Category: News

Castrol India appoints Anoop Jindal as VP & Head – Customer Excellence & Operations

Castrol India Limited announced the appointment of Anoop Jindal as Vice-President & Head – Customer Excellence & Operations, with effect from January 1, 2024. According to the company’s exchange filing, “it is hereby informed that the Company has appointed Mr. Anoop Jindal as Vice-President & Head – Customer Excellence & Operations, with effect from 1…

Heubach Colorants India appoints Ravi Kapoor as Non-Executive Director

Heubach Colorants India Limited announced the appointment of Ravi Kapoor as Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the company, with effect from November 29, 2023. According to the company’s exchange filing, “Pursuant to Regulation 30 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, we wish to inform you that the members of the Company via…

Sprout Venture Partners raises nearly $10 mn for second fund

Sprout Venture Partners, an early-stage venture capital fund, has raised close to $10 million as part of its second fund, according to ETtech report. The Sebi-registered investor intends to raise an additional $5 million by the middle of next year, to take the corpus to $15 million. As a part of its first fund, Sprout…

MIRAI JMAC and Royal Family Office of UAE Announce Formation of MIRAI Capital Global With Its First Tranche of USD 1.5 Billion Investment Fund for ASIA-USA-UAE Corridor

MIRAI JMAC, a leading advisory and consulting firm, announced the creation of MIRAI Capital Global with an initial corpus of USD 1.5 Billion in a strategic partnership with the UAE Royal Family Office (RFO) of H.H. Sheikh Ahmed Bin Faisal Al-Qassimi. This marks a significant milestone for MIRAI JMAC in its journey to establish itself…

Sky Zone appoints Yogi Jashnani as Chief Revenue Officer

Sky Zone, the leader in the indoor active entertainment industry, announced the appointment of Yogi Jashnani as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). In his new role, Yogi will oversee all aspects of sales and revenue management, further supporting Sky Zone’s national expansion plans through franchise and corporate growth, a statement said. “I’m honored to serve in this position…

AnitaB.org India names Shreya Krishnan as Managing Director

AnitaB.org, the leading global nonprofit organization committed to promoting diversity, inclusivity, equality, and belonging in the technology sector, announced the appointment of Shreya Krishnan as Managing Director of India Operations starting in November. Shreya will lead the initiatives of strategic growth and drive programs across corporations and communities. With a focus on building awareness via…

Lemon Tree Hotels President Vikramjit Singh resigns

Lemon Tree Hotels Limited announced the resignation of Vikramjit Singh as President of the company, with effect from February 1, 2024. According to the company’s exchange filing, “We hereby inform that Mr. Vikramjit Singh has resigned from the position of the President of the Company to pursue an entrepreneurial role. His last date of working…

Accenture to acquire Rabbit’s Tale

Accenture has agreed to acquire Rabbit’s Tale, a Bangkok-based creative and digital experience agency. The move will significantly strengthen the regional creative, brand and data capabilities of Accenture Song—the world’s largest tech-powered creative group—and help our clients build and optimize digital experiences across the entire customer lifecycle for growth in Thailand, as per the statement. Recognized as…

Pernod Ricard appoints Conor McQuaid as CEO North America (USA & Canada)

Pernod Ricard announced the appointment of Conor McQuaid as CEO of North America (USA & Canada), effective the 1st of January 2024. McQuaid, a 25-year veteran of Pernod Ricard, will be based in New York. He succeeds Ann Mukherjee, who has decided to step down to focus her time and energy on her family’s well-being. McQuaid has held various leadership positions in diverse roles…

EV startup Fisker raises $150 mn from existing investor

Fisker Inc has raised $150 million from an existing institutional investor through the issue of convertible bonds with an additional $550 million in funding available, according to Reuters report. The EV company expects to use the proceeds to ramp up deliveries. Fisker earlier this month reiterated its plan to increase deliveries of its flagship Ocean sports…

Accenture acquires Ocelot Consulting

Accenture has acquired Ocelot Consulting, a cloud consultancy specializing in full-stack development, data engineering, data science, and strategy and execution for cloud modernization. The addition of Ocelot Consulting expands Accenture’s Amazon Web Services (AWS) engineering skills in the Midwest to help clients in North America accelerate cloud transformation—including making cloud the data backbone of the enterprise…

Rocket Software to acquire OpenText’s Application Modernization and Connectivity business

Rocket Software, Inc. (Rocket Software), a global technology leader driving modernization for the world’s largest companies, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Application Modernization and Connectivity business (AMC) of OpenText, which was formerly part of Micro Focus. The total purchase price is $2.275B. For decades, Rocket Software has been the partner solving complex…

Dr Kalyan Sagar Nippani appointed as Director (HR) – BSNL & MTNL

The government has appointed Dr Kalyan Sagar Nippani as Director – Human Resources of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL), following his selection by the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) panel, according to ETHRWorld report. A total of 11 candidates, including Dr Nippani were interviewed by the PESB for the…

Aster to separate its India and GCC businesses to unlock value; announces agreement for Fajr Capital-led consortium to invest in Aster GCC

Aster DM Healthcare (Aster), one of the largest and fastest-growing integrated healthcare providers in GCC and India, has received board approvals from its subsidiary Affinity Holdings Private Limited (Affinity) and approval from its Board of Directors to separate the India and GCC businesses into two distinct and standalone entities. Under the separation plan, Affinity has…

Accenture announces acquisition of Incapsulate

Accenture has acquired Incapsulate, a leading digital transformation consulting firm that specializes in Salesforce solutions. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2008, Incapsulate designs and implements Salesforce solutions for organizations in the public sector and financial services industries. As a Salesforce Platinum Consulting partner, Incapsulate fortifies Accenture’s Salesforce capabilities, which focus…