Srei Infrastructure Finance Limited, and its wholly-owned subsidiary Srei Equipment Finance Limited, have announced plans to raise significant capital in both the companies. Srei Infrastructure Finance has announced its plan to raise capital by way of issue of one or more instruments through public offer/qualified institutional placement (“QIP”)/private placements/preferential issue/rights issue. The board of directors…
Verizon Communications Inc. announced the election of Laxman Narasimhan, to the Verizon Board of Directors, effective July 1, 2021. Laxman is Chief Executive Officer of Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc (‘Reckitt’), a FTSE 12 listed British multinational consumer health, hygiene and nutrition company. He also serves as a director of Reckitt. “As we continue to accelerate…
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. announced the appointment of Kishen Mehta, Portfolio Manager at Suvretta Capital Management, LLC, to its Board of Directors. Mehta previously served as a strategic advisor to Biohaven. Declan Doogan, M.D., Chairman of Biohaven’s Board of Directors, commented, “We are excited to welcome Kishen to Biohaven’s Board of Directors and have access…
Cetera Financial Group, one of the industry’s largest financial advice firms, announced that it has appointed a new Board Member, industry veteran Vamsi Yadlapati, to its Board of Directors. Yadlapati brings more than two decades of leadership experience in the financial industry and is known for his M&A and strategic expertise. As the newest member of Cetera’s…
My Personal Therapeutics Ltd. (trading as Vivan Therapeutics), a global leader in personalised cancer therapeutics and in-vivo high throughput drug screening, announced the addition of Lilly Wollman to its board of directors. Lilly Wollman is a seasoned team-builder and entrepreneurial leader with a 20-year track record in finance and investing. Currently, she is pursuing an…
PointsBet Holdings Limited announced that Kosha Gada – a seasoned executive with expertise at the nexus of media, technology, and digital business models – has been appointed by the Board as an independent Non-Executive Director, effective May 3, 2021. Kosha is currently the CEO and Managing Director of Recastled LLC, a media & tech incubator…
Akme Star Housing Finance Limited (Akme Star HFC), a BSE listed housing finance company operational in affordable housing finance space, has appointed A. P. Saxena, an ex-NHB official as non executive independent director on the Board of the Company. Saxena has three decades of experience having served at the NHB through his career and retired…
EuroKids, the leading education company in India backed by global investment firm KKR, has announced Ashish Kashyap’s appointment as a new board member to the EuroKids Group. A technology entrepreneur, Kashyap has launched multiple businesses in Online Travel, payments and FinTech space. He has vast experience in building consumer internet and technology businesses from scratch…
APCER, a leading global Pharmacovigilance services company that brings together safety, medical, regulatory and technology resources to ensure that patients receive the safest, most effective therapies possible, has announced the appointment of Dr Taku Seriu – a globally respected scientist and business leader in the pharmaceutical industry – as Senior Adviser to the Board of…
Harley-Davidson Inc. nominated Ford Motor Co Chief Executive Officer Jim Farley to join its board, the latest move by CEO Jochen Zeitz as he seeks to revive the struggling motorcycle maker and prepare it for an electric future, the Bloomberg report said. Farley’s nomination was disclosed in an April 9 letter to shareholders from Zeitz…
Kishore Biyani-led Future Group firm Future Enterprises Ltd has announced the appointment of C P Toshniwal as an Additional Director of the company, according to PTI report. The board of the company in a meeting approved Toshniwal’s appointment, according to a regulatory filing. Toshniwal, a qualified chartered accountant and company secretary, had joined Future Group…
Biofacturing leader Zymergen announced that Christine Gorjanc has joined its board of directors to help the company achieve its long term goals, the statement said. As a tenured CFO with experience leading high-growth Silicon Valley businesses, Gorjanc provides extensive financial, operational and technology experience to guide Zymergen’s growth as the company matures. “This year, Zymergen…
Digimarc Corporation, creator of the Digimarc Platform for digital identification and detection, announced that Sheela Zemlin, a highly regarded and successful Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) executive, has been elected to its Board of Directors, effective February 22, 2021. Her appointment complements and extends the Board’s current expertise in capital markets, retail, consumer brands and finance, and supports…
Waterhound Futures Limited, a leader in water and wastewater data analytics, announced that Sheetal Mehta has been appointed as a Board Advisor. In this new role, Sheetal will advise on multi-source funding strategies and build commercial collaborations to scale the company in North America and EMEA. Sheetal brings over 25 years of experience working with…
Venator Materials PLC (Venator) announced that Vir Lakshman has been appointed to serve as a member of its Board of Directors, effective from February 11, 2021. Lakshman worked for KPMG in Germany from 1999 to July 2019, where he was Head of Chemicals and Life Sciences in Germany and a Deal Advisory Partner. Prior to…