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Updated on: May 2021
Godrej Consumer Products appoints HUL’s Sudhir Sitapati as MD & CEO
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Godrej Consumer Products appoints HUL’s Sudhir Sitapati as MD & CEO

Godrej Consumer Products appoints HUL’s Sudhir Sitapati as MD & CEO Godrej Consumer Products appoints Sudhir Sitapati as its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer for a period of five years, effective from October 18, 20121. Prior to this, Sudhir Sitapati has been with the Hindustan Unilever for 22 years, where he led teams across […]

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Muthoot Finance to support families of employees who died of COVID-19
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Muthoot Finance to support families of employees who died of COVID-19

Muthoot Finance to support families of employees who died of COVID-19 Muthoot Finance, the largest gold loan NBFC, announces the support to families of employees who have passed away due to COVID-19. The company brings a new welfare scheme that aims to provide some financial aid to grieving families. The company will pay a monthly […]

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YES BANK appoints Indranil Pan as Chief Economist
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YES BANK appoints Indranil Pan as Chief Economist

YES BANK appoints Indranil Pan as Chief Economist YES BANK announces the appointment of Indranil Pan as Chief Economist. In this critical role, Indranil will lead the Business Economic Banking function, the economic intelligence unit of the Bank. Under his leadership, the function will play a pivotal role in providing strategic & policy-level inputs for […]

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Johnson Controls appoints Vijay Sankaran as new CTO
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Johnson Controls appoints Vijay Sankaran as new CTO

Johnson Controls appoints Vijay Sankaran as new Chief Technology Officer Johnson Controls has appointed Vijay Sankaran as Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, a new role aimed at accelerating product software engineering development and expanding customer solutions through the OpenBlue digital platform. Sankaran has held leadership roles in technology transformation across a spectrum of industries and most […]

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Cisco earmarks Rs 63.5 crore towards supporting staff in India amid Covid-19 crisis
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Cisco earmarks Rs 63.5 crore towards supporting staff in India amid Covid-19 crisis

Cisco earmarks Rs 63.5 crore towards supporting staff in India amid Covid-19 crisis US-based networking solutions provider Cisco is making a “one-off payment” of about Rs 63.5 crore towards supporting staff in India during the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. A Cisco India employee shared a post on LinkedIn saying the company is providing a ‘crisis financial assistance’ under which employees in […]

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Jyoti Javeri joins Oracle India, HCM Solution Engineering as Head HR
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Jyoti Javeri joins Oracle India, HCM Solution Engineering as Head HR

Jyoti Javeri joins Oracle India, HCM Solution Engineering as Head HR Jyoti Javeri joins as Head HR – HCM Solution Engineering at Oracle India, effective May 2021. In her new role, she will be leading the people & culture agenda. Jyoti is an HR professional with over 20 years of domestic & international experience across […]

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IBM Corporation Restructuring Plan Gets CCI Nod
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IBM Corporation Restructuring Plan Gets CCI Nod

IBM Corporation Restructuring Plan Gets CCI Nod The Competition Commission of India (CCI) receives notice under Green Channel filed by Kyndryl Holdings LLC and Grand Ocean Managed Infrastructure Services Private Limited in relation to internal restructuring of IBM Corporation and is deemed approved. International Business Machines Corporation (IBM Corporation/ Seller) plans to spin off its […]

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Yamaha Motor halts production at two plants due to COVID-19
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Yamaha Motor halts production at two plants due to COVID-19

Yamaha Motor halts production at two plants due to COVID-19 According to a Reuters report, Yamaha Motor Co will temporarily halt its motorcycle production at two plants in India to protect employees from a surge in coronavirus infections. The plants in Surajpur, Uttar Pradesh, and Chennai in Tamil Nadu state will halt production between May 15 […]

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ICICI Lombard gives 2 Month’s advance salary to COVID-19 positive employees
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ICICI Lombard gives 2 Month’s advance salary to COVID-19 positive employees

ICICI Lombard gives 2 Month’s advance salary to COVID-19 positive employees ICICI Lombard, the private insurance comapny has announced to give up to two months’ gross salary in advance to all its COVID positive employees. The individual can pay back the advance in 6 or 12 monthly instalments at a later date, ICICI Lombard said […]

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Max Life starts COVID-19 platform to provide medical assistance to staff
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Max Life starts COVID-19 platform to provide medical assistance to staff

Max Life starts COVID-19 platform to provide medical assistance to employees Max Life Insurance (Max Life) has set up a mobile platform to provide medical assistance to its employees and their family members during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The platform – Call Health – provides employees with round-the-clock services like a telephonic assessment of COVID-19/flu symptoms, facilitating at-home diagnostic […]

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Oliver Wyman’s Sheetal Gupta joins Patterson Belknap as CIO
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Oliver Wyman’s Sheetal Gupta joins Patterson Belknap as CIO

Oliver Wyman’s Sheetal Gupta joins Patterson Belknap as CIO Sheetal Gupta, a former executive director at management consultancy Oliver Wyman, has joined New York law firm Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler as chief information officer. Her appointment creates a C-suite executive made up entirely of women – a first at Patterson Belknap, which was founded […]

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