Fullerton India Credit Company Limited (Fullerton India), a leading Non-Banking Financial Company with a strong Pan-India presence, today announced the appointment of Ajay Pareek as their Chief Business Officer. He will be leading Fullerton India’s core businesses of Rural, Urban, and Digital and the Marketing function. Ajay re-joins Fullerton India from Aditya Birla Finance Ltd, where he was heading retail, consumer, and microfinance businesses. He previously worked with Jana Small Finance Bank, where he headed their Retail Financial Services Business; CitiFinancial Consumer Finance Ltd and A.F. Fergusons and Co. Ajay has over 24 years of experience in business planning, strategizing,…
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Delhi, 15th June, 2021: Luxury Ride, India’s biggest and fastest-growing tech-enabled chain of pre-owned luxury cars, today announced to increase its headcount by 80 skilled professionals. Luxury Ride intend to take the headcount to over 300 within 2-3 months. The new hires will be at entry, mid-level and senior level and will be in areas such technology, sales & marketing, operations. With the fresh hiring, across domains the team sizes are expected to grow exponentially, and it will meet the growing demand of the client-base to provide seamless service and enhance the overall buying and after car services experience, as…
ODeX, the automated platform for the shipping industry, has recently appointed Binai Thoppil and Payal Guglani to its Board of Directors. The less than five-year old company, which is a one-stop solution for the entire shipping industry, to receive documents and make payments electronically, now has a technology-oriented Board taking charge to serve customers with a continuously evolving, innovative and robust platform. While Thoppil will look after the IT part of the platform, working closely with the team to ensure that the platform is “robust and scalable”, Guglani comes with 17 years of global experience working across Europe, the US…
The edtech company will begin by hiring about 300 to 500 people for its new certificate and degree programmes in technology and management, in the first half of the year. It is looking for talent to fit roles in operations, academics, sales counselling, content development and marketing, at the senior and junior levels. The platform has already managed to obtain talent from abroad and also tied up with startups in the niche skills space to hire trained talent for specialised roles. The Company is adopting a creative and objective approach to acquiring talent, by focussing primarily on the skills of…
Nikhil Norula has been appointed business head at Vantage Circle, where he will be responsible for leading business growth in North America. Norula has moved from Innoveux Canada, where he was founder and consulting partner. Since December 2019, at Innoveux, Norula was involved in creating value for the enterprise and startup industry, working with HR tech and fintech firms, to develop their product strategy and functional road map, writing cutting edge advanced computing use cases (AI/ML/NLP) and conducting elaborate market bench-marking studies. He also worked with traditional HR consulting firms, to digitise their advisory services and helped large and medium…
IIFL Securities, one of India’s leading broking and advisory firms today announced that it has appointed Mr Manav Verma as its Chief Marketing Officer and aims to add over 1 crore customers in three years through rapid digital marketing outreach. Mr. Sandeep Bhardwaj, CEO, Retail, IIFL Securities commenting on the appointment said, “Manav works at the nexus of Digital Products, Technology and Marketing to help the company achieve its strategic business objectives. He would help us acquire over one crore customers over a period of three years and sustain our leadership position.” IIFL Securities is adding some key roles to…
In line with the 2020 theme of International Women’s Day #ChooseToChallenge, Amway India, one of the country’s leading FMCG direct selling companies, is commemorating Women’s month with a gamut of women-centric programs across India. Corresponding to the global theme which signifies that a, ‘challenged world is an alert world, and challenge leads to change’ Amway aims to unleash women entrepreneurship by providing them with the right platform to explore their true potential. As part of its stated 10-year growth vision, the organization is focused on empowering women and offering them the opportunity to own and operate their business while supporting…
New Delhi, March 18th 2021: upGrad, India’s largest online higher education company, today announced the appointment of Karan Raturi as the General Manager for North America. Responding to the staggering growth in the international learners, all of which happened organically, upGrad saw the scope for a focused and targeted approach to bolster this growth. With the right leadership at the helm to steer the company’s growth in this region, the edtech is looking to scale their international operations and expand upGrad’s presence and penetration in the US market. A Wharton School alumnus, Karan has held a number of leadership roles…
Kia Motors India, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kia Corporation, today announced the appointment of Hardeep Singh Brar as national head of sales and marketing, with immediate effect. Brar will be responsible for enhancing Kia’s leadership position in the Indian market and for enabling the next wave of growth. Brar brings over two decades of experience in the automotive industry to Kia, having most recently served at Great Wall Motors as Director Marketing & Sales. Prior to this, Brar has held senior leadership positions across sales, network, and marketing functions at Maruti Suzuki, Volkswagen, General Motors & Nissan. He holds a…
TeamLease EdTech, the learning solutions company and a group company of TeamLease Services, has launched Apprenticeship Embedded Degree Programmes (AEDP) for students desirous of pursuing industry- focused bachelor degrees. This first-of-its-kind programme offers students an opportunity to take a graduate course as well as experience on-the-job training. Currently, the AEDP TeamLease Edtech has developed three degree courses, which will be rolled out this academic session at Jain (deemed-to-be University), Bengaluru. The three courses offered under ADEP are Apprenticeship-Embedded BA degree, BBA degree and BCom degree. These courses will make students employable, allowing them exposure to the world, and providing them…
Simplilearn, a global digital skills training provider, today announced its partnership with the ILX Group, an internationally-recognised provider of professional learning and consulting solutions in the United Kingdom. As an authorised partner, ILX will exclusively bring Simplilearn’s best in-class digital training programs to their robust portfolio across the UK market, equipping companies and professionals in varied industries with skills needed for the digital future. With digital transformation rapidly advancing across the globe, ILX today extends its expertise from exclusive digital operations to digital transformation technology training, specifically in the areas of Big Data, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, and…
Adosphere, a leading digital transformation expert, has announced the successful execution of a groundbreaking community and collaboration building project for training and curriculum support for over 1.2 lakh teachers. The project, launched on Teachers’ Day in 2019, has facilitated online collaboration and training for teachers across Gujarat, helping local students continue their studies despite disruptions from Covid-19. Adosphere leveraged Workplace from Facebook, an online communication and collaboration platform, to train and help in capacity building for teachers in public schools across rural and urban areas. Workplace uses familiar Facebook features like chat, video calling, posts, and groups to connect everyone…
Mr. Hamid Ahmed has been appointed as Chancellor of Jamia Hamdard, a Deemed to be University, on 31 August, 2020. Hamid Ahmed is an eminent business personality based in New Delhi. He currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Trustee of Hamdard Laboratories India – Foods Division. In addition, he has served as Secretary, Hamdard National Foundation (India) since 2017. He is the grandson of late Hakeem Abdul Hameed, the founder and first Chancellor of Jamia Hamdard. He has also served as Founder and Chairman of Unani Drug Manufacturers Association (UDMA). On the occasion of his appointment, Mr. Hamid…
Bayer has appointed Rachana Panda as Vice- President and Country Head for Communications, Public Affairs and Sustainability for South Asia. As a member of Bayer’s South Asia Leadership Team, she will work across all of Bayer’s businesses in the region, in addition to collaborating with global teams to provide impetus to the group’s multiple initiatives in India. D. Narain, Senior Bayer Representative for South Asia and Vice Chairman & Managing Director for Bayer CropScience Limited said, “At Bayer, we continue to build on our long legacy of over 100 years as a trusted partner for both India and South Asia.…
Swades Foundation is certified as a Great Place to Work for the period August 2020 to July 2021, as a result of their initiatives for the well-being and holistic development of its employees. Considered the ‘Gold Standard’ in workplace culture assessment, Great Place to Work® identifies best workplaces solely basis and quality of people practices and employee feedback in the organization. The certification is based on the result of an anonymous employee survey conducted by an external party to ensure an unbiased and uninfluenced result. When Mr. Ronnie and Ms. Zarina Screwvala expanded the work of Swades Foundation in 2013,…
Monster.com, the job portal, has tied up with the National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom) to assist over 2,400 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to fulfil their talent needs. Through this partnership, SMEs will be able to connect with job seekers from remote locations, who are most suited to their requirements. The large database of candidates that Monster has will be available and accessible to Nasscom along with a host of other services, which will help ensure that the best talent is found and employed. A special page has also been created for those professionals who have been…
Over the years we are witnessing constant evolution in consumption and purchase behaviours; one such is, women’s strong voice, influence and participation in decision making, more than ever before. Women drive 80% of consumer purchases through a combination of buying power and influence. They are the gateway to the people in their households as well in their social and business networks. Smart and agile companies have realised this shift and are endorsing women communities as an integral part of their messaging. While women-centric innovation in products and services is on the rise, still, potential of such platforms continues to be…
IIT Alumni Council announces MoU with key Russian technology IPR owners and Universities as part of the Quantum Mission. India aspires to be part of the select global club of developed nations with quantum computing capability. Quantum Computing makes existing supercomputers obsolete and could be several million times more powerful than the largest supercomputer in India. This computing capability allows real world events to be emulated in the virtual world just like architects can now see a proposed building on screen in photo-like quality before actually constructing it. The impact of quantum computing on computing is as revolutionary as the…
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH) today announced the launch of PGPX-Professional Accountancy programme, where students will be taught key skills such as business model planning, strategic thinking, decision making and digital ecosystem and applications, which are the need of the hour to be future ready professionals. Commencing in September 2020, the PGPM-International Accountancy Programme is a 13 month programme that BIMTECH is inviting applications for currently. This programme can be opted by a CA candidate or a ACCA student who has completed 9 ACCA papers. The PGPX-Professional Accountancy programme is an…
Hike, India’s homegrown internet startup, announced the hiring of Suvesh Malhotra as its VP & Head of Engineering, today. The announcement is in line with Hike’s vision of enabling a new social future by leveraging advanced technology. Suvesh, a seasoned technology professional, comes with over 15 years of experience in leading and implementing innovative technology solutions for businesses. Prior to this, Suvesh has been SVP, Technology at OYO Hotels & Homes leading consumer-facing technology, Head of Technology at Amazon for BuyVIP, and CTO at StepOut. His expertise with building large scale distributed systems, mobile apps, ML-based systems, social network, eCommerce…
LinkedIn has named Rajesh Gopinathan, CEO & MD of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), as a LinkedIn Influencer. He joins a 500+ global collective of LinkedIn Influencers, who are the world’s foremost thinkers, leaders, and innovators from across geographies and industries, including eminent business personalities such as Satya Nadella, Vani Kola, Punit Renjen, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Doug McMillon, N. Chandrasekaran and Julie Sweet. These strong voices on the platform spark valuable, engaging discussions that matter to professionals around the world. During his tenure of nearly two decades with TCS, Rajesh Gopinathan has played a vital role in charting the company’s growth…
Edtech Superapp Platform Ken42 has announced the appointment of Itisha Peerbhoy as the company’s Head-Marketing and R&D, Pedagogy. Itisha will be leading the Marketing team at Ken42, an integrated educational ecosystem that enables institutions to manage their end-to-end pedagogical cycle. She will also be interacting closely with educationists to understand new trends in educational methodology facilitating deep synergy between the platform and all its stakeholders. Itisha will be spearheading the ongoing marketing strategy and will lead the brand’s ongoing marketing efforts to build market presence, brand recall and a repository of pedagogical though-leadership. With over 18 years of professional experience,…
Ashwani Bhatia took charge as the Managing Director of the country’s largest lender, State Bank of India (SBI). He would be holding this position up to the date of his superannuation that is May 31, 2022. Bhatia will be the fourth MD of SBI with Dinesh Khara, Arijit Basu, and C S Setty being the other three. He would be responsible for the IT and Stressed Assets Resolution Group (SARG) in this new role. Prior to his appointment as MD, Bhatia was MD & CEO of India’s largest Asset Management company, SBI Funds Management Pvt Limited. He comes with rich…
DBS Bank India announced the appointment of Prashant Joshi as Managing Director & Head of National Distribution today. He brings with him close to three decades of experience in the banking sector across consumer, SME and corporate banking with leading banks and financial institutions. He will report to Surojit Shome, Managing Director & CEO of DBS Bank India Limited. Commenting on the announcement, Surojit Shome, Managing Director & CEO, DBS Bank India said, “The bank is on a strong growth trajectory and we are very pleased to have Prashant on board to accelerate this momentum. His deep understanding and experience…
The Indian Institute of Information Technology Lucknow has launched the country’s first MBA program in Digital Business. The two-year online MBA program is spread over six Terms and will begin from October 2020. In this COVID-19 pandemic era, where work from home has become normal and use of digital interfaces have become prominent, it is the best time to get enrolled in this tech-enabled program that demands lesser number of contact hours per week. This unique program is a perfect balance of traditional and modern business management and marketing tools. It has essential components of traditional business management such as…
Microsoft is creating a new program to build quantum computing skills and capabilities in the academic community in India. As part of this initiative, Microsoft Garage is organising a ‘Train the Trainer’ program in collaboration with Electronics and ICT Academies at Malaviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT), Jaipur and National Institute of Technology, Patna. This program will train 900 faculty from Universities and Institutes across India through E& ICT Academies at Institutes of National Importance such as IIT Kanpur, IIT Guwahati, IIT Roorkee, MNIT Jaipur, NIT Patna, IIIT-D Jabalpur, and NIT Warangal, equipping academics with the required skills to start…