officer, will be re-designated as the Group Chief Financial Officer. As per the company’s exchange filing, “The Board has appointed Mr…

Avasant recognizes Wipro as a Leader in the High-Tech Digital Services 2021-2022 RadarView report

Wipro Limited, a global information technology, consulting, and business process services company, announced that it has been recognized as a Leader in the Avasant High-Tech Digital Services 2021-2022 RadarView Report. The report is an independent assessment that reflects the true capabilities of service providers and evaluates them as longterm partners for digitally evolving global organizations.…

Marico appoints industry veteran Rajeev Vasudeva to its Board

Consumer goods giant Marico Limited appointed Rajeev Vasudeva as an Additional Director to its Board of Directors, effective November 1, 2021. As per the company’s exchange filing, “This is to inform you that the Board of Directors of the Company has at its meeting held today i.e. on October 28, 2021, approved the appointment of…

Macquarie Asset Management’s ex VP, Pratik Adatia joins ZipLoan as Chief Financial Officer

ZipLoan, an RBI-registered FinTech leader in India, has announced the appointment of Pratik Adatia as Chief Financial Officer. Adatia will be a notable addition to the company’s ongoing advancement in the FinTech market. He will be leading the Finance (fund raise, treasury, co-lending and FPA), Legal & Compliance verticals at the organization, the statement said.…

Marico appoints Vinay M A as Company Secretary and Compliance Officer

Marico Limited, an Indian multinational consumer goods company, announced the appointment of Vinay M A as Company Secretary and Compliance Officer of the company, effective October 28, 2021. According to the company’s exchange filing, “This is to inform you that the Board of Directors of the Company has at its meeting held today i.e. on…

India-Sweden Healthcare Innovation Centre in collaboration with AstraZeneca India launches a Nurses’ Upskilling in NCDs (NUN) program

India-Sweden Healthcare Innovation Centre, a collaboration between the Swedish Trade Commissioner’s Office, AIIMS New Delhi and AIIMS Jodhpur, have launched a specialized training program for nurses to equip them with practical knowhow required in managing Diabetes. In the first training, 30 nurses from AIIIMS Jodhpur will be trained for 2 days. According to a statement,…

Hester Biosciences appoints Priya Gandhi and Ameet Desai to its Board

Animal healthcare company Hester Biosciences Limited announced the appointments of Priya Gandhi and Ameet Desai as an Additional Directors to its Board. Priya Gandhi joined Hester Biosciences in the year 2016 and has worked since then from being an officer to a Deputy Director, before being inducted in the board. She is currently part of…

80% business leaders in India feel pressured to offer greater flexibility today: LinkedIn ‘Future of Work’ Study

LinkedIn, the online professional network, has launched the ‘Future of Work’ B2B perception study by research firm GFK that focuses on the insights of 736 business leaders in India and what they think about the future of work, their flexibility offerings, the challenges they foresee, and their plans to solve them. Topline findings show that,…

Effitrac launches Effitrac Partner Connect to bridge the skill gap in SMEs

Effitrac, an end-to-end business process technology SaaS platform that helps small and medium businesses to optimize their time, money, and resources, announced it has launched a knowledge marketplace – “Effitrac Partner Connect.” With this initiative, the company aims to help business owners gain access to technical and soft talent through its platform, create job opportunities,…