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Updated on: Jul 2021
OYO appoints Nitin Thakur as Head- Communications
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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 […]

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

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Jeff Bezos leaves enduring legacy as he steps away as Amazon CEO
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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 […]

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

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GE Healthcare appoints Divya Srivastava as CHRO for South Asia
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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 […]

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Cognizant sees two more top-level leaders’ exit
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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 […]

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Major HR Movements in the Month of June 2021
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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 […]

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

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Govt approves these 14 companies under PLI scheme for IT hardware
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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 […]

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Citigroup Inc to raise base pay for junior bankers – memo
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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 […]

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Urban Company appoints Uber executive Neha Mathur as SVP- HR
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Urban Company appoints Uber executive Neha Mathur as SVP- HR

Urban Company, Asia’s largest tech-enabled home services marketplace, has appointed Neha Mathur as Senior Vice President- Human Resources. Most recently, Neha worked as Head HR, India & South Asia for Uber’s mobility business. In her new role, Neha will be responsible for strengthening Urban Company’s people-centric policies. The role involves building a diverse and inclusive […]

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Deloitte employees will decide when to return office & work arrangements
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Deloitte employees will decide when to return office & work arrangements

The consultancy firm, Deloitte said that once state-based restrictions have been lifted, employees will choose when they return to the office and what hours they will work. According to reports, Deloitte has done away with specific start and finish times. Even more, there is no set number of days employees will be required to come into the […]

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