Accenture has agreed to acquire Solnet, an IT services provider with deep technology consulting experience for New Zealand government and private organizations across multiple industries. With headquarters in Wellington, New Zealand, Solnet’s team of more than 100 technologists will join Accenture. Solnet’s services and solutions will bolster Accenture’s local cloud and infrastructure engineering offerings, helping clients…
Breathe ESG, a startup offering enterprises SaaS (software as a service) solutions for sustainability management, has raised USD 315,000 (about Rs 2.61 crore) in a funding round led by 100X.VC, according to PTI report. The capital raise was part of a pre-seed funding round. Announcing that Breathe ESG has raised USD 315,000 in pre-seed funding…
Cybersecurity company Cyble announced the successful completion of its Series B funding round, securing an additional $6.2 million. In July, Cyble had secured $24 million in the initial tranche of its Series B funding. With this latest investment, the company has officially closed the entire funding round at $30.2 million. Summit Peak Ventures (US) and King River Capital (US) spearheaded this funding…
WNS (Holdings) Limited (WNS), a leading provider of global Business Process Management (BPM) solutions, announced the appointment of Judy Marlinski to the Company’s Board of Directors effective December 1, 2023. She will also become a member of the Company’s Audit Committee. Judy has more than 35 years of experience in financial services and international markets,…
Consumer electronics company Whirlpool of India Limited announced the resignation of Rachna Rahul Kumar as VP – Human Resources of the company, with effect from December 31, 2023. Debopriyo Sengupta, VP – Global Organization, has been named new VP – Human Resources, with effect from January 1, 2024. According to the company’s exchange filing, “Pursuant…
Lenskart, a leading eyewear company, has appointed Shweta Shukla as its Chief People Officer, according to ETHRWorld report. In this role, Shukla will lead the People function globally and be a member of the executive management team. Her key focus will be on driving global growth, organisation effectiveness and culture & leadership. Shukla replaces Lenskart’s…
Accenture and Workday, Inc. announced an expanded collaboration to help companies accelerate their adoption of skills-based talent strategies and help unlock greater agility and potential. As organizations across the globe adapt to changing business and workforce demands, there is a massive shift in how organizations approach talent with a growing focus on skills to enable greater business…
Mahindra Logistics Limited announced the appointment of Swayantani Ghosh as Chief Sustainability & CSR Officer, with effect from November 16, 2023. According to the company’s exchange filing, “we hereby inform you that basis recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the Board of Directors of the Company have today viz. 14 November 2023 approved the…
Bacardi, the world’s largest privately held international spirits company, is celebrating its recognition by Forbes on the list of World’s Top Companies for Women 2023. Women in Leadership is among the key pillars of the company’s Belonging program, which strives to create a space where everyone is treated fairly and provided equal opportunities. Belonging at…
Tata Steel Limited announced the appointment of Ashish Anupam as the Vice President – Long Products of the company, with effect from November 15, 2023. According to the company’s exchange filing, “Pursuant to Regulation 30 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (‘SEBI LODR’), we would like to inform about the change(s) in…
Fnality, a blockchain-based wholesale payments firm, said it has raised 77.7 million pounds ($95.09 million) in a second round of funding backed by Goldman Sachs and other blue chip financial firms as it awaits Bank of England approval to start operations, according to Reuters report. UK-based Fnality seeks to bridge the gap between mainstream and…
Mastek, a trusted digital engineering and cloud transformation partner, announced the expansion of its local government (LG) business unit, with Hamant Bharadia joining as Industry Director, Public Sector Advisor. Hamant will play a key role in the growth of Mastek’s local government and wider public sector businesses. Hamant has over 30 years of experience in…
IQAX Ltd., an innovative developer of technology solutions for shipping and logistics based in Hong Kong, announced an investment into BoxPlus Information Technology Company Ltd., a provider of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, as part of an effort to support the fast-growing reefer market with IBOX Reefer. IQAX invested in BoxPlus, becoming a shareholder in the Shanghai-based developer…
Lowe’s India, the global capability centre of US-based home improvement company Lowe’s Inc., has promoted Vidya Munirathnam to Vice President – Human Resources. “I’m incredibly grateful for the opportunity to take on a new role of Vice President Human Resources at Lowe’s India,” Munirathnam shared in a LinkedIn post. Munirathnam has about 19 years of…
ELEMENT EIGHT, a premium brand bringing the cutting-edge advances of biomedicine to skincare through its proprietary OATH: Oxygen Amplified Therapy, announced that it has closed $6M in funding in a SAFE round. The brand reported $2.5M of investment from its existing investors, and was able to attract an additional $3.5M from new investors. “With forty five percent of the round coming…