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Updated on: Dec 2021
Mindtree elevates Paneesh Rao as Global Head of Sustainability
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Mindtree elevates Paneesh Rao as Global Head of Sustainability

IT major, Mindtree, a part of the Larsen & Toubro Group elevates Paneesh Rao as Global Head of Sustainability, effective December 2021. Most recently, he has been working as Chief People Officer at Mindtree for over 2 years. In his new role, Paneesh will be responsible for entire gamut of the organization’s environmental programme globally. […]

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Accenture promoted record number of women to MD and Senior MD roles
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Accenture promoted record number of women to MD and Senior MD roles

Accenture, a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud, and security has announced the promotion of 1,030 people to Managing Director and the appointment by the Chair and CEO of 143 people to Senior Managing Director, including a record number of women. The company also reported its progress on increasing gender representation […]

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Gita Gopinath to become IMF’s first deputy managing director next year
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Gita Gopinath to become IMF’s first deputy managing director next year

IMF’s First Deputy Managing Director Geoffrey Okamoto will resign next year, and Chief Economist Gita Gopinath will replace him, the fund announced on Thursday. “The IMF said today that First Deputy Managing Director (FDMD) Geoffrey Okamoto will leave the Fund early next year and that Gita Gopinath, currently the IMF’s Chief Economist, is proposed to be the Fund’s new […]

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Disney appoints woman as chair for first time in 98-year history
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Disney appoints woman as chair for first time in 98-year history

Walt Disney Co on Wednesday tapped Susan Arnold as its chairman of the board, the first woman to be named to the role in the entertainment company’s 98-year-long history. Arnold, who has been a board member for 14 years, will succeed Bob Iger on Dec. 31. Iger, who stepped down as Disney’s chief executive officer in […]

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BPCL appoints five Independent Directors on Board
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BPCL appoints five Independent Directors on Board

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has announced the appointment of Shri Pradeep Vishambhar Agrawal, Shri Ghanshyam Sher, Dr. (Smt) Aiswarya Biswal, Prof. Bhagwati Prasad Saraswat and Shri Gopal Krishna Agarwal, as Independent Directors on the Board for a period of three years from the date of notification of their appointment or until further orders. Accordingly, they […]

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OYO appoints ex- SBI chairman Rajnish Kumar as strategic group advisor
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OYO appoints ex- SBI chairman Rajnish Kumar as strategic group advisor

Global travel technology platform OYO on Thursday announced the appointment of Rajnish Kumar, former Chairman of State Bank of India (SBI), as its strategic group advisor. Kumar, who has spent over 40 years in the financial sector, will play a key role in advising OYO’s management on short-term and long-term strategy, regulatory and stakeholder engagement, […]

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Bajaj Capital elevates Aabhinna Suresh Khare as Chief Marketing & Digital Officer
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Bajaj Capital elevates Aabhinna Suresh Khare as Chief Marketing & Digital Officer

Bajaj Capital, an Investment Services company has announced leadership elevation. Aabhinna Suresh Khare is now the New Chief Marketing & Digital Officer of the organisation. Also, he will be setting up the future strategy of the organisation in the capacity of Head of Strategy. Earlier Aabhinna was leading the Digital Product division as CDO and […]

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Sandeep Ghosh to head Visa India, Ramachandran relocates to Singapore
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Sandeep Ghosh to head Visa India, Ramachandran relocates to Singapore

International digital payments major Visa has announced new leadership for India and South Asia, with the incumbent TR Ramachandran being relocated to Singapore from next year to lead its newly created new payment flows business. Succeeding Ram will be Sandeep Ghosh, most recently partner and leader of the financial services consulting practice of EY for […]

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Cognizant appoints new Head for Middle East business operations
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Cognizant appoints new Head for Middle East business operations

Cognizant announced that Maged Wassim has joined the company as Vice President, Head of Middle East. In this role, Maged will lead Cognizant’s commercial activities to supercharge growth in the region. Under his leadership in the Middle East, Cognizant will contribute to the region’s goal to move to a knowledge-based economy, focused on digital transformation […]

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Twitter appoints Parag Agrawal as new Chief Executive Officer
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Twitter appoints Parag Agrawal as new Chief Executive Officer

Parag Agrawal has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of Twitter. This comes after Jack Dorsey stepped down as the CEO of social media platform Twitter. Jack Dorsey said, “I’ve decided to leave Twitter because I believe the company is ready to move on from its founders. My trust in Parag as Twitter’s […]

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Ashok Leyland MD and CEO Vipin Sondhi resigns
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Ashok Leyland MD and CEO Vipin Sondhi resigns

Utility vehicles maker Ashok Leyland‘s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Vipin Sondhi tendered his resignation on Friday to “devote more time to take care of certain personal and family commitments”. He would step down from his position on December 31. Further, the company informed that Chairman Dheeraj Ahuja would be stepping in the position […]

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Hero MotoCorp appoints ex- SBI Chief Rajnish Kumar to its Board
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Hero MotoCorp appoints ex- SBI Chief Rajnish Kumar to its Board

Hero MotoCorp, a leading two-wheeler manufacturer has announced the appointment of former State Bank of India (SBI) chairman Rajnish Kumar to its board as additional and independent director. The company has also appointed Vasudha Dinodia as an additional and non-executive director, effective from 25 November. Rajnish Kumar held a three-year term as chairman of SBI, […]

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