UCO Bank announced the appointment of Soma Sankara Prasad as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. Soma Sankara Prasad started his banking career at State Bank of India on 12th October, 1985 as Probationary Officer. He has banking experience of 36 years and held important assignments in various capacities in Treasury Operations, Audit and Marketing.…
Digital TV network Siti Networks Limited has named its Chief Operating Officer Yogesh Sharma as new Chief Executive Officer of the company, effective January 01, 2022. According to the company’s exchange filing, “the Board of Directors of the Company at its meeting held today (i.e. December 31, 2021), upon the recommendation of the Nomination and…
FMCG company Godfrey Phillips India Limited (GPI) announced the appointment of Sharad Aggarwal as Chief Executive Officer. He will be reporting to Dr Bina Modi, President and Managing Director. The Board had met on 16 September 2021 and unanimously approved the appointment of Sharad Aggarwal (50) currently serving as the COO and Whole Time Director…
Greenway Health announced its Board of Directors has named Pratap Sarker as Chief Executive Officer effective January 1, 2022. Sarker, who has served as President of Greenway Health since August 2020, succeeds Richard Atkin who has served as CEO since 2018. Atkin will transition to the role of Executive Chairman of the Greenway Health board. “Pratap Sarker…
Mastercard and McDonald’s announced an agreement for Mastercard to acquire McDonald’s state-of-the art personalization platform and decision engine company, Dynamic Yield. Dynamic Yield’s technology is a natural addition to Mastercard’s existing suite of services that help brands deliver more effective and trusted customer experiences across channels, according to the statement. ”The notion of going into a store or…
Travel tech company Vervotech has appointed Dharmendra Ladi as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Ladi takes over the role from co-founder Sanjay Ghare, who led the company through several important milestones, including its entry into the US & European markets, and the launch of its rapidly growing hotel mapping and content products. He also spearheaded…
Former Unilever CHRO Leena Nair has joined French luxury group Chanel as its Global Chief Executive Officer. She was a member of the Unilever Leadership Executive (ULE), which is responsible for delivering Unilever’s business and financial performance, according to PTI report. “Leena Nair, CHRO, has decided to leave the company in January 2022 to pursue…
Mcapital, the lending arm of Mswipe, announced the appointment of Rohit Agrawal as Chief Executive Officer. Rohit, who has more than 15 years of experience in financial services and lending, will spearhead Mcapital with a view to achieve Rs 1,000 crore AUM by March 2024, the statement said. In his new role, Rohit will expand Mswipe’s…
Myles Automotive Technologies, a vehicle subscription and sharing platform, announced the appointment of Amrish Bhargava as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). As the CEO, he will be responsible for overseeing the partnerships, customer acquisitions, and product enhancements along with working with the founders on the overall business strategy. Prior to starting his journey with…
LG Electronics announced it has promoted its chief strategy officer Cho Joo-wan as its new CEO, according to IANS report. The company said its current Chief Strategy Officer Cho Joo-wan will assume the top post of the tech company, effective from December 1. Having joined the company in 1987, Cho has worked for the company…
Vini Cosmetics announced the appointment of PepsiCo India Senior Executive Vishal Kaul as its CEO with effect from February 2022, according to PTI report. Kaul, who was PepsiCo India Vice-President and Business Head for the beverages business for India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan, will work closely with Vini’s board of directors to execute…
The Western Union Company, a cross-border, cross-currency money movement and payments platform, has announced the appointment of Devin B. McGranahan as new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). After a comprehensive succession planning process, the Board of Directors has appointed McGranahan to succeed Hikmet Ersek as CEO by year end 2021. McGranahan has also been appointed to…
Yezdi Nagporewalla has been appointed as the new CEO of KPMG in India for a term commencing February 7, 2022 and ending on December 31, 2026. He was nominated by the KPMG India Board and approved by the India Partners. The firm executed the governance process for the selection of the CEO. Yezdi succeeds Arun…
OYO has announced the elevation of Ankit Gupta to Chief Executive Officer, Franchise & Frontier – India. As a part of his expanded responsibilities, Ankit will be leading its flagship Hotels & Homes business as well as other verticals. He will continue reporting to Rohit Kapoor, CEO, OYO India & South-East Asia. Ankit will focus…
Kevin Strain, President and Chief Executive Officer of Sun Life Financial Inc. has announced Ingrid Johnson will become the new President of Sun Life Asia effective October 26, 2021. Ms. Johnson will be responsible for one of Sun Life’s strategic pillars encompassing life, health and wealth management businesses in eight Asian markets – China, Hong…