Clari, the revenue operations leader, announced the appointment of Laura MacKinnon as Chief People Officer. In her new role, Laura will lead the company’s people experience, operations and talent acquisition functions across Clari’s Sunnyvale and Bengaluru offices. Laura has more than 20 years of experience building and leading people organizations at high-tech firms including Yahoo!,…
Faber-Castell, one of the world’s largest and oldest manufacturers of high-end writing instruments, recently announced that it has appointed Sonali Shah as the company’s new Marketing Director for India business. Shah has been associated with the company for three years now. Prior to her elevation to the new post, Shah was the head for company’s…
IFFCO Tokio General Insurance recently announced that it has appointed industry veteran Anamika Roy Rashtrawar as MD and CEO. Rashtrawar replaces Warendra Sinha, who retired from the company after leading it for three years. Her appointment will be effective from March 27, 2020, said a company release. Rashtrawar is the first woman MD and CEO…
Food-led FMCG company Future Consumer recently announced that it has appointed Sailesh Kedawat as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer. According to a company regulatory filing, Kedawat’s appointment will be effective from 10 April, 2020. The board of the company in a meeting held recently approved “appointment of Sailesh Kedawat as the CFO and Key…
The National Association of Software and Services Companies or NASSCOM has recently announced the appointment of Infosys’ Chief Operating Officer UB Pravin Rao as Chairman for 2020-21. Pravin will be succeeding WNS Global Services Group CEO Keshav Murugesh. The industry body also appointed Rekha Menon, Chairman and Senior MD of Accenture in India as the…
Global payment and banking solutions provider i2c Inc. recently announced the appointment of banking veteran Tracy Seng as EVP, Head of Global Client Success at i2c. Seng will directly report to i2c President Jim McCarthy and is based at i2c headquarters in Silicon Valley. In her new role, Seng will be responsible for leading account…
Former Vistara Chief Strategy and Commercial Officer Sanjiv Kapoor has recently joined the domestic budget carrier GoAir in an advisory role. The appointment comes at a time when GoAir faces a crisis, like the rest of the industry. Kapoor’s appointment is significant as the Wadia Group company has been battling through a crisis due to…
Point-of-sale service provider, Pine Labs recently announced that it has appointed Citrus Pay founder Amrish Rau as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer. The announcement comes soon after former CEO of Pine Labs, Vicky Bindra announced his resignation and Rau resigning from PayU India a month earlier. Former CEO Bindra, who was heading Pine Labs…
Fintech startup PolicyBazaar recently announced changes in its top management. The online insurance aggregator has appointed former Venture Capital investor Sarbvir Singh as its new CEO. Company Co-Founder Yashish Dahiya will take up a broader group CEO role. It has also appointed Sharat Dhall as its new Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining PolicyBazaar, Singh…
The former PG&E Exec to Lead Energy Division of Premiere Natural Gas Asset Management CompanyGas asset management company Picarro Inc. recently announced that former Pacific Gas & Electric executive Sumeet Singh has joined the company in an executive role. His position will be titled as Gas Safety & Integrity Officer. In his most recent role,…
Global construction and mining equipment manufacturer Caterpillar Inc. (or CAT) recently announced that its board of directors has appointed Pam Heminger as the company’s new Vice President. She will be directly responsible for Caterpillar’s Strategic Procurement Division. Heminger has more than 30 years of strategic procurement experience in the automotive and manufacturing sectors, most recently…
Founder Gyanesh Chaudhary to remain MD and focus on new ventures. Leading solar rooftop solutions provider, Vikram Solar recently announced that the company has appointed industry veteran Saibaba Vutukuri as Chief Executive Officer. In an official press release, the company said, “This announcement comes in at an important juncture, marking the next phase of growth…
IndiaNivesh, India’s financial services firms, has appointed Premal Doshi as Managing Director – Investment Banking. Earlier, Premal was heading the Equity Capital Markets of IndusInd Bank as its Executive Vice President. He played a key role in initiating the Public Equity Markets business for the bank. Prior to IndusInd Bank, Premal held leadership positions at…
ACG Group, the company providing end-to-end manufacturing solutions for the pharmaceutical industry, has announced the appointment of Alexander Robertson as its new Chief Marketing Officer for the Group. In his role, Robertson will be responsible for continuing to drive ACG’s marketing initiatives and current growth across the group’s global focus markets. He will be based…
VAALCO Energy, Inc. has announced that William R. Thomas has been appointed President of VAALCO effective February 1, 2020. Thomas has been serving as a non-executive director for VAALCO for the past nine months and will continue to serve on the Board of Directors. The appointment of William Thomas will enhance the existing organizational structure.…