Tag: Leadership appointment

MultiTV ropes in Sujoy Samanta as Business Director

Video-tech company MultiTV has announced the appointment of Sujoy Samanta, a veteran with nearly 25 years of global experience, as the Business Director. Sujoy will be leading the full channel sales and direct sales network in the USA, Europe, and APAC markets. As Business Director at MultiTV, Sujoy will also drive plans for SAAS products…

Anita Nayyar appointed COO-Media & Communications at Patanjali Ayurved

Former ZEE5 Head-Customer Strategy & Relationships, Anita Nayyar, has been appointed Chief Operating Officer-Media and Communications at Patanjali Ayurved Limited. Prior to ZEE5, Nayyar handled leadership roles in advertising and media agencies – Ogilvy, Lintas-Initiative Media, Mediacom, Mudra, Starcom, Havas Media Group. Nayyar joined Havas in 2007 as CEO of Havas Media India. Under her leadership Havas…

Blackstone appoints Senior MD and Global Head of Talent & Leadership for its Portfolio Companies

Blackstone, a global investment firm, announced it has appointed Courtney della Cava as Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Talent & Leadership for its Portfolio Operations Group, effective August 1. In this new role, della Cava will be responsible for building and enhancing executive leadership teams and boards for Blackstone’s more than 200 portfolio…

JLL ropes in Lata Pillai to lead India Capital Markets team

JLL, India’s largest real estate consultancy firm, announced the appointment of Lata Pillai as Head of Capital Markets, India effective 15 July 2021. Based in Mumbai, Lata will advise domestic and international clients on investments and financing solutions in real estate. Her appointment further strengthens JLL’s capabilities in one of Asia Pacific’s most active investment…

HCL appoints Country Head for Spain & Portugal

HCL Technologies (HCL), a leading global technology company, announced it has appointed Adolfo Calviño Asensio as country head of Spain and Portugal to accelerate business growth in the region across all key industry verticals. This key appointment is the first of a number of strategic investments HCL plans to make in Iberia, as the company expands…

Dr. Shachi Gurumayum appointed Head of Business Development at AgBiTech

AgBiTech announced it has appointed Dr. Shachi Gurumayum as Head of Business Development. Shachi is currently managing AgBiTech’s businesses in Africa and South Asia which he built from scratch over the last three years. This enabled AgBiTech to provide a safer and effective biological alternative to manage the threat of Fall armyworm as it spread rapidly across these regions.…

Zoom hires Ricky Kapur as Head of APAC

Zoom Video Communications, Inc. announced Ricky Kapur will join the company as the Head of APAC, effective June 21. Reporting directly to Zoom’s Head of International Abe Smith, Kapur will define and lead the company’s go-to-market strategy for key APAC markets: Australia and New Zealand, ASEAN, China, Hong Kong SAR, India, Korea, and Taiwan — exclusive…

Siddharth Banerjee appointed MD – India & Asia at Pearson

Pearson, a company that provides content, assessment and digital services to learners, educational institutions, employers, governments and other partners globally, has appointed Siddharth Banerjee as the new Managing Director for India and Asia. In his new role, Banerjee will work towards strengthening Pearson’s Direct To Consumer (D2C) strategy and Digital proposition while building a direct…

Petr Šolc appointed new Head of ŠKODA AUTO Russia

Petr Šolc will become the new Head of ŠKODA AUTO Russia on 1 July 2021. His predecessor Jan Procházka will be transferring to ŠKODA AUTO Headquarters to take charge of International Sales. Petr Šolc, who graduated from the Technical University in Liberec with a master degree of economics, began his career at ŠKODA AUTO in…

A. Gururaj joins Optiemus Electronics as Managing Director

Optiemus Infracom Limited announced it has appointed A. Gururaj as the Managing Director of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Optiemus Electronics Limited (OEL), to focus on a new growth trajectory in telecommunications manufacturing, according to ETTelecom report. Gururaj has previously spearheaded organizations in India such as Reliance Communications, Flextronics Technologies India Pvt. Ltd, TVS Electronics, Toyota group company and AMP Inc., Palo Alto, California. Gururaj…

Sterling and Wilson Solar Ltd appoints Amit Jain as Global CEO

Sterling and Wilson Solar Limited (SWSL), an indian multinational and global leader in Solar EPC, has announced the appointment of Amit Jain as Global CEO. He succeeds Bikesh Ogra, who relinquished the position with effect from 31st May 2021. Ogra will continue as a Director on the Board of the Company. Jain has been associated…

Apple hires former BMW, Canoo executive for car project

Apple Inc has hired Ulrich Kranz, a former senior executive at BMW AG’s electric car division, to help its vehicle initiatives, according to Reuters report. Kranz, who was most recently the chief executive of electric vehicle startup Canoo Inc, will report to Apple veteran Doug Field, who led development of Tesla Inc’s mass-market Model 3 and now runs Apple’s car…

Shradha Suri named Chairperson and MD of Subros

The Board of Directors of Subros has appointed Shradha Suri as Chairperson and Managing Director of the company, according to ETAuto report. Shradha Suri is the managing director of Subros Limited. She has over 21 years of experience in the automotive sector. Suri has played a significant role in making long-term strategies for the company,…

Tata Steel BSL re-appoints Rajeev Singhal as MD, Sanjib Nanda as CFO

Tata Steel BSL said its board has re-appointed Rajeev Singhal as managing director (MD) of the company for a one-year term, according to PTI report. In a BSE filing, the company also informed about the re-appointment of Sanjib Nanda as the chief financial officer (CFO). “Board of Directors at its meeting held today approved re-appointment…