Apple has hired Josh Elman, a former venture capitalist at Greylock Partners and a former VP of Product at Robinhood, to help it improve iOS app discovery in the App Store. Josh Elman has announced his appointment via his Twitter account, saying he’s also leaving his role as a board partner at the firm Greylock…
M V Iyer has assumed charge as Director (business development) of India’s largest natural gas company, GAIL (India) Limited, as per the PTI report. Prior to this role, Iyer was working as executive director (projects) with the company, GAIL said in a statement. “He has been part of the core team of GAIL for implementation…
Piramal Enterprises announced the appointment of Anjali Bansal, Founder and Chairperson, Avaana Group as Independent Director to its Board, effective from November 19, 2020. Along with the recent two appointments of Independent Directors – Kunal Bahl, CEO & Co-Founder, Snapdeal, and Suhail Nathani, Managing Partner, Economic Law Practice, Anjali Bansal’s appointment to the PEL Board…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed Kris Gopalakrishnan, co-founder and former co-chairman of Infosys, as the first chairperson of the Reserve Bank Innovation Hub. “The Reserve Bank has appointed Senapathy (Kris) Gopalakrishnan, co-founder and former co-Chairman, Infosys, as the first Chairperson of the RBIH,” RBI said in a statement. RBIH will collaborate with…
Legacy Healthcare has announced the appointment of Amit Srivastava as Board Member and Director – India Operations, according to ET report. In his new role, Srivastava will head Legacy Healthcare’s India operations and lead the company’s initiatives from the India office in Bengaluru, with a focus on research to explore the diverse botanical resources that…
Universal Sompo General Insurance, a joint venture between Indian Bank, Indian Overseas Bank, Karnataka Bank, Dabur Investments Corporation and Sompo Japan Insurance ropes in Nilesh Mejari from German reinsurer, Munich Re India Ltd as its CFO, effective 11th November, 2020. Mr. Nilesh Mejari is a qualified Chartered Accountant and a finance professional with over 19+…
Microsoft has named Christopher Young as executive vice president of business development. He will report directly to Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella. Under his new role, Christopher Young will be responsible for developing Microsoft’s global business development strategies that drive growth across the company. This includes leading the evaluation and execution of strategic partnership…
JK Technosoft, a global IT services and solutions company that provides end-to-end software lifecycle services, has appointed Upendra Prakash Pateriya as SAP Practice Head of the company, according to ET report. Pateriya will be based out of Bengaluru. Prior to this role, Pateriya was associated with L&T Infotech as Deputy Head. Pateriya has experience of…
RattanIndia Power, an India-based company, which is engaged in power generation and setting up of power projects, announced changes to its leadership team. Vaibhav Agarwal has been nominated as the new Managing Director of the company, effective November 9,2020. Agarwal has vast experience of 20 years in the Infrastructure sector, with core competence in Power. …
Dr. Atul Gawande—founder and chair of Ariadne Labs, Brigham and Women’s Hospital surgeon, Harvard professor, and best-selling author—was named as a member of President-elect Biden’s Transition COVID-19 Advisory Board. The COVID-19 Advisory Board is a team of leading public health experts who will advise President-elect Biden, Vice President-elect Harris, and the Transition’s COVID-19 staff. “Dealing…
Pine Labs, a merchant commerce platform has announced the appointment of Silicon Valley product leader Gokul Rajaram as an advisor. Prior to this, Gokul Rajaram has worked with companies like Square, Facebook, and Google, having experience of over two decades in product development and management. He currently serves on the board of Coinbase, Pinterest, The…
HDFC Bank, one of India’s premier banks that provides a wide range of financial products and services to its customers, announced the appointment of Ramesh Lakshminarayanan as new Chief Information Officer, according to ET report. Most recently, Lakshminarayanan worked with CRISIL, where he spent three years as Chief Technology and Information Officer. In CRISIL, Lakshminarayanan…
TerraPay, a global payments infrastructure company announced the appointment of Ritesh Pai as Senior Vice President Product- Payment Solutions. In his new role, Ritesh would lead the Payment Solutions division, in managing strategic partnerships and special projects. He would play an integral role in envisioning and developing the Company’s future proof payments processing infrastructure in…
Lumis Partners backed Emoha Eldercare, community-based platform, has appointed Kshitij Garg as Chief Business Officer to lead its growth function. In this role, he will be responsible to ensure growth of the company that is witnessing a demand from NRIs, working professionals and families seeking eldercare solutions at home particularly during the current Covid- 19…
GlobalLogic, the digital product engineering company, has announced the appointment of Rajaram Radhakrishnan as Chief Revenue Officer. He will lead the strategy and execution of GlobalLogic’s unified go-to-market and drive the company’s next growth phase. At GlobalLogic, he will be responsible for Branding, Marketing, Sales, Channel and Strategic Partnerships of the company. Introduction of the…