Simplilearn announced the appointment of Karandeep Singh, former CFO of Flipkart, as its chief financial officer. In his new role, Singh will be responsible for accelerating Simplilearn’s agenda of profitable revenue growth. Singh comes with vast experience, having worked with global and Indian organisations across the retail and e-commerce, IT and ITeS and quick service…
Regeneron, a US-based biotechnology company that invents life-transforming medicines for people with serious diseases, has appointed Smita P Pillai, former Global Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) at Zendesk, as Chief DE&I Officer. Pillai reports to Sally Paull, SVP – Human Resources. In her new role, Pillai will lead Regeneron’s vision of advancing DE&I…
Truecaller said it has appointed Odd Bolin as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Bolin will join the management team in Stockholm and oversee the financial management and operations to support the company’s growth, and to prepare the firm for an initial public offering (IPO), a statement said. This is the second senior hire by…
Sterlite Power, a leading global developer of power transmission, announced the appointment of Amitabh Prasad as CEO, Sterlite Power Brazil, effective February 1st, 2021. After two years of association with the company in various leadership positions, Ricardo Cleber Zangirolami has decided to step down from the CEO position due to personal reasons. According to the…
Vironix Health, a digital health company, has announced the appointment of Mahesh Visvanathan, MS/MBA as Chief Operations and Business Development Officer to lead its strategic partnership and commercialization strategy. This is a brand-new role that was created to help advance the company into 2021 and beyond, the company said in a release. Speaking about the…
Sterlite Technologies (STL), an integrator of digital networks, has announced the appointment of former Nokia executive Sandeep Girotra as Chief Sales Officer. In his new role, Sandeep will be responsible for driving the company’s order book and revenues across portfolios, customer segments, and geographies, and will also be a member of the Executive Committee of…
JK Technosoft Ltd., a global software solutions provider, has appointed Suja Antony as AVP- Global Talent Management. In her new role at JK Technosoft, Suja will be responsible for strengthening the talent pipeline for meeting the diverse talent needs of the organization. Suja is a seasoned talent acquisition leader with over 18+ years of cross-cultural…
Capgemini, a global leader in consulting, digital transformation, technology, and engineering services, has announced the appointment of Olivier Sevillia as its Group Chief Operating Officer, effective January 1, 2021. In this role Olivier is responsible for the Group’s strategic business units and sales, with a focus on applying the Group’s deep and broad industry expertise…
Bharti Airtel has appointed Pradipt Kapoor as Chief Information Officer (CIO). Kapoor will take over from Harmeen Mehta and will report to Gopal Vittal, MD & CEO, Bharti Airtel. In his new role, Kapoor will drive Airtel’s overall Engineering strategy and be a key player in helping realize the company’s digital vision. Kapoor will also be…
IBM announced the appointment of Martin Schroeter as Chief Executive Officer of the independent company that will be created following the separation of IBM’s Managed Infrastructure Services business (“NewCo”), effective January 15. NewCo will focus on the management and modernization of IT infrastructure in every industry around the world. The previously announced separation is expected…
Former SBM Bank CISO Rajendra Bhalerao has joined Scotiabank as new cyber security chief. In this new role, BHalerao will be responsible for the bank’s cybersecurity framework and infrastructure. Bhalerao is focused on introducing new technologies around digital security and risk management. Bhalerao has over 16 years of experience with leadership roles in Paytm Payments…
Fintech startup BharatPe has announced the appointment of Sumeet Singh as General Counsel and Head – Corporate Strategy. In his new role, Singh will be responsible for corporate strategy, compliance, licensing, equity and debt deals, ESOP schemes, cap table management and preparation for eventual listing. The appointment will further bolster the leadership team at BharatPe,…
Ethinos Digital Marketing, a full service digital marketing agency that offers solutions related to varied aspects of Digital Marketing like social media, mobile marketing, Pay Per Click (PPC), Online Reputation Management (ORM) and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) services, has announced that it has named Pavan Kumar as its chief data officer. Kumar brings in a…
Meditation4Leadership, a leading nonprofit for communicating the benefits from meditation practice to organizations, announced the promotion of meditation facilitator Lisa Gonzalez to Chief Meditation Officer. In her new role, Lisa will lead the organization’s development of meditation courses, enhance the high quality of instruction and outcomes, and recruit Meditation4Leadership’s roster of teachers. According to Lisa…
MongoDB, Inc, a next-generation database that helps businesses transform their industries by harnessing the power of data, announced the appointment of Harsha Jalihal as Chief People Officer. Jalihal will oversee the company’s human resources operations globally, supporting 2,100+ people in 29 countries. In this new role, Jalihal will lead workforce strategy, talent acquisition and development,…