Interactive Brokers Group, a low cost provider of trade execution and clearing services for individuals, advisors, proprietary trading groups, brokers and hedge funds, announced the appointment of Nicole Yuen as an independent director of the firm effective July 1, 2020. “Nicole Yuen has deep expertise in building and managing top-ranked securities businesses in Asia and…
Private equity firm Blackstone Group Inc recently announced that Alphabet Inc.’s Chief Financial Officer, Ruth Porat, will join the company’s board of directors. Porat would be the third female member on Blackstone’s board, along with former senator Kelly Ayotte and Rochelle Lazarus, Former Chief Executive Officer of Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide. Porat had joined the…
Lear Corporation, a global automotive technology leader in Seating and E-Systems, announced that Bradley M. Halverson has been appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors. Prior to this role, Halverson served on the Boards of Sysco Corporation, where he is the Lead Independent Director and Audit Committee Chairman, and Custom Truck One Source, a privately…
GX Group, a leading manufacturer of FTTH and GPON equipment, announced that it has appointed Sanjay Kaul as Director of Advisory Board. With the company’s growth and Make in India investment plans in India about to be implemented, GX Group adds one of the executive business leading individuals to their list. “Mr. Sanjay Kaul joins…
Khiron Life Sciences Corp, a vertically integrated cannabis leader with core operations in Latin America and Europe, announces the appointment of Chris Naprawa as Director and Chairman of the Board. In his new role as President, Chris will continue to guide the Company and the Board as Khiron continues its commercialization phase of its medical…
Nemysis Limited, a Dublin-based healthcare and pharmaceutical company, announced that it has appointed Guru Ramanathan to its Board of Directors. Guru Ramanathan, Senior Executive specialized in Global Healthcare innovation management and commercialization, brings with him over 30 years of leadership experience and knowledge worldwide, focused on customer-centric R&D, strategic business planning and pre- and post-marketing…
Wipro Limited, a leading global information technology, consulting, and business process services company, announced the appointment of Deepak M Satwalekar to its Board of Directors for five years effective July 1 ,2020. In his new role, Deepak will serve as an Independent Director on the Board and will bring a wealth of experience to Wipro…
Rainshine Entertainment, a leading entertainment company that creates, nurtures and develops content studios which create fabulous content for Indian and global audiences, announced the appointment of Bimal Parekh to its Board of Directors. Speaking about the appointment, Neeraj Bhargava, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Rainshine Entertainment, says, “We are excited to have Bimal join us…
Twitter, Inc. announced the appointment of Dr. Fei-Fei Li to the Company’s Board of Directors as a new independent director, effective immediately. Prior to this role, Dr. Fei-Fei Li was working as inaugural Sequoia Professor in the Computer Science Department at Stanford University, and the Denning Family Co-Director of Stanford’s Human-Centered AI Institute (HAI). She…
Tesla Inc., a San-Francisco-based manufacturer of electric cars, announced it has appointed Hiromichi Mizuno to serve on the board and its audit committee. Prior to this role, Mizuno worked as executive managing director and chief investment officer of Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), which manages $1.5 trillion in assets. Mizuno placed emphasis on “environmental…
Infosys Limited Board has appointed Mr. N R Narayana Murthy into the Board and executive leadership of the Company. In a meeting held earlier today, the Board approved appointing Mr. N R Narayana Murthy as Executive Chairman of the Board and Additional Director with effect from June 1, 2013. Mr. Murthy’s election as a…