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Updated on: Aug 2021

C-Suite Move

SG Analytics appoints Cadila Pharma veteran Kulwinder Singh as CMO

Aug 12, 2021

Tech Mahindra may begin trials for planned Covid- drug in - months

Tech Mahindra expects to start trials for a Covid drug in the next three to four months after receiv...

Industry

Aug 12, 2021

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Lenskart to hire over employees across India by next year

Lenskart, a leading e-commerce portal for eyewear in India plans to hire over employees across ...

Jobs

Aug 12, 2021

Latest news: Lenskart to hire over employees across India by next year - SightsIn Plus

Apple female worker sent on leave after raising sexism concerns

A female Apple employee who tweeted about sexism and unsafe working conditions at the office said on...

Industry

Aug 11, 2021

Latest news: Apple female worker sent on leave after raising sexism concerns - SightsIn Plus

Industry

PwC India to create additional 10,000 jobs in the next 5 years

Global audit and consultancy firm PwC India has announced to invest up to Rs 1,600 crore and create additional 10,000 jobs in the next 5 years. Announcing its new business strategy ‘The New Equation‘, PwC India said the firm will also increase its campus hiring by over five times in the same time period. The New Equation is based […]

Aug 11, 2021

CHRO Move

Wipro appoints Rohit Vishal Gupta for Global HR role

Wipro appoints Rohit Vishal Gupta for a global Human Resources role, effective August 11, 2021. Earlier, he was working as Chief Human Resources Officer, South Asia at Wipro GE Healthcare. Announcing his appointment Rohit said on a Social Media post, “Today is my last day at the iconic organization GE. The last 4 years will […]

Aug 11, 2021

Jobs

TCS freshers hiring open, apply online before August 15, 2021

TCS will be hiring more than 40,000 freshers from campuses in the country in the financial year 2021-22. The company has announced the exam date, 30th August 2021 onwards, and the last date to register 15th August 2021. Exams will be conducted by TCS iON which is a strategic unit of the Tata Consultancy Services. Candidates who clear the exam are […]

Aug 11, 2021

Appointments

CMS Info Systems appoints ITC, GE veteran Sanjay Singh as new CHRO

CMS Info Systems appoints Sanjay Singh as Chief Human Resources Officer. Prior to this, he was associated with Strides Pharma Science Ltd as CHRO. In his new role, Sanjay Singh will be responsible for more than 21,000 employees and other personnel. Commenting on his appointment, Rajiv Kaul – Executive Vice Chairman, CEO, and Whole-time Director, […]

Aug 11, 2021

Industry

Wiley India rolls out a new employee upskilling program

Wiley India, a leading global publishing company that has now transitioned to a global education and research organisation, has launched an employee upskilling programme for its employees across offices in the country. The move is aimed at encouraging workplace education and creating ‘Learning Champions‘ within the system, Wiley India said in a statement on Tuesday. Under this initiative, interested employees will […]

Aug 11, 2021

C-Suite Move

Eveready appoints Suvamoy Saha as joint Managing Director

Dry cell battery major Eveready Industries India has appointed its former Chief Financial Officer Suvamoy Saha as joint Managing Director to increase the professional depth in the management. The company in a statement said the board has appointed Suvamoy Saha as the joint managing director of the company. He had left the company 2-3 years back and was a […]

Aug 11, 2021

Appointments

IBM spin-off Kyndryl appoints Sukanya Choudhury as CHRO, India

Technology Infrastructure company, IBM spin-off Kyndryl appoints Sukanya Choudhury as CHRO for India Operations. Earlier, she was working with IBM India as Country Leader HR Business Development; India and MEA. Sukanya is an HR veteran, holds over 25 years of experience in human resources. She had an HR career at IBM spanning more than 17 […]

Aug 10, 2021

C-Suite Move

Deliveroo hires Amazon exec Devesh Mishra as Chief Technology Officer

British food delivery company Deliveroo has announced today that it had hired Amazon executive Devesh Mishra as its Chief Product and Technology Officer. In his new role, he will be responsible for its data science, design, and product development functions. Mishra, who Deliveroo said would start in early September, has worked at Amazon for 16 […]

Aug 10, 2021

C-Suite Move

Wipro appoints a new Global Partnerships Lead

IT major, Wipro Limited has announced the appointment of Jason Eichenholz as Senior Vice President and Global Partnership Lead. With over two decades of experience working in enterprise technology, Eichenholz brings deep cloud experience and a passion to couple technology with best-in-class sales and service techniques to Wipro. He will lead Wipro’s efforts across all partnerships. Eichenholz joins […]

Aug 10, 2021

Industry

Tyson Foods says 5,400 staff take Covid-19 shots after vaccine mandate

About 5,400 Tyson Foods Inc employees have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or received their first shots since the meat processor last week ordered its entire U.S. workforce to be vaccinated by November, the company said on Monday. Major U.S. companies are changing policies on vaccinations and masking as the Delta variant of the coronavirus drives a resurgence of […]

Aug 10, 2021

Appointments

TVS Motor Company appoints Pallavi Shastri as Vice President- HR

TVS Motor Company, an automotive firm that manufactures motorcycles, scooters, and three-wheelers appoints Pallavi Shastri as Vice President- HR, effective July 2021. In a welcome note on LinkedIn, the company said, “We are delighted to welcome Pallavi Shastri as Vice President – Human Resources at TVS Motor Company,” “In her new role at TVS Motor Company, […]

Aug 10, 2021

Industry

JSW Group rolls out Esop to reward steel and energy business employees

JSW Group on Monday announced around 16 million shares worth about Rs 1,000 crore in a comprehensive employee stock option plan (Esop) to reward employees of its steel and energy business. The Esop opportunity, payable at a face value of Re 1 per share to the blue-collar and white-collar employees. Most manufacturing firms generally give […]

Aug 10, 2021