Nachiket Pantvaidya has joined Asianet News Media & Entertainment as Managing Director. Prior to this, he was the group chief operating officer of Balaji Telefilms and chief executive officer of ALTBalaji. He joined ALTBalaji in December 2015. Earlier, Pantvaidya had also worked with Sony Pictures Entertainment as senior executive vice president where he looked after…
Global information services company, Experian India has appointed Neeraj Dhawan as Managing Director. Speaking on the appointment, CEO of Experian Asia Pacific – Ben Elliott, stated, “Neeraj brings decades of banking experience and strong product knowledge, and as a former Experian client, he is well versed in Experian’s unique offerings and how we are positioned…
Siemens Healthcare Private Limited (SHPL) has appointed Vivek Kanade as its new managing director, the company said in its release. Kanade has taken over the new role from April 1. Kanade has been associated with Siemens for over 27 years and has served in various positions across the company’s diverse functions including Sales, Service Management,…
Wärtsilä India, a subsidiary of Finland-based Wärtsilä Corporation, announced it has appointed Venkatesh R. as the Managing Director & Director, Energy Business, India. He succeeds Neeraj Sharma who has been President & MD since July 2017. Venkatesh has 30 years of experience in the Marine and Energy sectors. During his career in Wartsila he has…
Visteon Corporation announced Wei Wei is appointed managing director, Visteon China, effective March 1. He replaces William Lau, who is appointed vice president, product delivery, in China. In his new role, Wei leads all aspects of Visteon’s business in China and is responsible for driving further growth, reporting directly to Bob Vallance, senior vice president,…
State-owned Dredging Corporation of India Limited (DCI) has appointed George Yesu Vedha Victor as its managing director and chief executive officer, effective from March 1, according to PTI report. He will succeed Rajesh Tripathi, who has been relieved from the services from February 26, 2021, on attaining the age of superannuation, DCI said in a…
Wipro Limited, a global information technology, consulting and business process services company, announced the appointment of René Mulder as Country Head and Managing Director, Switzerland. René has proven experience in leading large organizations and has a successful track record of driving growth, building profitable businesses and creating sustainable and successful relationships with customers, partners and…
Aegon Life Insurance announced the elevation of Satishwar Balakrishnan as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. In this new role, Balakrishnan will spearhead Aegon Life’s transformation into a digital-only life insurance company. He joined the company in July 2019 as Chief Financial Officer. Under Balakrishnan leadership, the company has defined a new vision to be…
Maersk, an integrated container logistics firm, has appointed Vikash Agarwal as its new Managing Director for South Asia, according to the PTI report. Agarwal, who moves to Maersk from CEVA Logistics, will join the company on March 1 and work closely with Steve Felder who will step down at the end of March to explore…
Wipro Limited, a global information technology, consulting and business process services company, announced the appointment of Tomoaki Takeuchi as the Country Head & Managing Director for Japan. Takeuchi-san is a seasoned technology and operations professional with more than three decades of experience. Prior to joining Wipro, he headed the Japan operations for Cognizant. He previously…
Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) announced that Anish Shah will be the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the company with effect from 2nd April 2021 for a period of five years. Currently, Shah is handling the role of Deputy Managing Director and Group Chief Financial Officer in the company. “Accordingly, Dr. Anish Shah…
Robotic Process Automation (RPA) firm UiPath announced that it has appointed Anil Bhasin as Managing Director and Vice-President, India, and South Asia. Prior to this, Bhasin was the Regional Vice President, India & SAARC at Palo Alto Networks. Bhasin will replace Manish Bharti who will take on a new strategic role within UiPath, details of…
Ford India said that Anurag Mehrotra has returned as the Managing Director and President of the company. Mehrotra succeeded Bala Radhakrishnan, the acting president and MD of Ford India Pvt (FIPL). Radhakrishnan will resume the role of Director, Manufacturing at FIPL. Recently, the US automaker decided to call off its automotive joint venture with Mahindra…
Former CEO of Star India and President of Walt Disney Asia Pacific, Uday Shankar, has joined the board of financial daily Business Standard as a non-executive director, according to an announcement made by the management in an internal memo. Most recently, Shankar joined hands with James Murdoch’s Lupa Systems for a new venture which will…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), a global institutional investor, has announced the appointment of David Morley as new MD and Regional Head for Europe. In his new role, Morley will head the London office and work closely with the various asset class managers in the region, while serving on the management…