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Updated on: Dec 2021

Industry

Tata Steels West Bokaro Division onboards transgenders in core mining operations

Dec 2, 2021

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...

C-Suite Move

Dec 2, 2021

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QuEST Global to hire people in Kerala

QuEST Global, a global Product Engineering Services company, announced its plans to expand operation...

Hiring

Dec 2, 2021

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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 Kh...

C-Suite Move

Dec 2, 2021

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Hiring

TCS is hiring for Diverse Positions, make a Career Comeback

India’s largest Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) invites applications from experienced women professionals with career gaps under its “Rebegin” program The company said on its Ad page, “Rebegin is an opportunity for experienced women professionals to reclaim a promising career after a break because nothing should stand in the way of deserving talent. We want you to […]

Dec 2, 2021

Merger & Acquisition

Capgemini announces the completion of the acquisition of VariQ

Capgemini announced today, following the fulfillment of all regulatory requirements, the completion of the acquisition of VariQ, an agile IT and cyber-security services company. The provider of Software Development, Cybersecurity, and Cloud services for federal government departments and agencies across the United States will be integrated into Capgemini Government Solutions LLC, Capgemini’s independent operating division working with U.S. government agencies. This acquisition will strengthen the company’s position in […]

Dec 2, 2021

C-Suite Move

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 […]

Dec 2, 2021

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