ANZ has announced the appointment of Simon Ireland as Managing Director, International reporting to Mark Whelan, Group Executive, Institutional. Having joined ANZ in 2008, Mr Ireland is currently Global Head, Financial Insitutions Group, based in Hong Kong. In his new role, he will be responsible for ANZ’s Institutional business in 19 markets across Asia, Europe,…
Polycab India Limited has appointed Mr. Vivek Sharma as Deputy Managing Director effective October 4, 2021. Mr. Sharma brings with him more than 35 years of corporate work experience having led teams, for Global and National brands of repute. He has strengthened businesses and brands across diverse sectors like FMEG, ECM, Lighting and Consumer Durables.…
ANGUS Chemical Company, a global manufacturer and marketer of specialty ingredients for biotechnology, pharmaceutical, consumer and industrial applications, has announced the appointment of Julie O’Neill to the Company’s Board of Directors. “Julie is an inspirational leader with an exceptional track record of successfully driving growth and profitability in leading life sciences companies while building key…
RMZ Corp, a Bengaluru-based real estate developer, has roped in Avnish Singh as Managing Director, Investment Management. In this new role, Singh will be instrumental in driving RMZ’s growth across India. His role will include new project acquisitions and capital raising to fuel the firm’s hyper-growth strategy while forging new global partnerships and strengthening the current relationships.…
Great Place to Work India Co-founder Prasenjit Bhattacharya has accepted the role of the CEO of Great Manager Institute with an aim to focus on strengthening India operations and its global expansion. “Great Manager Institute was created in 2017 to make the process of people manager development scalable. Our cutting-edge technology platform provides relevant learning…
FC has appointed Wendy Werner as the new Country Head for India. Based in New Delhi, she will focus on growth and diversification of IFC’s India portfolio, helping maximize IFC’s impact in the region. Announcing the appointment, Hector Gomez Ang, Regional Director for South Asia at IFC, said, “Wendy’s leadership and extensive experience will be…
Uptake, a provider of industrial intelligence software-as-a-service, has announced the appointment of its President, Kayne Grau, to the role of Chief Executive Officer along with his election to its Board of Directors. Founder Brad Keywell will transition to the role of Executive Chairman of the Board. Grau’s expanded leadership role will focus on fortifying Uptake’s…
Adobe has announced the appointment of Dan Durn as executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO), effective October 18, 2021. Durn will assume the CFO role from Adobe executive vice president and CFO John Murphy, who announced his retirement earlier this year. Durn will report to Adobe president and CEO Shantanu Narayen and will…
Delhi-based technology-driven lending marketplace – Progcap has announced the appointment of Ashish Gupta as the Chief Product & Technology Officer. Backed by Sequoia Capital and Tiger Global Management, Progcap provides financing capital for underserved micro and small businesses in India. An alumnus of IIT Delhi, Ashish Gupta has spearheaded several C-Level Tech roles with stints…
The Indian Electrical & Electronics Manufacturers’ Association (IEEMA) – the apex association of the Indian electrical equipment manufacturing industry, has announced that Mr. Vipul Ray, Managing Director, Elmex Controls Ltd as the new President of IEEMA for the year 2021-2022. Office Bearers Mr. Rohit Pathak, CEO, Birla Copper (Hindalco Industries Limited) and Mr. Hamza Arsiwala,…
Tata Motors announced it has appointed Anurag Mehrotra as Vice President- International Business and Strategy of its Commercial Vehicle Business Unit (CVBU), effective October 1, 2021. He will be based out of IB office at Worli and will report to Executive Director & Head, CVBU, the company said. Most recently, Mehrotra served Ford India as President &…
Azure Power Global Limited has announced that Mr. Alan Rosling, has been appointed as a non-executive and nominee Director of Azure by Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ). Mr. Rosling will replace Mr. Barney Rush as the Chairman of the Board. Mr. Barney Rush, who served as Director on the Board for nearly…
Viacom18 has announced that Jyoti Deshpande has been appointed as CEO of Viacom18 with immediate effect. Jyoti is already serving on the boards of Network18 and investee companies Balaji Telefilms and Saavn Media. According to a statement, in her new assignment, Jyoti will help bring synergies across all of Reliance’s media interests and investments and…
SBI Mutual Fund, an Asset Management Company in India, has roped in A. Shiju Rawther as Head of Information Technology, according to ETCIO report. Most recently, Shiju served CARE Ratings as Chief Information & Technology Officer, where he was driving group IT, technology strategy, and digital transformation initiatives. He was designing the digital roadmap for the company as…
your-space, a student housing platform, has appointed Shaunik Sachdev as chief marketing officer. Nidhi Kumra, your-space’s chief executive officer, commented, “One of the interesting shifts post-COVID for the student housing segment has been that customer discovery and acquisition has moved entirely online. We feel Shaunik with his deep domain expertise is well positioned to help…