Proprietary data and analytics solutions provider Appriss Inc. recently announced that it has promoted Krishnan (Krish) Sastry to President and Chief Executive Officer. The company’s founder and current President and CEO, Michael Davis, will remain engaged as its Executive Chairman. Sastry will assume the President and CEO position as of August 3rd, 2020 and will […]
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Investment management company Standard Life Aberdeen recently announced that its current Chief Executive Officer Keith Skeoch will step down after five years at the helm. Skeoch will be succeeded by former Citi executive Stephen Bird. The announcement marks the end of a 14-year career as an SLA director for Skeoch, during which he oversaw the […]
Southeast Asian e-commerce firm Lazada, a unit of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd named its third Chief Executive in three years. The Singapore-based e-commerce company recently announced that it has appointed Chun Li as its new Group Chief Executive Officer. Chun Li will be taking over from current CEO Pierre Poignant. “Chun is an experienced business […]
Automobile manufacturer Navistar International Corporation recently announced that its board of directors has appointed Persio V. Lisboa as President and Chief Executive Officer. He will be succeeding Troy A. Clarke who will now serve in a new position as Executive Chairman. The appointment will come in effect on July 1, 2020. Speaking about the elevation […]
Mundipharma network of independently associated companies recently announced that it has appointed Marc Princen as the Global Chief Executive Officer, effective June 1, 2020. In his new role, Princen will be responsible for all Mundipharma strategic and operational matters globally, focusing on seamless execution of the 2020-2023 Business Plan. Speaking of the appointment, Jacques Theurillat, […]
Sanrio, the company behind the fictional character Hello Kitty recently announced that the company founder Shintaro Tsuji is retiring after a leadership career of six decades at the company. Shintaro is retiring from his position as President at the age of 92 and handing the reins to his grandson Tomokuni Tsuji who is currently the […]
French IT major Capgemini recently announced the appointment of Aiman Ezzat as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer. Ezzat will be succeeding Paul Hermelin as he moves on to completely focus on the office Chairman of the Board. Aiman Ezzat was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Capgemini Group on 20 May 2020, at the […]
Mobile-based point of sale company, ePaisa recently announced that it has elevated its Chief Business Officer Pravinkumar Bhandari to the position of Chief Executive Officer. He has been serving as CBO since June last year. As the CBO his role was to entail tasks and processes towards business development by implementing growth opportunities within and […]
Telecom equipment company Huawei recently announced leadership changes for its India business. Huawei India’s current Chief Executive Officer Jay Chen has now been promoted to a leadership role in the Asia Pacific region. He will be replaced by David Li. David, who was earlier the Deputy CEO of the company. Outgoing CEO Chen has worked […]
Credit rating company CARE Ratings recently announced the appointment of Ajay Mahajan as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the company for five years w.e.f from April 15. Mahajan’s appointment was announced by the Board of Directors in a meeting on 15 April. His appointment is based on the recommendation of the Nomination and […]
San Diego-based Leo Lens Pharma recently announced the appointment of Dan Myers as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining Leo Lens, Myers was the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Alimera Sciences. He continues to serve as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Alimera. Before founding Alimera, Myers was a […]
IFFCO Tokio General Insurance recently announced that it has appointed industry veteran Anamika Roy Rashtrawar as MD and CEO. Rashtrawar replaces Warendra Sinha, who retired from the company after leading it for three years. Her appointment will be effective from March 27, 2020, said a company release. Rashtrawar is the first woman MD and CEO […]
Edtech startup upGrad has recently announced that it has appointed Arjun Mohan as its India business Chief Executive Officer. Arjun Mohan will be the first occupant of the CEO-India chair for upGrad, as the position was vacant since the company’s inception. Talking about Mohan’s appointment, upGrad Co-founder and MD Mayank Kumar in an official statement […]
Vedanta Limited recently announced the appointment of Sunil Duggal as the interim Chief Executive Officer of the company. Duggal’s appointment is followed by the resignation of Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan with effect from 5th April 2020, citing personal reasons. It is said that Venkat will rejoin his family in South Africa. Commenting on Duggal’s appointment, Vedanta Chairman […]
Office-sharing startup WeWork recently named former Ernst & Young executive, Shyam Gidumal as the company’s new Chief Operating Officer. Shyam’s appointment is the first major appointment under the new Indian-origin CEO Sandeep Mathrani. Earlier in February, real-estate expert Mathrani was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer by the company. In a statement, CEO Mathrani said, […]