Krazybee Services, a Non-Deposit taking Non-Banking Financial Institution (NBFC) registered with Reserve Bank of India, has appointed G Gopalakrishna, former Executive Director (ED) of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) as an Independent Director on its Board, said a statement. Gopalakrishna has been a career Central Banker with RBI for over 33 years in various capacities…
COMSovereign Holding Corp., a U.S.-based developer of 4G LTE Advanced and 5G connectivity and data transmission systems, announced that Kay Kapoor has been elected as independent director. Kapoor is currently the CEO of Arya Technologies, an end-to-end technology solutions provider in the public sector serving the U.S. Federal Government and the industry that supports it.…
BharatPe, the digital payments platform has announced the appointment of Kewal Handa as an Independent Director, according to ET report. Prior to this, Handa was associated with Union Bank of India and Pfizer. Handa has served as Chairman of Union Bank of India and Managing Director of Pfizer. He has also been Independent Director at…
WCG, the world’s leading provider of solutions that measurably improve the quality and efficiency of clinical research, announced the appointment of Dr. Kavita Patel, a non-resident fellow with the Brookings Institution and a practicing physician, and Pascale Witz, a former senior pharmaceutical executive who has broad corporate board experience, as independent members to the Board…
Prudent Corporate, one of India’s fastest growing Group in financial services, announced the appointment of Karan Datta and Deepak Sood as Independent Directors. With this appointment, the Prudent Board expands to 7 directors, 2 of whom are independent. “We are delighted to welcome Karan and Deepak to our Board,” said Sanjay Shah, Managing Director, Prudent…
Piramal Enterprises Limited announced the appointment of Kunal Bahl, CEO, Snapdeal and Suhail Nathani, Managing Partner, Economic Law Practice, as Independent Directors to its Board with effect from October 14, 2020. Kunal Bahl, is the CEO & Co-Founder of Snapdeal.com, India’s leading, value-focused e-commerce marketplace that has raised capital from leading global investors such as…
Social gaming company Zynga Inc. recently announced that Noel Watson, Chief Financial Officer at TrueCar Inc., has joined the company’s Board as an Independent Director. With his appointment, Noel Watson becomes the ninth member of Zynga’s Board of Directors. “Noel brings to Zynga more than 20 years of successful financial and operating leadership,” said Frank…
Logitech International recently announced that its board of directors has nominated Riet Cadonau to be elected as an Independent Director at the Company’s forthcoming annual general meeting (AGM). Cadonau’s nomination will join Hasbro’s Deborah Thomas’ announced earlier this month. Cadonau is the Chairman and CEO of dormakaba Holding AG, a global provider of products, solutions,…
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. recently announced that it has elected Amit Banati to its Board of Directors, effective September 21, 2020. “We are excited to welcome Mr. Banati to Fortune Brands’ Board of Directors. His deep financial acumen, general management and operations background and significant experience in the Asia Pacific region will be…
Provider of intelligent payment solutions, Innoviti Payment Solutions recently announced the addition of former Britannia and Unilever senior executive, Neeraj Chandra, to its Board of Directors as an Independent Director. This position was created as a part of the structuring carried out during the recent fund raise from FMO and Bessemer. An alumnus of IIM…
Computer memory manufacturer Kioxia Holdings Corporation recently announced that it has appointed Michael R. Splinter as an Independent Director, effective immediately. Kioxia was spun off from the Toshiba conglomerate as Toshiba Memory Corporation in 2018. The company in an official statement said, “Splinter is a 40-year veteran of the semiconductor industry and brings various business…
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…
Interactive Brokers Group, a low cost provider of trade execution and clearing services for individuals, advisors, proprietary trading groups, brokers and hedge funds, announced the appointment of Nicole Yuen as an independent director of the firm effective July 1, 2020. “Nicole Yuen has deep expertise in building and managing top-ranked securities businesses in Asia and…
Private equity firm Blackstone Group Inc recently announced that Alphabet Inc.’s Chief Financial Officer, Ruth Porat, will join the company’s board of directors. Porat would be the third female member on Blackstone’s board, along with former senator Kelly Ayotte and Rochelle Lazarus, Former Chief Executive Officer of Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide. Porat had joined the…
Technology giant, Intel Corporation recently announced that it has elected former HP Inc CEO Dion J. Weisler to Intel’s Board of Directors. Weisler will serve as an Independent Director and Member of the Compensation and Finance Committees. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based company announced Weisler’s appointment Wednesday, nearly a year after the former HP chief executive…