Balaji Telefilms has announced the appointment of Zulfiqar Khan as the Group Chief Operating Officer. “Khan brings with him operational experience and an understanding of the entertainment ecosystem, with over 19 years of experience in broadcast and digital media companies including HOOQ India, EROS Now, and Star TV,” a statement said. Joint Managing Director of…
Blackhawk Network, a global payments provider, has announced that product management and payments executive, Cory Gaines, has been named its Chief Product Officer. Gaines will lead Blackhawk’s continued innovation in payments products, including globalizing the company’s solutions, building upon its Pay4ItTM suite and launching new products. Gaines brings 30 years of experience in product development…
BioVaxys Technology Corp. (BioVaxys), the advancement of viral and oncology vaccine platforms and immunodiagnostic products, announced the appointment of Adam Coutts , PhD, as Policy Advisor. Dr. Coutts is a Senior Research Fellow at Magdalene College at the University of Cambridge and a Research Associate in the Department of Sociology at the University of Cambridge…
Firmenich, a privately owned fragrance and taste company, has appointed Sarah Reisinger as Chief Research Officer, effective July 1, 2021. She will report to the Group CEO, Gilbert Ghostine, as a member of his executive team after most recently serving as Senior Vice President of Research Operations. Dr. Reisinger will succeed Professor Geneviève Berger, who…
Xanadu Realty has elevated Rachit Bansal as Director – Pune. An MBA – Marketing graduate from IIFM Bhopal, with over 18 years of experience, he has experience in building profitable businesses and managing high-performance turnaround teams encompassing multiple high net-worth portfolios across Real Estate, Insurance, Banking & FMCG. He has work experience in Luxury and…
IDEMIA Group has announced the appointment of Astrid Warren as Chief People Officer and a member of the Executive Committee, effective May 18th 2021. Astrid comes with over 20 years of experience in leading HR in global technology organizations. Reporting directly to IDEMIA Group President and CEO, she will oversee the People strategy and agenda…
Justdial has announced the appointment of Prasun Kumar as chief marketing officer (CMO). Prior to Justdial, he was working as head of marketing, revenue verticals, content and public relations at Magicbricks “I am excited to join Justdial. The brand has touched the lives of almost every Indian at some point. Its massive scale will give me an…
Fullerton India Credit Company Limited (Fullerton India), a Non-Banking Financial Company with a pan-India presence, has announced the appointment of Swaminathan Subramanian as its Chief People Officer. Swaminathan rejoins Fullerton India after a span of nearly four years. Before joining Fullerton India again, he was previously with Sterlite Power, heading the HR function as Group…
The Trade Desk has announced the appointment of Tejinder Gill as general manager for India operations. In this role, he is responsible for leading the business growth strategy, executing company’s vision and long term goals and leading the product development strategy in India. Tej is also the key strategic driver spearheading the expansion of programmatic…
BioNTech SE has announced that the Supervisory Board has appointed Jens Holstein to the Management Board as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). As of July 1, 2021, Jens Holstein will join the Management Board to help strengthen BioNTech on its growth trajectory as a global immunotherapy company with an approved or authorized product. He previously served…
TBWA\India has recently announced that it has named Vishwajit Vyas to lead data practice – Weapon, effective immediately. Speaking on his appointment, Vishwajit stated, “The CEO is faced with a multitude of factors that are affecting brand performance and growth. The ever-changing customer needs and behaviours across channels have necessitated the use of data in…
India Electronics and Semiconductor Association (IESA), has announced Mr. Rajeev Khushu, Director of Corporate Affairs and Govt Relations, Texas Instruments as Chairperson of the Board of Directors & Executive Committee effective immediately. Rajeev succeeds Mr. Satya Gupta who will continue as an advisor to the board. Rajeev will be supported by Mr. Vivek Tyagi, GM…
A word of mouth marketing company Brandie has appointed Junaid Hakim as national director – India. In this role, he will administer the growth of the company in India, as well as develop stakeholder engagement and drive new business development and sales. Prior to Brandie, Hakim was working with GroupM, a media investment company, as…
Ogilvy has announced that Liz Taylor has been named as Global Chief Creative Officer. She will be responsible for overseeing Ogilvy’s creative product across 132 offices in 83 countries and spanning its five business units: Advertising, PR, Experience, Health, and Growth & Innovation. This appointment comes as Piyush Pandey takes on a new role as…
DataTrained, an edtech startup, has appointed Janardan Tiwari as Global CEO. Janardan brings more than a decade of experience in the Banking and Financial segment. “With DataTrained we have been able to upskill more than 10K students. Unlike other Higher education institutions, we are focusing more upon upskilling Indian youths in the industries that have got…