Krazybee Services, a Non-Deposit taking Non-Banking Financial Institution (NBFC) registered with Reserve Bank of India, has appointed G Gopalakrishna, former Executive Director (ED) of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) as an Independent Director on its Board, said a statement. Gopalakrishna has been a career Central Banker with RBI for over 33 years in various capacities…
eXlygenze, an AI powered sensemaking company has appointed Sandip Ghose as Mentor and Chairman. He left MP Birla Cement in September 2020, where he had served as the COO. With experience in corporate advisory, mentorship, and coaching, he has also worked with the non-profit organizations. With his understanding of the corporate industry, Ghose will lead…
One of Asia’s merchant commerce platform – Pine Labs has appointed PayPal’s Tanya Naik as the Head of Omnichannel. Nitish Asthana, President and COO of Pine Labs, said – “Naik’s wealth of experience in banking, partnerships and pure play fintech will play a critical role in the launch and expansion of our omnichannel business, as…
IEEE, the world’s largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for humanity, has announced Deepak Mathur as Director of the IEEE Asia-Pacific Region for the year 2021-2022. The IEEE Region 10 represents the largest and most diverse geographical area for IEEE containing 26 countries with 59 geographical sections consisting of 122,000 members. This is…
Brand for complete home interior design – Livspace has named Saurabh Agrawal as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to his appointment at Livspace, Saurabh was one of the founder of an e-health platform Medlife.com. The platform was recently merged with health-tech startup Pharmeasy. Speaking on his appointment, he said – “With a large number of people…
Rubrik, the Cloud Data Management Company, has announced the appointment of Ritesh Gupta as Country Manager for India. Ritesh will spearhead Rubrik India, driving business through the existing partner ecosystem and establishing new partnerships with local system integrators and tech alliances. A leader in the IT space, Ritesh joins Rubrik from Nutanix where he led…
The IBM board of directors has elected Arvind Krishna chairman of the board, effective January 1, 2021. Krishna joined IBM in 1990 and became a director of the company in April. Krishna, who is IBM’s chief executive officer and a member of the board, succeeds IBM executive chairman Virginia M. Rometty, who is retiring on…
Charles Owen has joined Persistent Systems as Chief Corporate Development Officer. In his role he will guide the corporate strategy of the digital business solutions innovator, working closely with CEO and Executive Director Sandeep Kalra. Sandeep Kalra, CEO and Executive Director, Persistent Systems commented – “Charles brings the global perspective we require, as we continue…
Saurabh Srivastava has been named the new head of Amazon Fashion India followed by the exit of Arun Sirdeshmukh from the company. An Amazon spokesperson said to ET – “We confirm that Arun Sirdeshmukh, business head – Amazon Fashion India, has decided to move on from Amazon India. Srivastava, director, consumables and media, who is a tenured Amazonian, will lead…
Emaar Properties, a Dubai-based real estate development company, has named Mohamed Alabbar, founder of the company and previously chairman of the board of directors, as managing director, and appointed Jamal Bin Theniyah as the new chairman, according to ET report. The decision, communicated in a bourse filing, was taken to comply with regulations that prohibit…
Zensar, digital and IT organization and an RPG Group company, has designated Ajay S. Bhutoria who will succeed Sandeep Kishore as the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director. Under the tenure of Sandeep Kishore, Zensar has set up its innovation hub Zenlabs and filed more than 130 patents in the last five years and large…
Starbucks Corporation has announced that Mellody Hobson will serve as the company’s next non-executive chair of its board of directors starting in March 2021. Hobson, who first joined the board as an independent director in 2005 and was appointed as the board’s independent vice chair in 2018, will succeed Myron E. Ullman. Ullman, who has…
United Spirits Limited has announced that after nearly eight years at USL and seven years as Managing Director and CEO, Anand Kripalu will step down effective 30 June 2021, to pursue the next phase of his career. Hina Nagarajan, currently Managing Director Africa Regional Markets, will be appointed Anand’s successor and will also join the…
Best Power Equipments India, an end-to-end strategic power solutions provider for critical applications, has announced the appointment of Satyabrata Sahoo as VP – sales & marketing for international market. Prior to this, Satyabrata Sahoo was the GM and Division In-charge at Mentis Corporation, Singapore. Prior to that, Satyabrata Sahoo was General Manager – Sales &…
PlayUp, the Australian owned Betting Operator, has announced the appointment of Industry Legend and Hall of Famer Dennis Drazin to the Board of Directors. Drazin was recently appointed to the Board and will work directly with PlayUp CEO-USA Dr. Laila Mintas. Together they will help drive the USA business and support the company with its…