Global payment and banking solutions provider i2c Inc. recently announced the appointment of banking veteran Tracy Seng as EVP, Head of Global Client Success at i2c. Seng will directly report to i2c President Jim McCarthy and is based at i2c headquarters in Silicon Valley. In her new role, Seng will be responsible for leading account…
OmniSci, the pioneer in accelerated analytics, announced its expansion to Asia. It appointed Joseph Lee as Global Sales Vice President. The firm has also hired Joseph Lee as Vice President of Global Sales, and Herfini Haryono as Vice President of Industry Verticals to further strengthen regional presence. “OmniSci continues to enjoy a strong growth trajectory…
Santen Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., a global company focused exclusively on ophthalmology, announced the appointment of Tatsuya Kaihara as Corporate Officer and Head of North America Business of Santen Pharmaceutical. As of April 1, he is also appointed as CEO of Santen Inc. In his new role, he will lead…
Hindustan Unilever Ltd, a Mumbai-based consumer goods company announced the appointment of Wilhelmus Uijen as its Whole-time Director, effective from 1st January, 2020. According to its press statement, “This is further to our letter dated 14th October, 2019, intimating the appointment of Mr. Wilhelmus Uijen as a Whole-time Director on the Board of the Company…
The parent company of Root Insurance, Root Inc., recently announced that it has appointed Annette Reavis as the company’s first Chief People Officer. Commenting on her appointment, Root Insurance Co-founder and CEO Alex Timm said, “Annette brings over 20 years of human resource and business experience to the Root Inc. family. Her passion for leading…
In an attempt to get things back on track, online insurance startup Coverfox has recast its leadership team with Sanjib Jha joining the company as Chief Executive Officer. The company has also appointed Piyush Ranjan as the Chief Technology Officer and Manish Sultania as the Chief Finance Officer. Ranjan has worked with Ola, DoorMint, and…
Hyundai Motor North America announced the appointment of Erwin Raphael to lead a new cross-affiliate group as the Chief Cost Optimization Officer for Hyundai Motor North America. He will report directly to Hyundai Motor North America President and CEO Jose Munoz. Prior to joining Hyundai, Raphael held a number of key leadership positions in vehicle…
Facebook, announced that Robert M. Kimmitt, former Deputy Secretary of the Treasury and U.S. Ambassador to Germany, has been appointed to the company’s Board of Directors as lead independent director, effective immediately. Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, said, “The lead independent director is an important role for us and we’ve been looking for…
Former Vistara Chief Strategy and Commercial Officer Sanjiv Kapoor has recently joined the domestic budget carrier GoAir in an advisory role. The appointment comes at a time when GoAir faces a crisis, like the rest of the industry. Kapoor’s appointment is significant as the Wadia Group company has been battling through a crisis due to…
Mylan N.V.and Pfizer announced the appointment of Sanjeev Narula as CFO of Viatris. He is currently working as Chief Financial Officer of Upjohn, a division of Pfizer. Viatris is the new company that will result from the planned combination of Mylan and Upjohn. Narula has been working with Pfizer for over 16 years. At Upjohn,…
ValueFirst Digital Media recently announced that it has appointed Vijayant Dhaka and Himanshu Kumar as Senior Vice Presidents. Vijayant Dhaka, an industry stalwart for the past 14 years, was working in leadership roles at Cheetah Digital and Octane prior to this appointment. Speaking about the appointment, Dhaka said “ValueFirst has invested in multiple technology platforms…
ACC Limited announced the appointment of Sridhar Balakrishnan as its new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, effective February 21, 2020. Sridhar will be taking over the position from Neeraj Akhoury who has resigned with effect from close of business hours of February 20, 2020 to take over the role of Managing Director and Chief…
Global construction and mining equipment manufacturer Caterpillar Inc. (or CAT) recently announced that its board of directors has appointed Pam Heminger as the company’s new Vice President. She will be directly responsible for Caterpillar’s Strategic Procurement Division. Heminger has more than 30 years of strategic procurement experience in the automotive and manufacturing sectors, most recently…
Ducati, an Italian premium motorcycle manufacturer, has announced the appointment of Bipul Chandra as its new Managing Director for India business. Bipul Chandra to replace Sergi Canovas, who will head the company’s business in Australia and New Zealand. Earlier, Chandra was Ducati’s Sales Director, and has now assumed the position of Managing Director for the…
IndiaNivesh, India’s financial services firms, has appointed Premal Doshi as Managing Director – Investment Banking. Earlier, Premal was heading the Equity Capital Markets of IndusInd Bank as its Executive Vice President. He played a key role in initiating the Public Equity Markets business for the bank. Prior to IndusInd Bank, Premal held leadership positions at…