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Updated on: Jun 2022

Appointments

TV Network has elevated Barun Das as MD CEO

Jun 29, 2022

EdTech company WhiteHat Jr lays off staff

WhiteHat Jr, an Indian online educational technology company has laid off employees due to cost ...

Layoffs

Jun 29, 2022

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Mukesh Ambani quits, Reliance Jio appoints Akash Ambani as Chairman

Mukesh Ambani resigned and the Reliance Jio board has approved the appointment of Akash Ambani as Ch...

C-Suite Move

Jun 29, 2022

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Chairman of Shapoorji Pallonji Group, Pallonji Mistry passes away

Chairman of Shapoorji Pallonji Group, Pallonji Mistry passes away at years of age. He breathed hi...

Demise

Jun 28, 2022

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C-Suite Move

AkzoNobel gets Gregoire Poux-Guillaume as new Chief Executive Officer

Chemical & paint Manufacturing company AkzoNobel has announced that Gregoire Poux-Guillaume will become the company’s new Chief Executive Officer, His appointment will be effective from November 1, 2022. He will succeed Thierry Vanlancker, who has been CEO and member of the Board of Management since 2017, and whose term of office is coming to an […]

Jun 28, 2022

Survey & Report

Over 93% of MSMEs have a limited or zero knowledge of the HR function

Stratefix Consulting, a business consulting firm, conducted a survey to gauge what MSME enterprises understand about the HR function’s role in an organization. Chirag Patel, Co-founder of Stratefix Consulting, “Until recently, HR was considered a peripheral function to most small business owners. They were ignorant of this function and its necessity as most of them […]

Jun 28, 2022

Survey & Report

45% of employees have returned to office full-time, Report

According to a report by Work In Sync, a SaaS (software-as-a-service) solution that enables organizations to establish hybrid workplaces and return-to-office routines has conducted a survey that shows now 45% of employees have returned to office full time. The survey says, the number of employees returning to office touched its highest point since the pandemic […]

Jun 28, 2022

Appointments

Netflix appoints Rohit Suri as Head of Talent – India

The world’s leading streaming entertainment service, Netflix has announced the appointment of Rohit Suri as Head of Talent – India. Prior to this, he was the CHRO – South Asia at Dentsu. Rohit is a business-focused professional with over two decades of experience in the fast-paced Consumer Internet, Technology, and Media industries in India, Europe, and […]

Jun 28, 2022

Layoffs

Udaan lays off 180-200 staff nearly 5% of its workforce to cut costs

Business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce startup Udaan has laid off 5 percent of its workforce, or 180-200 employees. The company has termed the layoff as “unusual” and called it an “efficiency enhancement exercise”. Udaan said the layoffs have happened across various department functions. The company had an employee strength of around 4,000 before the layoffs. The company added that […]

Jun 28, 2022

Industry

Accenture announces to acquire XtremeEDA to expand in Canada & US

Accenture, a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security has entered into an agreement to acquire XtremeEDA, an Ottawa-based silicon design services leader. The company provides semiconductor engineering services for clients seeking custom silicon solutions used in consumer devices, cloud data centers, machine learning, and artificial intelligence (AI) computational platforms to […]

Jun 28, 2022

Industry

KFin Technologies launches Mumbai office plans to hire over 300 people

Financial services platform KFin Technologies has announced the launch of its Mumbai office and plans to hire over 300 employees. The new facility will serve as a host to its employees based out of Mumbai. The Mumbai office will help in seamless interactions with customers and investors present in the region. The company said in its […]

Jun 27, 2022

Appointments

Accelya appoints Funda Saltuk Stoica as Chief Human Resource Officer

Accelya, a leading global provider of technology solutions to the travel industry, has announced the appointment of Funda Saltuk Stoica as its new Chief Human Resources Officer. Funda is based in the UK and will be responsible for developing and executing Accelya’s human resource strategy, as the company continues to deliver innovation and game-changing solutions […]

Jun 27, 2022

Hiring

Infosys is hiring for various roles in India, WFH jobs, freshers can also apply

India’s second-largest IT major, Infosys is hiring professionals for various profiles globally including in India across the country. Commenting on the hiring Chief Financial Officer Nilanjan Roy has said earlier this year, “The IT firm continues to prioritize investments in talent acquisition and development, and Infosys may hire more than 55,000 fresh graduates from campuses in FY23 […]

Jun 27, 2022

Hiring

Wipro hiring BCA, B.Sc freshers, the last date to register is June 30

India’s IT services provider company Wipro is inviting applications from BCA and BSc students passing out years 2021 and 2022 under Wipro Work Integrated Learning Program (WILP) program 2022. Wipro’s Work Integrated Learning Program (WILP) Work Integrated Learning Program is a unique learning-integrated program that offers BCA and B.Sc students a chance to build a remarkable career at Wipro […]

Jun 27, 2022

Demise

Ex-Chairman of BHEL, Maruti, and SAIL Dr. V Krishnamurthy passes away

Dr. V. Krishnamurthy, former chairman of BHEL, Maruti Udyog, and SAIL and former Secretary of Industries, Government of India, dies at the age of 97. A loving father and grandfather, he leaves behind his sons, Chandra and Jayakar, five grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren His grandson Mr. Hari Chandra has confirmed the sad demise on social […]

Jun 27, 2022

Appointments

ONGC finally gets a Director on HPCL board after 5 months

The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has appointed the Director of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) after over five months. The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas announced on June 22 and conveyed its consent for the appointment of Pankaj Kumar, Director (Offshore), ONGC as a Director on the board of HPCL. For over […]

Jun 27, 2022