WhiteHat Jr, a leading live one-on-one online learning platform, has built out a holistic people development charter by partnering with globally renowned institutions such as Harvard Business Publishing (HBP), KPMG in India and Mathematics thought leader and Stanford professor Jo Boaler, to create custom programs aimed at further developing and training employees and teachers and facilitating their capacity for growth, performance, and effectiveness. Through these collaborations, WhiteHat Jr will make accessible world-class initiatives to various divisions within the company ranging from the teacher workforce to operations to sales. “Our focus has been on building organizational excellence that permeates through each…
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BYJU’S, the world’s leading EdTech platform offering personalized student programs, today announced their partnership with dotin Inc., a SaaS company that improves recruitment and retention of new and existing talent. It is critical to secure high-quality employees to enhance their productivity and profitability. To support this effort, BYJU’S will leverage dotin’s employee assessment technology and expertise to determine optimal candidate alignment. dotin will help align candidates’ strengths to BYJU’S critical attributes. The unique, patented AI-based dotin technology captures core candidate motivations and provides insights without asking questions, creating an unbiased process allowing for streamlined deployment. dotin Inc. Founder and CEO,…
CSB Bank Limited has announced the appointment of Mr. Rajesh Choudhary as the Chief Information & Technology Officer of CSB Bank. In this role, his key responsibilities will include establishing the technical vision and leading all aspects of the Bank’s technology development. Mr. Choudhary joins CSB Bank with almost three decades of experience in technology leadership roles. He possesses global work exposure that spans across Europe, UK, UAE, Singapore and India. His work experience lies majorly in Strategy, IT Infrastructure, Applications, Technology Risks, Finance, People, Vendors, Outsourcing, Off-shoring and Governance in various roles as IT Head and Regional/Country Head. Prior…
CredAble – a front-running FinTech that is India’s largest working capital platform announced the appointment of Mr. Ranjit Singh as EVP and Head of Credit. Mr. Ranjit has extensive and diverse experience spanning over two decades across corporate banking, Credit Ratings, Insurance and IT, thus his specialization will help CredAble to cater to a wider ecosystem. At CredAble, Mr. Ranjit will be at the helm of the Credit and Risk Management function. He looks forward to the opportunity to leverage technology and data to develop a credit risk management framework that is both robust and agile. Elated on designating Mr.…
Mamaearth, one of the fastest-growing FMCG brands, has appointed Mr. Zairus Master as Chief Business Officer, Honasa Consumer Pvt. Ltd. In his current capacity, he will be leading the revenue functions and develop a strategic roadmap to further accelerate the brands growth and expansion. Mamaearth has grown exponentially over the past few years and is expanding at a rapid rate and to build upon the business, the brand has addedZairus to the team. With over 24 years of experience across FMCG and telecom, he will utilize his expertiseto identify and explore long-range strategies. With a post-graduation from IIM, Lucknow, Zairus…
Bengaluru, August 25, 2021 – Stellaris Venture Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm, has announced the appointment of Mayank Jain as a Principal in its investment team where he will lead investments and represent Stellaris on the boards of portfolio companies. With over a decade of experience in startups and deep expertise in financial services, Mayank will focus on fintech investments among others. Mayank was previously the Head of Strategy and Corporate Development at leading fintech startup CRED. This appointment comes at a time when Stellaris is looking for investment opportunities from its second fund of $225 million. Last year,…
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.…
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…