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Updated on: Dec 2021

C-Suite Move

Bajaj Capital elevates Aabhinna Suresh Khare as Chief Marketing Digital Officer

Dec 2, 2021

TCS is hiring for Diverse Positions, make a Career Comeback

Indias largest Tata Consultancy Services TCS invites applications from experienced women pr...

Hiring

Dec 2, 2021

Capgemini announces the completion of the acquisition of VariQ

Capgemini announced today, following the fulfillment of all regulatory requirements, the completion ...

Merger & Acquisition

Dec 2, 2021

Latest news: Capgemini announces the completion of the acquisition of VariQ - SightsIn Plus

Sandeep Ghosh to head Visa India, Ramachandran relocates to Singapore

International digital payments major Visa has announced new leadership for India and South Asia, wit...

C-Suite Move

Dec 2, 2021

Latest news: Sandeep Ghosh to head Visa India, Ramachandran relocates to Singapore - SightsIn Plus

Industry

HCL Technologies opened a new Facility at Cinnamon Life, Sri Lanka

HCL Technologies (HCL), a leading global technology company, opened its new facility at the state-of-the-art Cinnamon Life complex. HCL continues to expand and grow in Sri Lanka and this new facility will be its largest in the country, accommodating 4,000 employees. HCL entered Sri Lanka in 2020 with the aim to make it a global […]

Dec 1, 2021

Industry

Microsoft shareholders back proposal seeking report sexual harassment

Microsoft Corp said on Tuesday its shareholders had approved a proposal by Arjuna Capital, which sought a report from the software firm on the effectiveness of its policies to battle sexual harassment in the workplace. About 80% of the votes that were cast at the company’s annual meeting were in favor of producing such a […]

Dec 1, 2021

C-Suite Move

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 […]

Dec 1, 2021

EPFO

Government forms four panels to look into EPFO functioning

According to The Hindu report, the Government of India has formed four ad-hoc board-level committees to look into the EPFO functioning for its different aspects, including IT, communications, and pension. Bhupender Yadav, Union Cabinet Minister of Labour and Employment, Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the Government of India who chairs the Central Board of […]

Dec 1, 2021

Industry

Goldman Sachs introduces new employee benefits

GOLDMAN Sachs Group has introduced a slew of benefits for its employees, as it attempts to ease the strain on its workers and woo talent. The bank is increasing its retirement fund, matching contributions for US employees to 6 per cent of total compensation, a jump of 2 per cent, according to a source. Goldman […]

Dec 1, 2021

C-Suite Move

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 […]

Nov 30, 2021

CHRO Move

Biocon appoints Joyeeta Chatterjee as Vice President- Human Resources

Biocon Limited, an Indian biopharmaceutical company appoints Joyeeta Chatterjee as Vice President- Human Resources. In her new role, she will lead the entire gamut of the people and culture agenda of Biocon. Prior to this, Joyeeta was associated with Future Consumer Limited as Chief People Officer for close to 3 years. Joyeeta comes with over […]

Nov 29, 2021

C-Suite Move

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 […]

Nov 29, 2021

C-Suite Move

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, […]

Nov 29, 2021

Industry

Diversity in any organization works only with inclusion- Unilever COO

Diversity in any organization drives many benefits like innovation and growth but it works only when there is an inclusive culture, Unilever COO Nitin Paranjpe said on Thursday. Diversity works with inclusion, and Unilever wants to be a beacon in this area as ”we believe it will be a driver of business growth for us”, Paranjpe said in his inaugural keynote address at […]

Nov 29, 2021

Hiring

MyGate plans to hire 200 people by March 2022

MyGate, an app-based security management system for gated communities, plans to create over 200 new jobs by March 2022 as it looks to expand new business verticals, such as Community and Brand Engagement and Home Services. The company, which helps gated communities manage their security and operations by digitising and automating manual tasks, has added […]

Nov 29, 2021

Industry

TCS iON offers a 15-day free digital certification program

India’s biggest IT company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has announced a free 15 days online course “TCS iON Career Edge’ for young professionals. According to the company, this 15-day course will help the job seekers to improve their core employability skills such as communication, collaboration, business etiquette, financial and digital literacy, etc. TCS iON Career Edge – Young […]

Nov 28, 2021