Hyundai Motor Group announced that Euisun Chung, Executive Vice Chairman, was inaugurated to the position of Chairman of the Group. Chairman Mong-Koo Chung was inaugurated to the position of Honorary Chairman. Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation and Hyundai Mobis Co. each held extraordinary board meetings to discuss the inauguration. All members of the boards…
The Business Council – an association made up of the CEOs of the world’s largest, global companies – announced that its new board chairman will be Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Nadella succeeds Nike President and CEO John Donahoe in the role. “The Business Council has always played a critical role in helping the world’s business…
Noted filmmaker Shekhar Kapur was appointed president of the Pune-based Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) Society and chairman of the institute’s governing council, an official said, according to the PTI report. FTII Director Bhupendra Kainthola said Kapur’s appointment was announced by the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. The 74-year-old filmmaker’s tenure will…
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) announced that K. Padmakar, Director (HR) has taken over additional charge as Chairman & Managing Director, effective from 1st September 2020 on the superannuation of D. Rajkumar, at close of work on 31st August 2020. K. Padmakar has over 36 years of experience in BPCL and has worked across the…
Accolite, a new age digital transformation technology services company, announced the appointment of Indian Origin IT pioneer Arjun Malhotra as Chairman to its Advisory Board. “I look forward to leveraging my experiences and insights from Headstrong and HCL to influence Customer Success and Growth at Accolite,” stated Malhotra. “It is super exciting to re-create a…
ŠKODA AUTO announced that Thomas Schäfer has been appointed the new Chairman of the Board of Directors of ŠKODA AUTO with immediate effect. He replaces Bernhard Maier, who, after almost five years at the head of the board, handed over the position to his successor. Thomas Schäfer began his career in the automotive industry as…
NMDC, the single largest producer of iron ore in India, announced that Sumit Deb has assumed charge as Chairman-cum-Managing Director of NMDC Limited on 01 August, 2020. Prior to assuming the role of CMD, NMDC, Sumit Deb was Director (Personnel) and succeeds N. Baijendra Kumar, IAS, who has superannuated from the services of the Corporation.…
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,…
Indian real estate major DLF recently announced that its Chairman KP Singh is retiring from the office. He will now be associated with the company in a non-executive role as Chairman Emeritus. Company Vice Chairman Rajiv Singh will now take over as Chairman of the realty major. KP Singh was at the helm of the…
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) recently announced that it has appointed G R Chintala to the position of Chairman. The apex agri-finance institution on Wednesday announced that Chintala will replace H K Bhanwala. Bhanwala had been heading the organisation for more than six years. Prior to his appointment, Chintala was the…
Genpact, a global professional services firm focused on delivering digital transformation, announced that Brian Stevens, Executive Chairman of Neural Magic, has joined its Board of Directors. The appointment is effective immediately. In addition, James Madden has become Chairman of the Board, replacing Robert Scott, who has retired. “I would like to thank Bob Scott for…
Japanese automobile manufacturer Nissan Motor Company Ltd recently announced the appointment of Guillaume Cartier as the Senior Vice-President and the new Chairman for Africa, Middle East, and India markets and head of Global Datsun Business Unit, with immediate effect. Nissan in an official statement said, “In his new role, Cartier will lead the regional management…
HCL Technologies, a global technology firm, has announced that its President & CEO, C. Vijayakumar has been named Chairman of the IT industry Governors community of the World Economic Forum. The announcement was made at the Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland. The Forum’s IT Governors community convenes CEOs of the world’s top Information Technology…
“My time with IBM has been among the most fulfilling periods of my career, working closely with clients on their most challenging business transformation initiatives. I’ve valued this opportunity tremendously and will take only good memories with me to this next important chapter – one that many of you will have undertaken.” she said.
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…