Global measurement and data analytics company, Nielsen has entered into a definitive agreement under which affiliates of Advent International (“Advent”), global private equity investor, in partnership with James “Jim” Peck, former Chief Executive Officer of TransUnion, will acquire the Nielsen Global Connect business for $2.7 billion (subject to working capital, cash, debt-like items and other…
AACC (Asian Arab Chamber of Commerce) has appointed Gagan Arora, CEO & Strategic Growth Leader of Vertex Global Services as their Director-Education Committee, as part of a consulting arrangement with the latter’s online Consortium – Vertex. Established in 2016, Vertex works as a Business Optimization Partner and helps optimize business operations starting from getting the…
Koehler Paper Group, a global producer of high-quality specialty paper, announced it has named Tobias Sternbeck as Chief Executive Officer for the recently acquired Beaver Paper, a leading producer of sublimation media for the dye-sub and digital printing industry. Sternbeck brings over 15 years of experience delivering solutions for the sublimation and textile industries. “Beaver…
GoAir announced it has appointed Kaushik Khona as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Khona will replace industry veteran Vinay Dube who took charge as CEO in February. Prior to this role, Dube was the CEO of Jet Airways. “The Nominations & Remuneration Committee and the Board met today and have appointed Kaushik Khona as CEO with…
TaskRabbit, the leading online and mobile service that connects consumers with “Taskers” to handle everyday home improvement tasks and errands, announced that it has appointed Ania Smith, former Airbnb and UberEats leader, as the company’s chief executive officer. Smith is replacing Stacy Brown-Philpot, who joined TaskRabbit in 2013 and was named CEO in 2016. She…
Noosh, a global leader in marketing execution software solutions, announced the appointment of Mark Tiedens as Chief Executive Officer. “Marketers are increasingly held responsible for revenue and the ROI of their efforts. Yet, despite the plethora of marketing and procurement applications available, marketers are challenged to efficiently capture the data required to accurately and holistically…
Aquapay Payments Technologies, an enterprise payments major & platform as a service (PaaS) specialist, announced that Nitin Chavan has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer. Nitin joins the Aquapay team with 2 decades of overall experience spanning across Logistics, Aviation, Insurance and Banking majors. He has about 15 years of enterprise payments experience and a…
IFTAS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reserve Bank of India announces the appointments of T Rabi Sankar as the Chairman and Dr. N Rajendran as the CEO of the organization effective May 15, 2020 and May 27, 2020 respectively. T Rabi Sankar, currently serving as Executive Director, Reserve Bank of India for Payment systems, Information Technology,…
In a sudden shock to the world, BMW Group India President and CEO Rudratej Singh passed away on April 20 morning following a cardiac arrest. Announcing the news of his demise, the luxury automaker in a statement said, “BMW Group India, with profound sorrow, announces the demise of Rudratej Singh (46), President and Chief Executive…
Ride-hailing company Uber will reportedly get a new boss for its food delivery business UberEats. The move is an attempt to continue growing its mail delivery services without spending much money. Jason Droege, the Uber executive who spearheaded UberEats launch in 2015, announced that he will be stepping down from his role as the Head…
Cisco has announced the appointment of Dr. Lisa T. Su, AMD president, and CEO, to its board of directors effective today. Chuck Robbins, chairman, and CEO, Cisco said, “Lisa is an accomplished business leader with deep expertise in the semiconductor industry. We look forward to her contributions to Cisco’s board and our business as we…
WATConsult, a digital and social media agency, has elevated Heeru Dingra to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) while the current CEO Rajiv Dingra has been appointed as the chief mentor and advisor for WATConsult. The appointment will be effective from February 1, 2020. In a statement, Anand Bhadkamkar, CEO of Dentsu Aegis Network, said, “She…
Dentsu Aegis Network India has elevated Sidharth Rao as Chairman, Happy mcgarrybowen (HMB) India and Chairman, Dentsu Webchutney. Rao will report to Anand Bhadkamkar, CEO, DAN India and work with Samarjit Choudhry, President, HMB India. Rao will be responsible for overseeing the business’ consistent performance and expansion across the country and even on a global…
Velodyne Lidar, Inc. today announced Anand Gopalan as its new CEO. Gopalan, who previously was Velodyne’s CTO, assumes the position from Velodyne’s legendary founder David Hall. Hall will continue as full-time Chairman of the Board and remain actively involved in directing the company’s technology, product vision and business strategy. Gopalan is a distinguished engineer and…
Global innovator LG Electronics Inc. has named Thomas Yoon President and CEO of LG Electronics North America. Effective Jan. 1, 2020, he will be the company’s most senior executive in the Western Hemisphere. Yoon’s stellar three-decade LG career includes a dozen years in the Western Hemisphere, including serving as head of LG’s North American home…