Toronto-based hypergrowth startup BenchSci has announced the appointment of Vanessa Ribreau as Chief People Officer, effective August 10, 2021. Ribreau will lead BenchSci’s response, including to design and champion BenchSci’s people strategies, processes, and programs. Ribreau brings more than ten years of experience growing, scaling, and optimizing global departments and aligning and leading HR teams.…
Emerson has appointed Elizabeth Adefioye as its first chief people officer. Adefioye, who previously served as chief human resources officer for Ingredion, will lead a newly consolidated human resources function, including accountability for culture, employee experience, end-to-end talent management, diversity, equity and inclusion, acquisition integration, organization development and effectiveness, total rewards and HRIS. She will…
Imperial Brands has announced two new appointments to its Executive Leadership Team, with effect from 1 September 2021. Kim Reed, the leader of Imperial’s US business ITG Brands, will join the ELT as President and CEO, USA Region, and Paola Pocci joins Imperial from Procter & Gamble (P&G) to take up the role of President,…
Financial services company based in Hong Kong Sun Life has promoted Helen P as Chief Human Resources Officer. “22 years ago, I landed in Canada with 4 suitcases. In a month I will be moving to Hong Kong with a few more. I am thrilled to share that I was appointed as Chief Human Resources…
Trade X Group of Companies Inc., a global B2B automotive trading platform, has announced that it has completed its financing round as initially announced, to fuel the company’s growth. The additional equity funding of US$10 million, at a US$250 million pre-money valuation, is led by a group of new investors, including EchoVC, Frontier Ventures, and…
HRtech platform based in Gurugram-based Advantage Club has announced that it has secured $1.7 million in the latest round. The fresh funding round saw participation from Kunal Shah, Y Combinator, Liquid.vc, Broom Ventures and angel investors from Southeast Asia, the US and Middle East. Commenting on the announcement, CEO and Co-founder of Advantage Club, Sourabh…
The India Chapter of IAMCP (International Association of Microsoft Channel Partners), a non-profit organisation of Microsoft partners, announced its 2021-22 leadership team. Munesh Jadoun from ZNet Technologies, who has served IAMCP India and Global in various capacities, was unanimously elected as the new President of IAMCP India. He has been the President – Delhi and…
Financial services company Buckle has appointed Cheryl S as its Chief People Officer. “Welcome Cheryl S. to Buckle as Chief People Officer! Cheryl will be leading and supporting the growth of our team through new people as well as supporting the development of our current people while helping us maintain our missional focus and culture,” said Martin Young,…
Elda Health has announced that it has secured seed funding of $1.5 million from Avaana Capital, Orios Ventures, and Ananth Narayanan Family office. Anup Jain, Managing Partner, Orios Ventures, commented, “As an early-stage startup, Elda’s mission to innovate for India’s women healthcare issues that have remained unaddressed for generations, really resonated with us. Elda’s healthtech…
Healthtech platform NeoDocs has announced that it has secured an undisclosed sum in its pre-seed round from 9Unicorns, Y Combinator and Titan Capital. Commenting on the announcement, Nikunj Malpani, Co-founder and CEO, NeoDocs, said, “Testing is shifting to an at-home, instant and high frequency model. And this shift has been further catalysed by the pandemic.…
Bengaluru-headquartered Corporate Credit Card startup Karbon Card, which offers 24-hour sign-up Corporate Credit Card for small businesses and Startups, has announced that it has raised funding from Y Combinator. The platform aims to utilize the funds raised for product development, hiring, and operations. The company said, “it feels a YC tag would help the company…
IFCI Limited has named Priyanka Sharma, Deputy General Manager, as the new Compliance Officer. She succeeds Rupa Deb, who resigned as Company Secretary. According to exchange filing, “W.r.t. the Letter No. IFCl/CS/2021-444 dated August 27, 2021, it is clarified that Ms. Priyanka Sharma, Deputy General Manager has been appointed as Compliance Officer of the Company…
Nodwin Gaming, South Asia’s leading Esports company, has roped in Nimish Raut as the head of global esports partnerships and business development. He will report to Akshat Rathee, co-founder and MD, Nodwin Gaming. In this role, Raut will oversee global partnerships, business development and media rights for all Nodwin properties across the world. Raut comes in with…
Whirlpool Corporation announced the promotion of Joseph T. Liotine to the position of President and Chief Operating Officer. In this new role, Liotine will be responsible for all global operations. This change is effective September 1, 2021. Whirlpool Chairman and CEO, Marc Bitzer said, “I’ve had the good fortune of working with Joe for many years and I’m continually impressed with…
Bloom Dekor Limited, India’s leading manufacturer and exporter of laminates, announced the appointment of Pooja Shah as an Additional (Non–Executive Independent) Director of the company, effective August 28, 2021. According to the exchange filing, “We hereby inform you that the Board of Directors of the Company, in their Board Meeting held on today, i.e. on…