MetLife has announced a number of changes to its senior leadership team. Executive Vice President and President of the Latin America region Oscar Schmidt will retire, effective December 31, 2020. Schmidt will stay on through the end of March 2021 to assist with the leadership transition. “Over the past two and a half decades, Oscar…
Ireland-based power management company Eaton recently announced that it has appointed Scott Adams as President for eMobility. In this role, he will be based in Southfield, Michigan, and report directly to João Faria, President, Vehicle Group, Eaton. “Adams is responsible for leading all aspects of the business to achieve Eaton’s objectives for top-line revenue growth…
GE, a leading player in the Power Transmission & Distribution business, announced the appointment of Pitamber Shivnani as the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of GE T&D India Limited, effective July 1, 2020. Pitamber joined the Company on January 15, 2020, as the Chief Executive Officer, after 32 years with ABB. The company also…
North American gaming company Bluberi Gaming Canada Inc. (Bluberi) recently announced the appointment of industry veteran Casey Whalen as its Chief Commercial Officer to lead expansion and drive growth in market share for North America. The recent appointment is a part of the company’s process of leadership team expansion. Whalen is the first executive hire…
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) recently announced that it has appointed G R Chintala to the position of Chairman. The apex agri-finance institution on Wednesday announced that Chintala will replace H K Bhanwala. Bhanwala had been heading the organisation for more than six years. Prior to his appointment, Chintala was the…
Germany-based investment banking company Deutsche Bank recently announced the appointment of Kamran Khan for the newly created role of Head of ESG for Asia Pacific. In his new role, he will be responsible for developing and coordinating the regional business strategy around ESG across all of the bank’s business divisions in the region. Kamran will…
German investment banking company, Deutsche Bank’s Chairman Paul Achleitner has recently said that he intends to step down when his term ends in 2022. As per a Reuters report, his decision signals a new era at the German bank as it struggles to become profitable. Deutsche Bank is Germany’s largest lender. The announcement was made…
Internet giant Google recently announced that it has appointed former Microsoft executive Anil Bhansali as Vice President of Engineering for its cloud business in India. In his new role, Bhansali will handle all software development support efforts for Google Cloud in India. Commenting on Bhansali’s appointment, Amit Zavery, Vice President, Engineering, Google LLC said, “We’re…
Global public relations company, Hill+Knowlton Strategies (H+K) recently announced that it has appointed Abhishek Gulyani as Chief Executive Officer to lead its operations in India. Gulyani, an experienced communications specialist,will manage the offices in Bengaluru, Gurgaon and Mumbai to capture the enormous growth potential in the country. Speaking on his appointment, Gulyani said, “To join…
Softbank-backed car subscription startup Fair.com recently announced that it has appointed Bradley Stewart as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer. Stewart joins the car subscription startup after being associated with aviation startup XOJet from 2013 to 2019 as Chairman and CEO. The company was later acquired by Vista Global. Announcing his appointment on LinkedIn, Stewart…
SaaS solution provider Clearwater Analytics recently announced that it has appointed Warren Barkley as Chief Technology Officer to oversee all technical aspects of the company. In his previous endeavors, Warren has held influential roles at Amazon, Microsoft, and SMART Technologies, and has been instrumental in the technological trajectories of those organizations and their offerings. “I…
Telecom equipment company Huawei recently announced leadership changes for its India business. Huawei India’s current Chief Executive Officer Jay Chen has now been promoted to a leadership role in the Asia Pacific region. He will be replaced by David Li. David, who was earlier the Deputy CEO of the company. Outgoing CEO Chen has worked…
Prometric LLC, a global leader in test development, test delivery, and candidate services, announced two new appointments to their leadership team. Sean Burke has joined the company as Senior Vice President and Chief Client Officer. Brooke Smith has joined the company as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. “Adding these two seasoned executives to…
Digital healthcare company DocOnline, recently announced the appointment of Manasije Mishra as the new Managing Director of the company. Earlier, Mishra was the Managing Director of vHealth by Aetna and Max Bupa Health Insurance. Mishra brings several years of relevant experience to help DocOnline accelerate its growth. Manasije Mishra will join the DocOnline board in…
Swedish pharmaceutical company Cinclus Pharma Holding AB (“Cinclus Pharma”), recently announced the appointment of Jenni Björnulfson as its Chief Financial Officer. According to the company, Jenni will initially start the position on a part time basis, before transitioning to full time later in 2020. Jenni has extensive professional experience from the financial markets and the…