M17 Entertainment, the operator of Japan’s No.1 live streaming platform, “17LIVE”, announced that Hirofumi Ono (Hiro), who led M17’s business strategy in Japan, has been appointed as Global CEO of M17. Under Hiro’s leadership, M17 will aim to continue growing into a global live streaming platform. M17 has expanded from its beginnings in Taiwan to…
Headspace, a global leader in meditation and mindfulness, announced that it has appointed award-winning singer and songwriter John Legend as its first-ever Chief Music Officer (CMO). In his new role, Legend will work closely with Headspace Studios, Headspace’s new multi-platform studio creating and distributing mindful living content, to harness the power of music to enhance…
Amyris, a synthetic biotechnology company in Clean Health and Beauty markets through its consumer brands and a top supplier of sustainable and natural ingredients, announced the appointment of Sheila Shekar Pollak as Chief Marketing Officer of its Biossance Clean Beauty skincare brand. Sheila has a proven track record in developing and executing world-class brand and…
Accolite, a new age digital transformation technology services company, announced the appointment of Indian Origin IT pioneer Arjun Malhotra as Chairman to its Advisory Board. “I look forward to leveraging my experiences and insights from Headstrong and HCL to influence Customer Success and Growth at Accolite,” stated Malhotra. “It is super exciting to re-create a…
Cyient, a global digital engineering and technology company, announced it has appointed ex-bureaucrat Ramesh Abhishek to its Board of Directors. A retired IAS officer of 1982 batch, Abhishek brings with him a rich experience of over 37 years as one of the most senior bureaucrats in the Indian Civil Service. In an illustrious career, he…
ViaCyte, a clinical stage regenerative medicine company, announced the appointment of Manasi Sinha Jaiman as Vice President, Clinical Development. Prior to this role, Jaiman served Covance Clinical Development Services, where she was Senior Medical Director. She was also an attending physician at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, where she was responsible for clinical…
Prodapt, a leading consulting & managed services provider to the digital service provider (DSP) industry, announced that Smita Katariya has been appointed as the head of Salesforce Practice. In her new role, Smita will be responsible for executing Prodapt’s vision for Salesforce driven digital transformation programs and develop specific solutions pertaining to the DSP Industry,…
Prime Venture Partners announced the addition of Dr Ashish Gupta as Partner Emeritus to further strengthen its investment team. Based in the US, Ashish is a renowned serial entrepreneur, angel investor and VC, having co-founded Helion Ventures in 2005. In his new role, Ashish will be part of the Investment Committee and actively involved in…
Stripe, a global technology company building economic infrastructure for the internet, announced that Dhivya Suryadevara will be joining the company as Chief Financial Officer. She brings a wealth of experience from General Motors, where she managed a business operating at massive scale and helped steer the transformation of the iconic manufacturer. In her new role,…
Crown Bioscience announced the appointment of John Gu as Chief Operations Officer. In his new role, Gu will provide leadership in promoting excellence across CrownBio’s global operations, leveraging his deep expertise in digitalization to drive productivity. Gu joins CrownBio from WuXi Nextcode, a global leader in genomic data analysis, where he was general manager for…
Cloudera, the enterprise data cloud company, announced it has promoted Sarah Shin to the new role of Chief Diversity Officer. In her new role, Sarah will spearhead Cloudera’s commitment to addressing workplace inequality with deliberate and decisive action and will hold the company accountable for promoting belonging in its workplaces and communities. Prior to this…
Meditation4Leadership, a leading nonprofit for communicating the benefits from meditation practice to organizations, announced the promotion of meditation facilitator Lisa Gonzalez to Chief Meditation Officer. In her new role, Lisa will lead the organization’s development of meditation courses, enhance the high quality of instruction and outcomes, and recruit Meditation4Leadership’s roster of teachers. According to Lisa…
SBI card, the country’s second largest credit card issuer, announced that Ashwini Kumar Tewari has taken over as the company’s new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, effective August 1, 2020. He replaced Hardayal Prasad who retired on July 31, 2020. Ashwini Kumar Tewari is a career banker with over 29 years’ experience with State…
ŠKODA AUTO announced that Thomas Schäfer has been appointed the new Chairman of the Board of Directors of ŠKODA AUTO with immediate effect. He replaces Bernhard Maier, who, after almost five years at the head of the board, handed over the position to his successor. Thomas Schäfer began his career in the automotive industry as…
MongoDB, Inc, a next-generation database that helps businesses transform their industries by harnessing the power of data, announced the appointment of Harsha Jalihal as Chief People Officer. Jalihal will oversee the company’s human resources operations globally, supporting 2,100+ people in 29 countries. In this new role, Jalihal will lead workforce strategy, talent acquisition and development,…