Bangalore-based Annapurna Vishwanathan has moved on from Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages (HCCB) where she has served a stint of over two years as Head-Digital. She has now joined Cummins India as CIO. Cummins India is one of the leading Fortune 500 companies operating in the design and manufacturing business of engines and all other components.…
HDFC Life Chief Information Officer Thomson Thomas has resigned from the role. Thomas served for over 19 years in several leadership positions in the company. Most recently, he was leading the IT vertical at the insurance company as Executive Vice President – Technology, according to his LinkedIn profile. As CIO, Thomas developed the technology vision…
Vijay Sethi, CIO of Hero MotoCorp, has quit the company after a thirteen-year long stint. His last working day at the automaker was January 20, 2021. Along with the role of CIO, Sethi was also the Head Human Resources and Head Corporate Social Responsibility at Hero MotoCorp. Prior to joining Hero Motocorp, Sethi had a…
IT firm Larsen & Toubro Infotech (LTI) said its chief financial officer Ashok Kumar Sonthalia has resigned from the company. “The Board of Directors in its meeting held on January 19, 2021, inter-alia considered the resignation of Mr Ashok Kumar Sonthalia, CFO of the company, on account of personal reasons and accepted the same to…
Bhavesh Gandhi, CIO-Pharma, Piramal Enterprises has resigned from the role and moved on after serving a stint of 5 years at the conglomerate. Gandhi has joined Aarti Industries as SVP, Chief Digital & Information Officer. In his new role, Gandhi will lead the technology and digital teams across manufacturing units. He will look at the…
Rob Leathern, Facebook Inc’s chief of advertising integrity, who handled the company’s ad products around sensitive subjects such as politics and coronavirus misinformation, departed this week, according to Reuters report. Rob Leathern, director of product management, said earlier this month on Facebook’s internal network that he would be leaving the company on Dec. 30. His…
US-based social news website, Reddit’s co-founder Alexis Ohanian recently announced that he will step down from the company’s board. He further expressed his desire that the company replace him with a candidate from the black community showing support for the ongoing protests in the US over racial inequality. Ohanian is married to seven-time Wimbledon champion…
UK-based luxury car manufacturer Aston Martin recently announced that it has appointed Tobias Moers as its new Chief Executive Officer. The recent appointment at the struggling carmaker comes after its former CEO Andy Palmer stepped down from the President and Group Chief Executive position. Tobias will be taking over the company from 1 August, with…
IT services giant Cognizant recently announced that its Chief Operating Officer Srinivasan Veeraraghavachary has decided to step down from his position. His resignation adds to the list of senior executives who left the company under new Chief Executive Officer Brian Humprhries’ leadership. Srinivasan has been associated with the American IT firm for over two decades.…
Cairn’s Chief Executive Officer Ajay Dixit has decided to quit the company at month-end. He is the fifth CEO of billionaire Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta’s oil and gas division to quit the firm. Cairn was taken over by the mining baron eight years ago. According to a PTI report, Dixit has decided to not seek an…
Following the departure of Paytm Money CEO Pravin Jadhav from the company last month, its Chief Technology Officer and Operations Head have also resigned from their positions. Fintech unicorn Paytm has been witnessing a lot of departures from the company’s top management recently. The company which has aggressively spread its operations into various fields is…
India’s largest food delivery company, Swiggy recently announced that the company Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Rahul Jaimini, has resigned from his position to pursue another entrepreneurial venture. His resignation was announced by company CEO and Co-founder Sriharsha Majety in a blogpost, where he bid goodbye to his “magician” friend and business partner. Jaimini will…
Ride-hailing giant Uber has recently announced the departure of its Chief Technology Officer Thuan Pham. According to a company regulatory filing, Pham’s resignation will be effective May 16. Pham had joined the ride hailing tech company in 2013 and was the longest serving executive of the company. His departure comes at a time when Uber…
Suchira Iyer, the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) at Wipro Technologies has quit. She had taken over the CMO role in April 2012 fro Rajan Kohli who moved on to another role within the group. (Earlier Report: Wipro Appoints Suchira Iyer as Chief Marketing Officer, IT Business). A Wipro veteran of 19 years, prior to taking…