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Updated on: Apr 2021
Pramerica Life Insurance appoints Kalpana Sampat as the new MD & CEO
Appointments

Pramerica Life Insurance appoints Kalpana Sampat as the new MD & CEO

Pramerica Life Insurance appoints Kalpana Sampat as the new MD & CEO Kalpana Sampat has been appointed as the Managing Director & CEO of Pramerica Life Insurance Limited, with effect from April 09, 2021. Prior to this, she was the Chief Operating Officer for the Company. Kalpana is one of the most influential leaders in the financial services […]

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Heidrick & Struggles acquires Business Talent Group
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 […]

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PwC announces Cash Bonus for taking vacations
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, […]

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PwC announces flexible working ‘DEAL’ for employees
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 […]

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

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TCS, Ericsson partner to build cloud-based R&D digital workplace
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. […]

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Twitter wants to be the most inclusive and diverse technology company
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 […]

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Square Yards elevates Sreeja Nair as SVP- Human Resources
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 […]

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Piaggio Vehicles to bear cost of vaccination of all staff
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 […]

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Capgemini launches a new brand ‘Capgemini Engineering’
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 […]

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Infosys wins bid for ArcelorMittal’s digital transformation
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 […]

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