Leading HR-tech firm ZingHR, through its start-ups and SMB-focussed platform ZingNEO, has partnered with Mumbai Angels Network Pvt Ltd. The partnership will enable ZingHR to reach out to early-stage companies and startups in the Mumbai Angels Network’s portfolio. “We look forward to working closely with the Mumbai Angels Network. This strategic partnership is a part of our commitment to tapping newer avenues and expanding our outreach across diverse clientele across sectors. It will provide us with an opportunity to build bridges with not only key enterprise clients but also early-stage companies and start-ups,” said Ravi Bajaj, Co-Founder and Director, ZingHR.…
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Broadcast Audience Research Council India (BARC), the Industry’s Television Audience measurement body, today announced Mr. Nakul Chopra as its new Chief Executive Officer effective 25th August 2021. Sunil Lulla has resigned his remit to pursue his ambition as an entrepreneur. Nakul Chopra, who has been appointed as the incoming CEO, joined the BARC India Board in 2016 and was subsequently appointed the Chairman of the company (2018-19). In January 2020, he was appointed a member of its Oversight Committee. Mr. Chopra has been an integral part of the Advertising and Media fraternity and served as the CEO, India and South…
Uniphore, a leader in Conversational Service Automation (CSA), today announced the appointment of Bharat Kannan as the Managing Director of its newly-created (July 29, 2021) Japanese subsidiary, Uniphore Technologies Japan K.K. Bharat will be responsible for accelerating Uniphore’s presence in the market, including the growth of its talent pool, expansion of its customer base, and creation of business practices to integrate Uniphore into the Japanese business environment. Bharat joins from AXA where he was the head of distribution excellence for its Asian Markets Regional Office. Prior to AXA, Bharat had stints with leading companies including IBM, MetLife, Aon and has…
ZestMoney, India’s largest and fastest growing Buy Now, Pay Later platform today announced that it has promoted Mandar Satpute to the role of Chief Banking Officer (CBO). Prior to this, Mandar was Vice President, Banking partnerships. He has been with the company for more than 4 years and began his stint as Head of Partnerships in 2017. This elevation comes at a crucial time for the company when it is doubling down on its partnership with banks and NBFCs as demand for BNPL has increased by 5X on its platform. The company now partners with close to 25 banks and…
Fullerton India Credit Company Limited (Fullerton India), a leading Non-Banking Financial Company with a strong Pan-India presence, today announced the appointment of Srinivasan Balachander as their Chief Compliance Officer. He will be reporting to Shantanu Mitra, CEO & MD. Balachander joins Fullerton India from Bandhan Bank, where he led the compliance function as their Chief Compliance Officer. Balachander has over 29 years of work experience in the Banking sector having worked with leading financial institutions such as Axis Bank, Global Trust Bank and Vysya Bank. Speaking on the appointment of Mr. Balachander, Mr. Shantanu Mitra, CEO & MD, Fullerton India,…
Aviva Life Insurance, India’s most trusted private life insurance company, has announced the appointment of Sonali Athalye as its Chief Financial Officer. She will be responsible for strategic planning, treasury, and financial performance management. In this position, Sonali will focus on accelerating the company’s growth, financial strategy, managing investor relations, strategic business planning, and corporate governance. Sonali is a seasoned professional with over two decades of rich experience in Finance, Compliance and Governance functions, primarily in the Life Insurance industry. She has been a founding member of two Life Insurance joint ventures from the start-up phase and comes with a…
Hero Vired has announced its collaboration with the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA. Programs and other initiatives under this multi-faceted relationship are designed to provide knowledge and skills that are relevant for emerging job profiles and are highly desired by the industry. Hero’s decades of research and understanding of the Indian education and job landscape, combined with MIT’s advanced expertise in science and technology, is poised to bring the most premium and specialized programs to Indian job seekers. Commenting on the collaboration, Akshay Munjal, Founder and CEO, Hero Vired said, “At Hero Vired we are reimagining education. We…
Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation today announced the appointment of Sachin Bhalla as the Vice President and Country General Manager for India and SAARC in the Secure Power division of Schneider Electric’s Energy Management Business. Sachin comes with over 19 years of experience in handling various leadership roles in Business Management and was earlier with Luminous Power Technologies, as the Senior Vice President – Marketing. He will be taking over Venkatraman Swaminathan’s role, as the former will move on to head operations in East Asia and Japan in his new role as…
As Angel Broking seeks to make bigger strides in the FinTech space, it has appointed Jyotiswarup Raiturkar as its Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Jyotiswarup’s appointment has come at a time when Angel Broking has rebranded itself as Angel One, an umbrella brand that addresses all financial needs ranging from broking services to mutual funds, insurance, loans, etc. Designated to lead the technology development and engineering teams at the company, Jyotiswarup’s two decades of technology leadership experience in creating high-volume B2C products and product transformations will add value to Angel Broking’s future expansion plans in financial services. He joins the Angel…
Technology company Continental announced changes in engineering leadership for its ADAS and VED business units (BU) in their in-house R&D center Technical Center India (TCI). Praveen Kumar takes over as the Head of Engineering, VED BU and Jaidev Venkataraman takes over as the Head of Engineering – Sensorics, ADAS BU. They both have interchanged their respective roles. Continental is at the forefront of developing safety-critical technologies. Praveen Kumar and Jaidev Venkataraman, with extensive R&D experience in ADAS and VED technologies, respectively, will play a critical role in enabling the holistic development of safety technologies from TCI for both global and…
Airbus has appointed Sunny Guglani as Head of Airbus Helicopters for India and South Asia. He assumed charge on 16 August 2021, and will be based in New Delhi. Guglani, 37, will be responsible for growing Airbus’ civil, parapublic and defence helicopter business in the region, including aftermarket services. Guglani has been with the company for more than seven years. In his past roles, he has worked in the Airbus CEO’s office and led the A380 marketing team based in Toulouse, France. He previously headed corporate communications for India and South Asia region before moving to Europe. Guglani holds a…
ICICI Securities (I-Sec), India’s leading retail-led equity franchise, distributor of financial products, and investment bank, today said that it has on-boarded Mr. Rohit Ambosta in the leadership team of the New Solutions Group. In his new role, Mr. Ambosta would be responsible for the products, technology architecture design, development, and launch new initiatives. Welcoming Mr. Ambosta to I-Sec, Mr. Vijay Chandok, MD & CEO, ICICI Securities said, “Over the last 18 months, equity markets have been witnessing heightened activity levels with increased retail participation. Large number of new investors are entering the market, of which a significant proportion hail from…
Fashinza, a global B2B manufacturing startup, today announced hiring of a senior leader to drive its global and Indian expansion. Their new executive leader Rajesh Meena, Head of Operations will play a critical role, as the company continues to see accelerated demand for its offerings. After a recent round of funding from Accel Partners, Elevation Capital, Anand Ahuja and actress Sonam Kapoor Ahuja, Fashinza is quickly expanding its team to meet the tremendous demand. The growth of the Fashinza team is part of a broader plan to help its clients not only in India but globally. The goal is to…
PNB MetLife,one of India’s leading private life insurance companies,has appointed Asha Muralias Chief Actuary and Products Officer. Asha will also be the Appointed Actuary of the company.She will report to the MD & CEO, Ashish Kumar Srivastava. Asha will be responsible for overseeing the company’s Actuarial practices, including policy valuation and strengthening and developing the risk and capital framework for the company.Along with strategizing on actuarial practices, she will be instrumental in introducing new and innovative product offerings to meet customers’new and evolving needs. On the appointment, Ashish Kumar Srivastava, MD & CEO, PNB MetLife, said,“We are delighted to have…
LocoNav, a disruptive full-stack fleet-tech startup, today announced the appointment of Anjali Joshi to its Board of Directors, effective July 30, 2021. Anjali brings over 30 years of experience, including more than a decade at Google (former VP – Product Management), in building and leading large-scale product platforms. Her deep-rooted expertise will be invaluable to LocoNav, which recently raised $37M in Series B funding, to its vision of democratizing fleet technology for over 250 million commercial vehicles growing at 10% YoY, in emerging and high-growth markets. “LocoNav is primed to disrupt the large-scale enterprise fleet-tech industry. Backed by dynamic AI…
Decentro, one of India’s leading API banking platforms, is pleased to announce that it has added Pratekk Agarwaal to its growing list of advisory council members. He will support Decentro with strategic advice on expanding alliances with fintechs, banks, NBFCs and insurtech companies that are looking to embed API Banking workflows. He is also an angel investor at Decentro and will help them with his deep network in multiple spaces – Financial Services , Payments , Insurance , Lending, FMCG , Marketplaces and more for faster penetration. Pratekk brings 18 years of multi industry experience in building a successful business…
SG Analytics, the market leader in research and data analytics services, has appointed Kulwinder Singh as the firm’s Chief Marketing Officer. As the CMO, he will be leading the company’s brand management, digital marketing, public relations, and employer branding initiatives. Kulwinder has more than 20 years of experience in senior marketing, communication, and brand management roles. Previously, Kulwinder was associated with Cadila Pharma, one of India’s leading pharmaceutical companies, where he chaired the position of Chief Communication Officer. While he was responsible for the digital marketing and communication strategy, he also led the human resource function at Cadila for a…
YES BANK announces the appointment of Mahesh Ramamoorthy as the Chief Information Officer. In this critical role, he will lead Technology and Digital transformation for the Bank. Mahesh will also lead the new age technologies such as API, AI/ML, BI and Business Solutions which is going to be driving factor for all the new products at YES BANK. Mahesh comes with over three decades of experience in the BFSI technology space in payments &banking technology, product design, business solution and project management across Indian and MNC Banks and technology firms. In his previous role, he was leading the Payments vertical…
Suraksha Bandhan, a campaign that was started by Gulf Oil India 2 years ago, resembling the ethos of festival of Raksha Bandhan, is a ‘promise of protection’ to the unsung heroes behind the wheels who ensured that they delivered the essentials as well as medical supplies including oxygen tanks, cylinders, and medical aid even during the most challenging times of this pandemic. While the truckers are providing their services as diligently as frontline workers, their own safety has taken a backseat. It is extremely critical for each individual to get vaccinated, for everyone’s safety and quick economic recovery. Much as…
Hero Vired, India’s premium EdTech company for higher education aspirants and professionals, today announced the appointment of Dipyaman Sanyal, Shivakumar Bavamala, Gaurav Singh and 20 new teaching staff. Dipyaman is also the Head of Academics & Learning at Hero Vired. Commenting on the appointments, Akshay Munjal, Founder & CEO, Hero Vired, said, “Hero Vired believes in achieving quality before quantity. After months of careful consideration, we are delighted to announce an incredibly talented team of industry and academic experts as Hero Vired’s teaching faculty in our journey of reimagining education. I am confident that Dipyaman’s leadership will help Hero Vired programs become…
It is not just the big names in the tech space in India that are making significant hiring plans. Happiest Minds, the Bengaluru-based IT services company, is also gearing up to add at least 300 techies to its over 3,500-strong team, in each of the next three quarters. The Company had taken on about 310 people before June. Happiest Minds had gone public in September 2020, amidst the pandemic. Its shares had been oversubscribed 151 times, giving its shareholders 562 per cent in returns. At the time of listing, the Company had about two lakh public shareholders. This number has…
Technology company Continental has appointed Latha Chembrakalam as the new head of their in-house R&D center Technical Center India (TCI). Latha will be taking over from Alexander Klotz, under whose leadership TCI grew into one of the largest engineering centers for Continental, globally. Latha’s appointment will be instrumental in leading TCI to the next level of growth and innovation, including infrastructural expansion, headcount growth, and expansion of engineering competence for both global and local markets. Juergen Heim, Senior Vice President and Head of Holistic Engineering & Technology Locations Management, said, “I am glad to welcome Latha as the new head…
Flipkart and the Indian Institute of Management, Sambalpur, have come together to help support and promote small and medium-size businesses, artisans and weavers by leveraging technology, market insights and the e-commerce platform itself. A memorandum of understanding will be entered into soon to this effect. This collaboration will allow the e-commerce giant and the management institute to leverage their deep expertise and knowledge to develop an operational framework that will help under-served communities build capacity and enhance market reach. The executives from Flipkart will also contribute actively to the initiative by sharing operational knowledge and experience, along with market and…
Pickrr, India’s leading e-commerce logistics SAAS player, has announced the appointment of Devesh Khandelwal as its Chief Revenue Officer to further strengthen its leadership team and drive its next phase of growth. The industry veteran joins the company with 15 years of experience, having held senior positions at leading startups and conglomerates like Oyo and Amazon. At Pickrr, Devesh will be responsible for leading revenue and strategy for the company. The appointment by Pickrr is in sync with the company’s long-term growth strategy of strengthening its foothold in India’s top metros and expanding in new markets by bolstering its leadership…
Classplus, an industry-leading e-commerce enablement platform for coaching centers, solo tutors and online content creators, has recently launched an emotional wellness program called Classplus Wellness+ for its employees. The program aims at helping the entire Classplus team and their loved ones cope with everyday stress, improve relationships, and lead a happier life. The program consists of one-on-one online counseling sessions about managing anxiety, weight, addiction, health, postpartum depression etc with mental health experts that are available 24×7 free of cost. The sessions are completely confidential and available in several formats including online chats, video/voice consultations, and workshops on Barefoot Counseling,…
In October, Shailesh Jejurikar will become P&G’s Chief Operating Officer (COO). As COO, Shailesh will have profit/loss responsibility for P&G’s Enterprise Markets (Latin America, India, Middle East, Africa, Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe). He will also lead Information Technology, Global Business Services, Sales, Market Operations, New Business, Purchasing, Manufacturing, and Distribution efforts for the Company. Currently, Shailesh is the Chief Executive Officer of Procter & Gamble’s largest business sector, Fabric & Home Care, which includes many of P&G’s most-iconic brands: Tide, Ariel, Downy, Gain, Febreze, Swiffer—and represents about one-third of total company sales and net earnings. In this role, Shailesh…