ABB, a global technology company, has reached an agreement to divest to Hitachi, Ltd. (Hitachi) its remaining 19.9 percent equity stake in the Hitachi Energy joint venture that was formed from ABB’s Power Grids business in 2020, with Hitachi holding a stake of 80.1 percent. Hitachi has exercised its call option that was agreed between…
Labcorp, a global life sciences company, announced the appointment of Dr. Deepa Desai as senior vice president and country head of Labcorp Drug Development India. A longtime health care and life sciences leader, Desai brings extensive industry and scientific knowledge to the position, which gives her oversight of more than 6,000 employees. She most recently served…
Evenflow, India’s leading e-commerce roll up, announced the appointment of Ramesh Bafna, ex-Myntra and current CFO at CoinSwitch Kuber as its strategic investor and advisor. With over two decades of experience involving finance, business and audit leadership roles in top e-commerce and IT companies, the likes of Myntra, Flipkart and Wipro respectively, Ramesh would play…
Recognize, a technology investment platform, announced that Muthu Kumaran will join the firm as Operating Partner and head of India operations. Muthu expands Recognize’s ability to build best-in-class delivery and operations, and attract world class talent in support of Recognize portfolio companies. Recognize raised approximately $1.3 billion for its inaugural fund which closed in January,…
Woodland, the country’s leading outdoor gear brand has elevated Pavandeep Singh into a much senior & strategic profile of V.P. – Growth Strategy reviewing outperformance during the unfortunate slow & transitional phase of Covid. Having joined the organization as Head – Marketing and Strategy in 2019, he was able to quickly grasp the business model…
Accenture has named Hilary O’Meara Country Managing Director for Ireland, effective from Jan. 1, 2023. She succeeds Alastair Blair who will retire from Accenture in early 2023. In her role as Country Managing Director, Hilary will have overall responsibility for the continued growth and success of Accenture’s business in Ireland. Accenture has been operating in Ireland…
Global investment firm KKR has appointed David Krancenblum as Head of France for Credit & Markets, effective August 30, 2022. David Krancenblum will be based in Paris. Krancenblum will cover all credit and capital markets transactions in France, including senior and junior private debt, structured capital and capital markets solutions for French financial sponsors and…
Bizongo, a tech-enabled B2B platform for made-to-order goods, has announced the appointment of former Freshworks Director, Deepanjan Chattopadhyay as the Vice President of Product. The announcement follows a series of acquisitions, including Clean Slate and Hexa to enhance Bizongo’s tech stack, a statement said. Deepanjan’s appointment will help bolster Bizongo’s efforts of delivering an integrated…
Collaborative commerce platform Innoviti Payment Solutions Pvt. Ltd announced the appointment of Krishna Kumar Sinha joined as Senior Vice President – GENIE – Retail, Sales, EMI Wallet and New Business. Krishna comes with two decades of experience in Sales and Marketing across various industries such as FMCG, Telecom, Lighting & Consumer Durables. Krishna also has…
Pegasystems Inc. (PEGA), the low-code platform provider that builds agility into the world’s leading organizations, announced the appointment of Naznine Tilak as vice president of learning, development, and diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEI&B). Naznine will spearhead Pega’s efforts to design and implement its near-term and multi-year strategy for its learning and development programs while continuing…
Plum, an employee health insurance platform, announces the appointment of Sasha Abraham, as its Head of Brand. Sasha comes with over 13 years of diverse experience in the US, UK and India, driving marketing efforts for brands like Betty Crocker and the NFL. More recently, Sasha was the Marketing lead for Women’s Cricket and International Sports at…
IvyCap Ventures, India’s leading homegrown alumni based Venture Capital firm, has onboarded Tej Kapoor as its Managing Partner. At Ivy Cap Tej will be driving the next phase of growth and investing in various sectors including fintech, consumer tech, Web 3.0, gaming and more. He will be also involved in the strategic thinking and global…
XtraCover, an e-commerce platform providing a gamut of after-sales services for smartphones and other electronic devices, has recently announced the appointment of its co-founder, Sourav Gupta as the new Head of B2C Business to lead growth strategies, operational initiatives, monetisation and expansion. Sourav has started working as the Head of Consumers Business effective 25 July…
Compass Inc., a technology-enabled residential real estate brokerage company based out of the United States, announced the appointment of technology veteran Ekta Jafri as the Head of Design at Compass IDC. As the Head of Design at Compass IDC, Ekta will be responsible for delivering a coherent user experience across the Compass platform and will oversee the functioning…
Egnyte, the most secure platform for content collaboration and governance, announced the appointment of Sachin Shetty as the Head of India, effective immediately. Shetty will lead all operations in the region, where Egnyte has more than 100 employees in engineering, product, and marketing, a statement said. A seasoned engineer with more than 20 years of…