Social gaming company Zynga Inc. recently announced that Noel Watson, Chief Financial Officer at TrueCar Inc., has joined the company’s Board as an Independent Director. With his appointment, Noel Watson becomes the ninth member of Zynga’s Board of Directors. “Noel brings to Zynga more than 20 years of successful financial and operating leadership,” said Frank…
Logitech International recently announced that its board of directors has nominated Riet Cadonau to be elected as an Independent Director at the Company’s forthcoming annual general meeting (AGM). Cadonau’s nomination will join Hasbro’s Deborah Thomas’ announced earlier this month. Cadonau is the Chairman and CEO of dormakaba Holding AG, a global provider of products, solutions,…
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. recently announced that it has elected Amit Banati to its Board of Directors, effective September 21, 2020. “We are excited to welcome Mr. Banati to Fortune Brands’ Board of Directors. His deep financial acumen, general management and operations background and significant experience in the Asia Pacific region will be…
Provider of intelligent payment solutions, Innoviti Payment Solutions recently announced the addition of former Britannia and Unilever senior executive, Neeraj Chandra, to its Board of Directors as an Independent Director. This position was created as a part of the structuring carried out during the recent fund raise from FMO and Bessemer. An alumnus of IIM…
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…
Japanese multinational conglomerate SoftBank Group Corp recently announced that Alibaba Co-Founder Jack Ma will resign from its board. Jack Ma’s resignation is the latest high-profile departure by an ally of SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son. Jack Ma resigned from the board as he is pulling back from formal business roles to focus solely on philanthropy. Earlier…
Tenneco announced the appointment of automotive industry veteran Charles “Chuck” K. Stevens III to its Board of Directors. Stevens’ appointment follows the Company’s January 27, 2020 announcement of its commitment to adding at least one new independent director over the course of 2020. The Company intends to continue this refreshment process throughout the year. With…
Andersen Global named the members of the European Regional Board of Directors. This regional board will advise the global organization on issues critical to the continent to ensure that the group is working in a seamless way across the different countries of the region, practice areas, industries and also on the management of common protocols.…
Wipro Limited has appointed Mr. Vyomesh Joshi, a well-respected information technology industry veteran and influencer, to its board of directors with immediate effect. Mr. Joshi will serve as an independent member on the board and will bring to Wipro a wealth of experience, having spent over three decades in the industry. He was until recently…
Recently retired from BP plc, Naveen Kshatriya joins First Energy pvt Ltd as Chairman of the Board. First Energy, the erstwhile BP Energy India, was started in 2005 with the concept of delivering small parcels of biomass energy through biomass pellets and efficient smokeless stoves, designed by the Indian Institute of Science. Conceived by…
KPIT Cummins, a global IT consulting and product engineering company servicing automotive , transportation, manufacturing , engineering and utilities corporations has announced that Ms. Manisha Girotra has joined the board of directors of KPIT Cummins Infosystems Limited, as an Independent director. Ms. Girotra presently heads the Global Independent Investment Bank – Moelis & Co. in…
Cognizant, a leading provider of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services, has announced that Michael Patsalos-Fox has been elected to its Board of Directors. Mr. Patsalos-Fox, 59, is a Senior Partner of McKinsey & Company, where he has worked for 31 years. During his tenure at McKinsey, Mr. Patsalos-Fox has served on the…
Ogilvy & Mather, at its Board meeting in São Paulo, Brazil, announced that Shelly Lazarus, Chairman of Ogilvy & Mather from 1997, will step down and move into the role of Chairman Emeritus, effective July 1, 2012. Miles Young, CEO, will succeed her, in her role as Chairman. At the same time, two new directors…
MindTree Limited, has appointed Ramesh Ramanathan as an Independent Director to its Board of Directors with effect from May 2, 2012. Ramesh is a co-founder of Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy, a non-profit organization focused on transforming quality of life in Urban India, Chairman of Janalakshmi Social Services and is also the National Technical…