The Board of New Look Retail Holdings Ltd has announced that Mike Coupe will succeed Alistair McGeorge as Non-Executive Chairman of the Company, effective 29 September 2021. Mike brings retail expertise and experience, having led J Sainsbury plc as Chief Executive Officer for over six years until 2020, which included the growth of its Tu…
ACKO announced the appointment of Amol Wanjari as Senior Vice President of Engineering. Speaking on Amol’s appointment, Ruchi Deepak, Co-Founder, ACKO, said, “I am thrilled to welcome Amol to team ACKO! His robust customer-focused tech experience will greatly contribute to our scaling technology platform. Purple Quarter has once again proved their mettle in finding us…
Investors Clinic, the real estate service company, has announced the appointment of Gauri Arora as Head of Digital Marketing. A statement informed, “Arora comes with an experience of 15 years, acting as a subject matter expert in Digital Media and has driven various brands like 99 acres.” Speaking on the announcement, Honeyy Katiyal, Founder, Investors Clinic,…
Stefan Sielaff has been appointed Vice President of Global Design at Geely Auto Group (Geely). Stefan succeeds Peter Horbury, who joins Group Lotus as Senior Vice President of Design. Stefan, who will be based in Gothenburg, Sweden, brings over 30 years of car design experience to Geely and will oversee the Geely Auto Group portfolio…
mPokket – an Instant Loan App providing loans to college students and young working professionals – has appointed Vikram Singh as their new Head of Product, a key appointment as the fintech firm further strengthens its management team and accelerates product innovation. Vikram will lead mPokket’s product team and develop the product strategy and roadmap…
End-to-End logistics and technology startup Pickrr has announced the appointment of Rohit Mittal as Senior Vice President (SVP) of sales division. Rhitiman Majumder, Co-Founder and CEO at Pickrr, commented, “It is an exciting time for Pickrr as we are set to enter the next phase of our growth trajectory. In addition to expanding our core product…
Wadhwani Foundation has announced the appointment of Sanjay Shah as its Chief Operating Officer for India and SE Asia. Sanjay has over three decades of experience in founding and steering software product companies to the global market. He founded Zapty, Instavans Logistics, Skelta, Everest Software and Accel Computers, some of which were acquired and his…
Banking workflow automation platform Signzy, has appointed Sabir Shaikh as Vice President – Business Development (EMEA) to strengthen its leadership team and support the company’s expansion plans in new and developing markets. The announcement follows Signzy’s recent entry into UAE in strategic partnership with Dubai’s Seed Group. The AI startup aims to triple its growth…
Media company Dentsu International has appointed Rohit Suri as CHRO – South Asia, effective 15 September 2021. He will report to Ashish Bhasin, CEO, Dentsu Asia Pacific (APAC) and Chairman, Dentsu India, and Kinch Ong, Regional HR Director, Dentsu APAC, according to ETHRWorld report. Most recently, Suri served GroupM as Chief HR & Talent Officer – South…
L’Oreal India has announced the appointment of Gaurav Anand as its Chief Digital and Marketing Officer. Amit Jain, managing director, L’Oréal India, commented, “The Indian consumer is making a rapid shift towards omni channel. As a beauty tech company, L’Oréal India is addressing this evolving landscape by deploying new technologies to enhance our products and…
The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts, has announced the appointment of Madhav Sehgal as the General Manager of The Leela Palace Bengaluru. In his role, Madhav will lead the operations of The Leela Palace Bengaluru, and work towards strengthening its positioning within the luxury market. Madhav is an hotelier and brings with him over two…
Newgen Software, a global provider of digital transformation platform, has announced that Virender Jeet, Senior VP – Sales, Marketing, & Products, has been named the chief executive officer, with effect from September 1, 2021. Jeet has been with Newgen since its inception in 1992. He has been closely associated with the complete lifecycle of product…
Kimberly-Clark Corporation has announced a series of executive leadership changes in support of its global business. Tristram Wilkinson, currently serving as President of Kimberly-Clark’s Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) consumer business, has been named President of the company’s Asia Pacific consumer business, and will have responsibility for the company’s international region with operations in…
upGrad, South Asia’s online higher education company, has named Yogesh Nehra as its President – Technology. In the new role, Yogesh will be heading engineering teams and digital transformation initiatives including application architecture and product conceptualisation. Commenting on the investment, Mayank Kumar, Co-Founder and MD, upGrad, stated, “We are thrilled to have Yogesh join the upGrad…
Delhi-based logistics aggregator Shiprocket has announced the appointment of Atul Mehta as chief operating officer. In the new role, he will oversee the logistics platform of Shiprocket in India and the Sales, Account Management, Customer Operations, Supply Chain Operations, as well as Seller Excellence functions. Speaking on the announcement, Saahil Goel, Co-Founder and CEO, Shiprocket,…