The National HRD Network has named Vijayan Pankajakshan as next President of NHRDN – Mumbai Chapter, for a term of two years. Vijayan has previously worked with Marico for eight years. Prior to that, He has worked with Mahindra Retail as VP – HR, CHEP India as Director – HR, Mahindra & Mahindra – Infrastructure…
Weber Shandwick, one of the world’s leading global communications and marketing solutions firms, has named Susan Howe president, effective immediately. Howe will continue to report to Weber Shandwick CEO Gail Heimann. She will continue to have oversight of all Weber Shandwick regions as she deepens the strategic integration among the specialist brands within the agency’s eco-system and drives cross-functional…
Tata Digital Limited, a 100% subsidiary of Tata Sons Private Ltd. has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding for an investment of up to US$75 million in CureFit Healthcare Private Limited, subject to completion of diligence process and other approvals. CureFit Founder & CEO Mukesh Bansal will join Tata Digital in an executive role as…
C3 AI, a leading enterprise AI software provider, announced that Sam Alkharrat has joined C3 AI as President and Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Alkharrat will lead the global expansion of C3 AI’s sales and customer service organizations. Before joining C3 AI, Alkharrat served as the Senior Vice President and Global Head of Sales for VMware’s…
MarketsandMarkets has announced the appointment of Adnan Ahmed as Global President and Krishnan Chatterjee, an alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad, as COO. Based in New Jersey, US, Adnan has been a growth-focused CEO with over 25 years of experience. He was previously CEO of Marketwired, a global newswire company that he led to a successful exit and…
CII has announced that T V Narendran, CEO & Managing Director, Tata Steel Limited, has assumed office as the President of CII for 2021-22. He takes over from Uday Kotak, Managing Director & CEO, Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited. T V Narendran has been engaged with CII for many years at the State, Regional and National…
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), which represents the global Travel & Tourism private sector, has announced the appointment of International Airlines Group (IAG) Executive Committee Member, Julia Simpson, as its President & CEO, effective August 15th. Simpson brings extensive experience of the Travel & Tourism sector, having served on the boards of British…
UTI Mutual Fund has announced the appointment of Mr. Peshotan Dastoor as Group President and Head of Sales. Mr. Dastoor will be responsible for developing UTI’s sales strategy, providing leadership to the sales team and exploring new opportunities for distribution and growth. Speaking on the appointment, Mr. Imtaiyazur Rahman, Chief Executive Officer, UTI AMC said,…
Tata Consumer Products (TCP), the consumer products company uniting the principal food and beverage interests of the Tata Group under one umbrella, has announced the promotion of Puneet Das as the Company’s new President – Packaged Beverages, India & South Asia Puneet Das was earlier Senior Vice President- Marketing for the India beverages business. He…
Venerable has announced the promotions of two West Chester, PA based Investment and Finance leaders, Tim Henry and Karthik Gadiraju. As Senior Vice President, Tim Henry, will lead a team of investment professionals and will be tasked with adding a second asset manager to Venerable’s business model at the close of the previously communicated transaction…
Robert Karofsky has been appointed sole President UBS Investment Bank, following Piero Novelli’s decision to retire from the banking industry to pursue new opportunities, including non-executive chairman positions and roles in academia teaching finance and business. Novelli will step down as Co-President Investment Bank on 31 March 2021. “Together, Karofsky and Novelli successfully reshaped the…
STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, announced the appointment of Rajita D’Souza as President, Human Resources and Corporate Social Responsibility (CHRO), effective Jan 1, 2021. Rajita will report directly to Jean-Marc Chery, President and CEO and is a member of ST’s Executive Committee. In her role, Rajita D’Souza…
Tenstorrent, a hardware start-up developing next generation computers, announced the addition of industry veteran Jim Keller as President, CTO, and board member. “Tenstorrent was founded on the belief that the ongoing shift towards ML-centric software necessitates a corresponding transformation in computational capabilities,” said Ljubisa Bajic, Tenstorrent’s CEO. “There is nobody more capable of executing this…
Samsung Electronics has announced the appointment of Sangho Jo as President and CEO of Southeast Asia & Oceania. A proven Samsung leader with over three decades of experience across business groups and geographies, Jo will steer the strategic growth directions of Samsung Electronics in Southeast Asia & Oceania, according to a statement. In his new…
Assocham, India’s primary business association representing businesses, state chambers, and business associations, has appointed Vineet Agarwal, Managing Director of logistics major Transport Corporation of India Limited, as new President. Agarwal replaces Dr. Niranjan Hiranandani, Co-Founder and MD, Hiranandani Group of Companies. Sumant Sinha, Chairman and Managing Director of ReNew Power, is the new Senior Vice-President…