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Updated on: Jun 2021
Microsoft appoints CEO Satya Nadella as Chairman
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Microsoft appoints CEO Satya Nadella as Chairman

Microsoft Corp on Wednesday named Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella as its new chairman, in place of John Thompson. Satya Nadella, who took over as CEO in 2014 from Steve Ballmer, has been instrumental in scaling up its business including billion-dollar acquisitions like LinkedIn, Nuance Communications, and ZeniMax. The company said Thompson, who took over as […]

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HCL Technologies ropes in Accenture’s Siki Giunta to Lead Cloud Business
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HCL Technologies ropes in Accenture’s Siki Giunta to Lead Cloud Business

HCL Technologies, (HCL), a leading global technology company, today announced the appointment of Siki Giunta to further accelerate #HCLCloudSmart industry cloud offerings into client markets. #HCLCloudSmart is a comprehensive suite of industry-aligned Cloud offerings, solutions, services, and products which help clients achieve business transformation according to their unique industry needs and market conditions. The portfolio […]

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Wipro ropes in YES Bank’s Anup Purohit as Chief Information Officer
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Wipro ropes in YES Bank’s Anup Purohit as Chief Information Officer

IT Major, Wipro has announced the appointment of Anup Purohit as Chief Information Officer. In his new role, he will report to Sanjeev Singh, Chief Operations Officer. Anup brings with him over 25 years of experience across Banking and Financial Services, centered around Innovation in Digital Banking, Financial Management, Business Solutions & Service Delivery, Portfolio […]

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HUL appoints Unilever Kedar Lele as Executive Director
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HUL appoints Unilever Kedar Lele as Executive Director

Currently, Kedar Lele is Chairman and Managing Director of Unilever Bangladesh FMCG major, Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) announced the appointment of Kedar Lele to the HUL Management Committee as Executive Director, Customer Development, effective from July 1, 2021. Currently, Lele is Chairman and Managing Director of Unilever Bangladesh. He will take over from Srinandan Sundaram who will move into his […]

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CitiusTech named Cognizant veteran Bhaskar Sambasivan as President
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CitiusTech named Cognizant veteran Bhaskar Sambasivan as President

Bhaskar Sambasivan, Global Leader in Healthcare & Life Sciences, Named President at CitiusTech CitiusTech, a leading provider of healthcare technology services, products, and solutions company has announced the appointment of Bhaskar Sambasivan as President. In his new role, Sambasivan will focus on strengthening CitiusTech’s client relationships, building deeper healthcare capabilities & solutions, developing strategic offerings, […]

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Tata Digital to invest in CureFit; founder Mukesh Bansal to be President
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Tata Digital to invest in CureFit; founder Mukesh Bansal to be President

Mukesh Bansal will also continue to lead CureFit Tata Digital, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Sons, has signed an MoU to invest up to $ 75 million in CureFit Healthcare, subject to completion of the due diligence process and other approvals. CureFit founder and CEO Mukesh Bansal will join Tata Digital as President of Tata […]

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HSBC appoints Hitendra Dave as India Chief Executive Officer
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HSBC appoints Hitendra Dave as India Chief Executive Officer

Hitendra Dave succeeds Surendra Rosha who is moving to Hong Kong as the co-chief executive of HSBC Asia-Pacific HSBC, a British multinational investment bank and financial services company has announced the appointment of bank veteran Hitendra Dave as its new chief executive for India. Dave succeeds Surendra Rosha who is moving to Hong Kong as […]

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Benetton India Appoints New CEO & Managing Director
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Benetton India Appoints New CEO & Managing Director

Benetton India appoints Ramprasad Sridharan as new CEO & Managing Director Benetton Group has announced the appointment of Ramprasad Sridharan as its new CEO & Managing Director of Benetton India, Effective June 7th, 2021. He succeeds Sundeep Chugh, who is leaving the organization. Ramprasad comes with significant experience in the fashion retail sector, having worked […]

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Facebook appoints Marne Levine as its first chief business officer
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Facebook appoints Marne Levine as its first chief business officer

Marne Levine will oversee Facebook’s advertising business and global partnerships Facebook Inc on Thursday appointed Marne Levine, vice president of global partnerships, as the social media giant’s first chief business officer. Fifty-year-old Levine said she will oversee Facebook’s advertising business and global partnerships, in a post. She will report to Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg. […]

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Cognizant India Chairman Rajesh Nambiar replaces EVP Malcolm Frank
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Cognizant India Chairman Rajesh Nambiar replaces EVP Malcolm Frank

Rajesh succeeds Malcolm Frank, Executive Vice President and President, Digital Business & Technology IT major Cognizant has appointed Rajesh Nambiar, Chairman and Managing Director of Cognizant India, as the President of Digital Business & Technology (DB&T), effective from Friday, June 4th, 2021 Rajesh succeeds Malcolm Frank, Executive Vice President and President, Digital Business & Technology. He […]

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International Spirits and Wines Association appoints Nita Kapoor as CEO
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International Spirits and Wines Association appoints Nita Kapoor as CEO

Nita Kapoor appointed as CEO of ISWAI (International Spirits and Wines Association of India Liquor industry body International Spirits and Wines Association of India (ISWAI) has appointed Nita Kapoor as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective June 3rd, 2021. ISWAI represents liquor companies like Diageo-United Spirits, Pernod Ricard, Beam Suntory, Bacardi, Brown Forman, Moet […]

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IMF HR Head Kalpana Kochhar to join Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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IMF HR Head Kalpana Kochhar to join Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, a merging of the William H. Gates Foundation and the Gates Learning Foundation Indian economist Kalpana Kochhar, Head-HR, IMF (International Monetary Fund) will retire next month after serving for over three decades with the organization to join the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. She has been with the IMF for three […]

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