India’s eminent harm reduction advocate Samrat Chowdhery has been appointed as the President of the International Network of Nicotine Consumer Organisations. INNCO is a global body of 34 national advocacy groups that has been recognised with UN observer status. INNCO represents consumers of low-risk, alternative nicotine products and promotes tobacco harm reduction (THR) at the…
BMW Group, the world’s leading premium manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles, announced that it has appointed Vikram Pawah as the President of BMW Group India, effective 1 August 2020, along with his present role as Chief Executive Officer of BMW Group Australia and New Zealand. Pawah has been with the BMW Group since 2017 when…
CSB Bank Limited, a Kerala-based full-service bank that offers retail, wholesale, and SME banking services, announced that the Board has appointed Pralay Mondal as the organization’s President (Retail, SME, Operations and IT). Mondal is expected to join the Bank in September 2020. Prior to this role, Pralay Mondal was working with Axis Bank as Executive…
The financial arm of Volvo Group, Volvo Financial Services recently announced that it has appointed Johan Hoff as the company’s President for Europe, Middle East and Africa region. His appointment will come in effect from July 1st. He will be responsible for developing Volvo Financial Services’ customer and Volvo Group business area relations in Europe,…
ZTE Corporation, a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the Mobile Internet, announced that it has named Ni Fei as its President of Mobile Devices. In his new role, Ni will take full charge of ZTE’s mobile devices business while at the same time he continues to act as President…
Jahnabi Phookan has been appointed as National President of FICCI Ladies Organization (FLO). She took over from outgoing National President Harjinder Kaur Talwar at the 36th FLO ANNUAL SESSION- Rising Above Covid Challenges. Jahnabi is the 37th National President of FICCI FLO. In her role as the National President, she will focus on empowering women…
NetApp, a US-based hybrid cloud data services company, announced the appointment of Cesar Cernuda as president of NetApp, effective in July. He will be reporting to CEO George Kurian. In his new role as President, Cernuda will continue to evolve the NetApp go-to-market strategy and organization to accelerate growth by transforming how to approach the…
United Airlines, a US-based international carrier, announced that it has appointed Brett J. Hart as President of United Airlines Holdings Inc, effective May 20, 2020. He is currently holding the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer in the company. The company said that the appointment is in continuation of the company’s leadership…
In a sudden shock to the world, BMW Group India President and CEO Rudratej Singh passed away on April 20 morning following a cardiac arrest. Announcing the news of his demise, the luxury automaker in a statement said, “BMW Group India, with profound sorrow, announces the demise of Rudratej Singh (46), President and Chief Executive…
Korean auto manufacturer, Kia Motors Corporation, has recently announced that it has elevated Ho Sung Song to the position of President of the organization. Song, who was earlier the Head of Global Operations Division will now be succeeding Han-woo Park. Post the appointment, Park will move on to an advisory role and continue to support…
Trade association for talent management Worldwide ERC recently announced that Lynn Shotwell, GMS, SHRM-SCP, will join the organization as its new President & CEO on March 30. As an accomplished association executive, Shotwell brings a track record of successfully leading global workforce and talent mobility organizations to her new role. With more than 20 years…
The novel coronavirus outbreak has hit the tech and manufacturing industry severely with many companies shutting down factories, closing operations or shifting work out by asking employees to work from home. The outbreak has led to the world’s largest work from home experiment to take place. As the Washington State has emerged as one of…
Provider of payment and open banking technology, i2c Inc., recently announced that it has appointed Jim McCarthy as President of the company. He will be directly reporting to the company CEO and Founder Amir Wain. In his new role, McCarthy will be responsible for i2c teams working with clients, partners, and prospects. He will be…
VAALCO Energy, Inc. has announced that William R. Thomas has been appointed President of VAALCO effective February 1, 2020. Thomas has been serving as a non-executive director for VAALCO for the past nine months and will continue to serve on the Board of Directors. The appointment of William Thomas will enhance the existing organizational structure.…
GE T&D India appoints Pitamber Shivnani as its company’s new Chief Executive Officer & President, GE Grid Solutions South Asia. Pitamber to replace Sunil Wadhwa, who left the company last year to pursue opportunities outside GE. As part of this role, Pitamber Shivnani will be managing GE’s Grid Solutions markets for India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka,…