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Updated on: Jul 2021

Jobs

Kellton Tech to hire people this year

Jul 7, 2021

ABB India appoints Kiran Dutt as President of its Electrification Business

ABB India has appointed Kiran Dutta as President of its Electrification business. He will lead the A...

C-Suite Move

Jul 7, 2021

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NetConnect Global NCG to hire , people in India

Bengaluru-based technology services firm NetConnect Global NCG has announced that the company is p...

Jobs

Jul 6, 2021

Latest news: NetConnect Global NCG to hire , people in India - SightsIn Plus

Eaton India plans to hire employees by the end of this year

Power management firm Eaton has announced that its plans of hiring people by the end of this yea...

Industry

Jul 6, 2021

Latest news: Eaton India plans to hire employees by the end of this year - SightsIn Plus

Merger & Acquisition

Mindtree completes acquisition of the NxT Digital Business from L&T

IT major, Mindtree on Friday announced that it has completed the acquisition of the NxT Digital Business from Larsen and Toubro (L&T). In May 2021, the company had announced that it will acquire the NxT Digital Business from Larsen and Toubro (L&T) for Rs 198 crore, a move that will enable the mid-sized IT firm to capture opportunities in the Internet of Things (IoT) and […]

Jul 6, 2021

C-Suite Move

HCL appoints Accenture Veteran as Country Head for Spain and Portugal

IT major, HCL Technologies has appointed Adolfo Calviño Asensio as country head of Spain and Portugal to accelerate business growth in the region across all key industry verticals. This key appointment is the first of a number of strategic investments HCL plans to make in Iberia, as the company expands its geographic footprint. Adolfo has […]

Jul 6, 2021

Appointments

OYO appoints Nitin Thakur as Head- Communications

OYO has announced the appointment of Nitin Thakur as the Head of Communications. Nitin comes with over two decades of experience and would be responsible for looking at both internal and external communications for OYO. He would be a part of OYO’s global leadership team In this new role, Nitin will be responsible for driving […]

Jul 6, 2021

Industry

CMD of Shakti Bhog Foods arrested by ED in a money-laundering case

ANI | The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Sunday arrested Kewal Krishan Kumar, CMD of Shakti Bhog Foods Limited from the national capital under the provisions of the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) in a case of alleged criminal conspiracy, cheating, and criminal misconduct. As per the ED, this arrest was in continuation of a search that was carried out […]

Jul 5, 2021

C-Suite Move

Jeff Bezos leaves enduring legacy as he steps away as Amazon CEO

As he prepares to blast off into a new career stage, Jeff Bezos leaves an enduring legacy after transforming Amazon from a modest online bookseller into one of the world’s most powerful corporations. Bezos, 57, was set to hand over the job of Amazon chief executive on Monday to Andy Jassy and turn his attention to his private space […]

Jul 5, 2021

Industry

What’s TCS plan to bring employees back to the office?

Tata consultancy services (TCS) is working on a plan to bring more employees back to the workplace. As the second wave of COVID-19 subsides and vaccination has picked up, most of the companies around the world are working on plans to bring their employees back to the office. Ofcourse, it’s not going to be like […]

Jul 4, 2021

Appointments

GE Healthcare appoints Divya Srivastava as CHRO for South Asia

General Electric (GE) Healthcare has elevated Divya Srivastava as Chief Human Resources Officer for South Asia operations from her earlier role as total Rewards Global Processes Leader and Sales Compensation Strategy Leader at GE. Announcing her appointment Divya wrote in a LinkedIn post, “I am honoured to assume my new role as HR Leader for […]

Jul 4, 2021

C-Suite Move

Cognizant sees two more top-level leaders’ exit

According to media reports, IT major, Cognizant sees two more top-level leaders, Arun Baid and Dan Smith exit from the firm. These are the latest exits in a series of key leaders who left the company since Cognizant CEO Brian Humphries initiated a restructuring effort in the year 2019. Arun Baid was Senior Vice President at Cognizant […]

Jul 3, 2021

Appointments

Major HR Movements in the Month of June 2021

After the second wave of COVID subsided, leadership announcements took up. In this note, we highlight some of the major HR Movements announced during the month of June 2021. Swiss Re appointed Cathy Desquesses as CHRO Swiss Re appointed Cathy Desquesses as Chief Human Resources Officer, effective June 1, 2021. Prior to this, she was […]

Jul 3, 2021

C-Suite Move

Former Diageo India head Anand Kripalu joins EPL as MD and Global CEO

Essel Propack (EPL), a global packaging company on Friday announced the appointment of former Diageo India head Anand Kripalu as the Managing Director and Global Chief Executive Officer, effective August 18. Kripalu has over 30 years of experience in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry. Prior to joining EPL, Anand spent seven years as the MD and […]

Jul 3, 2021

Jobs

Govt approves these 14 companies under PLI scheme for IT hardware

The Ministry of Electronics and IT on Thursday approved 14 eligible applicants under the Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI) for IT hardware. The target segments under the PLI Scheme for IT Hardware include laptops, tablets, all-in-one personal computers and servers. PLI Scheme for IT Hardware notified on 3rd March 2021, extends an incentive of 4 percent to 2 […]

Jul 3, 2021

Industry

Citigroup Inc to raise base pay for junior bankers – memo

Citigroup Inc will lift the base salaries of its junior investment bankers, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters days after media reports of a similar move by rival JPMorgan Chase & Co. The memo, dated Friday, said the salary raises for program vice-presidents, associates and analysts in the Wall Street firm’s banking, capital markets and […]

Jul 3, 2021