Godrej Consumer Products Ltd recently announced that its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Vivek Gambhir has decided to step down from the position citing personal reasons. His resignation will come in effect on June 30. In an exchange filing, the company said that he will be replaced by Nisaba Godrej who is currently the…
Advertising giant GroupM has recently announced that it has appointed Ajay Mehta as Managing Director of Cinema (iTV) and OOH (Kinetic) business for India unit. Prior to the appointment, Mehta was the MD of ITV. Along with these positions, Mehta will also join the GroupM India Executive Committee. Speaking on the development, Prasanth Kumar –…
Axa XL, a subsidiary of global insurance and reinsurance company Axa recently announced that it has appointed Xavier Veyry as Chief Executive Officer for Asia & Europe. Veyry will join AXA XL’s newly configured leadership team and report directly to company CEO Scott Gunter. Veyry is currently the Country CEO of AXA China and Chairman…
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…
Google Cloud recently announced the appointment of former NetApp top executive Anil Valluri as Senior Director for the India unit of Google Cloud. Valluri is the recent hire by the internet giant for its cloud business expansion in India. Google Cloud India had earlier in March roped in industry veteran Karan Bajwa as the Managing…
Indian multinational conglomerate Larsen & Toubro (L&T) recently announced that its board has given nod for the reappointment of AM Naik as the company’s Non-Executive Chairman for a period of three years starting October 1,2020. Naik’s present tenure was scheduled to end on September 30, according to a company regulatory filing. Meanwhile, the board also…
FatPipe Networks, the inventor of software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) technology recently announced that it has appointed Harish Motwani as Executive Vice President of Strategic Business and Solution Sales for Fatpipe Networks, India. Prior to joining FatPipe, Motwani was the Executive Vice President of Reliance Communications Ltd, India, where he held leadership roles in Network,…
Scotland-based travel agency Skyscanner recently announced that its current Chief Executive Officer Bryan Dove has decided to step down from his role citing family reasons. However, Dove will remain as a Senior Advisor to the company. Dove will now be replaced by Moshe Rafiah as the new CEO. Rafiah currently serves as the Founder and…
British multinational bank Barclays Investment recently announced the appointment of Alex Lynch to the role of Chairman of Banking. Lynch will be based in New York and report to Joe McGrath, Global Head of Banking. In his new role, Lynch will focus on developing relationships with Barclays’ clients, both within the financial institutions space and…
American media conglomerate Cox Media Group (“CMG”) recently announced that it has appointed Daniel York as President and Chief Executive Officer. York most recently served as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Content Officer of AT&T and its subsidiary, DIRECTV. As President and CEO of Cox Media Group, York will be responsible for all aspects…
Ola Financial Services, the financial arm of ride-aggregator Ola cabs recently announced that it has raised ₹200Cr in fresh funding from Matrix Partners and Falcon Edge. According to regulatory filings, Gemini Investments LP, Arun Sarin’s family office, and Alpha Wave Holdings also participated in the round.The company is currently in its fundraising mode and is…
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…
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.…
Food-delivery unicorn Zomato recently announced that it has elevated its Chief Executive Officer of Delivery as the company’s Co-Founder. His elevation was done through the company’s Founders Program. Announcing the elevation of Mohit Gupta, main founder Deepinder Goyal said that Gupta had managed to tick all the boxes as a part of Zomato’s founders programme…