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Updated on: Apr 2021

Appointments

Siemens Healthcare elevates Vivek Kanade as new MD

Apr 12, 2021

Infosys has given ESOPs of Rs crore to CEO Salil Parekh and other top brass

Infosys has given ESOPs of Rs crore to CEO Salil Parekh and other top brass Indias second-...

Industry

Apr 12, 2021

Latest news: Infosys has given ESOPs of Rs crore to CEO Salil Parekh and other top brass - SightsIn Plus

Nykaa Fashion acquires online jewellery brand, Pipa Bella

Nykaa Fashion acquires online jewellery brand, Pipa Bella Nykaa Fashion, a multi-brand fashion e-com...

Merger & Acquisition

Apr 12, 2021

Pramerica Life Insurance appoints Kalpana Sampat as the new MD CEO

Pramerica Life Insurance appoints Kalpana Sampat as the new MD amp CEO Kalpana Sampat has been app...

Appointments

Apr 12, 2021

Latest news: Pramerica Life Insurance appoints Kalpana Sampat as the new MD CEO - SightsIn Plus

Merger & Acquisition

Heidrick & Struggles acquires Business Talent Group

Heidrick & Struggles acquires Business Talent Group Heidrick & Struggles, a Chicago-based executive search, and HR consulting firm has acquired Business Talent Group (BTG), a Los Angeles-based online marketplace for independent consultants. Founded in 2007, Business Talent Group (BTG) is the leading talent platform that connects top independent consultants, subject matter experts, project managers, and […]

Apr 12, 2021

Industry

Mahindra Group to invest Rs 3,000 cr on EV business in next 3 years, says Anish Shah

Mahindra Group to invest Rs 3,000 cr on EV business in next 3 years, says Anish Shah Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd will put in fresh investments to the tune of Rs 3,000 crore on its electric vehicles business in the next three years, while it looks for more alliances and partnerships in the vertical, according to a top company […]

Apr 12, 2021

Industry

PwC announces Cash Bonus for taking vacations

PwC is giving $250 to employees each time they take a full week’s vacation for the next year Management and Consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) encourages its employees to use their vacation days by paying them a Cash Bonus to do it. The company has announced on Friday, base salary increases across the board as well as an expanded bonus pool, […]

Apr 11, 2021

Industry

PwC announces flexible working ‘DEAL’ for employees

PwC announces flexible working ‘Deal’ for employees A global consulting services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has announced to its 22,000 people changes to allow greater flexibility for post-pandemic working. Called the ‘Deal’, the announcement reflects the firm’s commitment to supporting its people and responding to changing working patterns accelerated by Covid. The changes will help embed […]

Apr 10, 2021

Appointments

Pernod Ricard appoints Lani Montoya as Chief Human Resources Officer, North America

Pernod Ricard North America appoints Lani Montoya as Chief Human Resources Officer Pernod Ricard North America has announced the appointment of Lani Montoya, a company veteran who has held leadership roles in both the U.S. and Paris, as the Chief Human Resources Officer on its executive team. Lani will succeed Paul Holub, who is retiring from his role as […]

Apr 10, 2021

Partnership

TCS, Ericsson partner to build cloud-based R&D digital workplace

TCS, Ericsson partner to build cloud-based R&D digital workplace IT services major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has partnered with Ericsson to help the telecom gear maker build and operate its cloud-based R&D digital workplace. Ericsson has been at the forefront of innovation and continues to evolve next-generation network architectures to stay ahead of the curve. […]

Apr 10, 2021

Industry

Twitter wants to be the most inclusive and diverse technology company

Twitter wants to be the most inclusive and diverse technology company Launching its first “Global Impact Report” on Wednesday, Twitter said that it aims to be the “most inclusive and diverse” technology company. By 2025, Twitter aims to have at least half of its global workforce to be constituted by women and at least a […]

Apr 10, 2021

Appointments

Square Yards elevates Sreeja Nair as SVP- Human Resources

Square Yards elevates Sreeja Nair as Senior Vice President Human Resources Square Yards elevates Sreeja Nair as Senior Vice President and Head- Human Resources, effective from April 2021. In her new role, she will be responsible for the entire gamut of people strategy and HR initiatives across India. Sreeja is associated with Square Yards since […]

Apr 9, 2021

Coronavirus

Piaggio Vehicles to bear cost of vaccination of all staff

Piaggio Vehicles to bear cost of vaccination of all staff Italian auto major Piaggio Group’s Indian subsidiary Piaggio Vehicles has said it will bear the cost of vaccinating all its staff, their immediate family members besides all community members working at the manufacturing plant catchment area, against COVID-19. Piaggio also said it has partnered with a […]

Apr 9, 2021

Industry

Capgemini launches a new brand ‘Capgemini Engineering’

Altran is now Capgemini Engineering Capgemini unveiled today ‘Capgemini Engineering’, which consolidates a unique set of market-leading capabilities in engineering and R&D. Capgemini Engineering helps the largest innovators in the world engineer the products and services of tomorrow, and cope with disruption by embedding into products digital and software technologies. In 2019, Capgemini acquired a global […]

Apr 9, 2021

Industry

Infosys wins bid for ArcelorMittal’s digital transformation

Infosys wins bid for ArcelorMittal’s digital transformation Global software major Infosys on Thursday said it won a contract for the digital transformation of steelmaker ArcelorMittal’s IT operations. “As part of the deal, we will deliver next-generation application and business process management (BPM) services to ArcelorMittal,” the city-based firm said in a statement. Infosys will work […]

Apr 9, 2021

Industry

Nokia, Ericsson, Samsung, Ciena, Foxconn keen to set up manufacturing base in India under PLI

Nokia, Ericsson, Samsung, Ciena, Foxconn keen to set up manufacturing base in India under PLI The government on Wednesday said firms such as Ericsson and Nokia are keen to expand their operations in India, and global companies like Samsung, Cisco, Ciena and Foxconn have “shown interest” to set up manufacturing base in the country for telecom and networking products for […]

Apr 9, 2021