December 2023

	December 2023

BFSI CONSUMER_ECOMM GOVERNMENT HEALTHCARE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING INFRASTRUCTURE LEGAL_LAW MEDIA OTHERS TECHNOLOGY
BFSI	read more
Edelweiss Asset Management strengthens the Alternatives Investment Team with appointments of Priyam Kedia & Vivek Sharma EIG appoints Abdulaziz Al-Gudaimi as Senior Advisor and Chairman of MENA Operations KKR Announces New Partners And Managing Directors Markel hires Isaac Meek to lead the cyber portfolio in Middle East and North Africa MSCI appoints Jana Haines as Head of Index MUFG appoints Geoff Paul as MD and Head of Equity Capital Max Life Insurance appoints Rajiv Anand as chairman NSDL Payments Bank appoints IndusInd’s Vasundhra Paruelekar as Head of Human Resources Sanjay Mehrotra assumes the Director (Finance) charge of GRID India Warburg Pincus Names India Head Mahadevia As Asia PE Chief In Leadership Overhaul General Insurance Corporation appoints Suresh Savaliya as Company Secretary and Compliance Officer L&T Finance names Kavita Jagtiani as CMO ACKO onboards Aravind Sampathkumaran as senior vice president, Core Products MoneyGram appoints Jillian Slagter as CPO Hemen Bhatia joins as the CEO of Angel One’s Asset Management Business Axis My India Appoints Vishal Kamath as Business Head for Partnerships & Consumer Insights Capri Global Capital appoints Satish Shimpi as Chief Compliance Officer Lightrock India Partner CFO Kushal Agrawal To Quit PE Firm WEX names India-born Sachin Dhawan as its new CTO Renu Kohli appointed Additional Director, CSB Bank Ltd Mohindar Kumar re-appointed Independent Director, Crest Ventures Flutterwave announces leadership appointments, hires Amarsh Mohan as Chief Risk Officer KKR appoints Dane E. Holmes as Chief Administrative Officer Kotak Mahindra Bank appoints Ketan Darji as VP – HR Kotak Mahindra Bank appoints Eli Leenaars as Additional and Independent Director on its Board Ambuja Cements appoints Manoj Kumar Sharma as CHRO Kotak Mahindra Bank to appoint C S Rajan as Part-time Chairman
CONSUMER_ECOMM	read more
Epigamia elevates Rahul Jain as Chief Executive Officer Lakme Lever’s CEO Pushkaraj Shenai moves on from the company Jubilant FoodWorks appoints Suman Hegde as CFO Crocs appoints John Replogle and Neeraj Tolmare to Board of Directors Dish TV India appoints Sunil Khanna and Ravi Bhushan to its Board UNIVO Education appoints Abhik Bhattacharyya as CHRO Shecommerz appoints Ashwini Kumar as Chief Human Resource Officer
GOVERNMENT	read more
Air Marshal Praveen Keshav Vohra takes over as Senior Air Staff Officer of Western Air Command, IAF RVNL Appoints Vivek Gupta as Part-time Government Director onboard Singapore Tourism Board names Markus Tan as Regional Director Shri SN Gupta takes charge as CVO of SAIL Ravindra Prasad assumes charge as CVO of NCL ARJUN KANDHARI APPOINTED AS MAHARASHTRA CORE COMMITTEE MEMBER OF YUVA SENA Anand Pratap Singh appointed IG, BSF Eight officers promoted in grade of Commissioner of Custom CP Gupta appointed Additional Member Works, Railway Board BS Dohare appointed CAO Projects, NER Renue Lata appointed as Economic Adviser, Skill Development Chitvan Singh Dhillon appointed as Deputy Director, Chemicals Shri SN Gupta takes charge as CVO of SAIL Ravindra Prasad assumes charge as CVO of NCL Sanjay Mehrotra assumes Director (Finance) charge of GRID India RVNL Appoints Vivek Gupta as Part-time Government Director onboard
HEALTHCARE	read more
Dheeraj Nagpal joins as Co-founder of Zingavita Ramani Iyer joins Aasra Hospitals as Director ReNAgade Therapeutics appoints Paul Perreault to its Board Sid Lakhani appointed CEO of Careismatic Brands, Inc. Sun Pharma names Suresh Kumar Rai as SVP and CHRO; Dr Sapna Purohit exits Jyoti Bansal quits as NE Director, Genomic Valley Biotech Sanofi India appoints Himanshu Bakshi as GM for its Consumer Healthcare business Peloton appoints Lauren Weinberg as Chief Marketing Officer Biocon Ltd announces resignation of Prasad Deshpande as ead – SCM and Central Engineering Hain Celestial Group appoints Amber Jefferson as Chief People Officer GSK Pharma announces resignation of Sunder Ramachandran as Head of Commercial Excellence
HOSPITALITY	read more
Harshad Nalawade takes the helm as General Manager at DoubleTree by Hilton Goa Panaji Hyatt Hotels appoints Takshila Chheda as Area Director for Digital Marketing in West & East regions Pratima Bhattacharjee promoted to Front Office Manager at Conrad Bengaluru Rahul Bhagat elevated to General Manager at Hilton Jaipur Sayaji Hotels appoints Teena Nichani as General Manager of Sales Vikas Nagar takes over as Hotel Manager at Pilibhit House – IHCL SeleQtions Women take the helm as General Managers at THE OZEN COLLECTION Resorts Mario Caramella appointed as Executive Chef at Grand Hyatt Gurgaon Jaisalmer Marriott Resort & Spa appoints Sanjay Malvia as Rooms Division Manager Amadeus appoints Sandeep Dwivedi as Managing Director, Travel Sellers for India and subcontinent Jonathan Wilson appointed Chief Executive Officer at Aman at Sea Fern Hotels and Resorts welcomes Deepak Kadam as General Manager of Marketing Minor Hotels welcomes Sandie Johannessen as new Group Director of Spa and Wellness – Asia Vijay Singh takes the helm as Hotel Manager at Ramada Encore By Wyndham Amritsar Airport Fairmont Jaipur welcomes Shahnaaz Anjum as Director of Food & Beverage Days Suites By Wyndham Appoints Thota Bhaskar as General Manager Ramada By Wyndham, Yelahanka Appoints Dinesh Kesevalu as Resort Manager Rhythm Kumarakom appoints Shaji Nair as General Manager Novotel Kolkata Hotel and Residences appoints Arshiya Paul as Talent and Culture Manager Vaibhav Gupta is the new General Manager of The Astor Goa Vivanta New Delhi Dwarka welcomes Rahul Joshi as General Manager Renowned pastry chef Michele Stasi joins Park Hyatt, Abu Dhabi Ramada Encore By Wyndham Amritsar Airport Road appoints Vijay Singh as hotel manager Sheraton Grand Pune appoints Zubin Sutaria as its new DoSM Le Meridien, Gurgaon appoints Vishwajeet Singh as director of sales and marketing Atmosphere Core announces strategic management moves, hires Jaisalmer Marriott Resort & Spa appoints Shiv Bose as GM W Goa appoints Abhishek Shevade as the new director of beverages Sorabh Pandoh takes the helm as Director of Sales & Marketing at Holiday Inn New Delhi Mayur Vihar Dimpy Wason takes the helm as Market Director of Revenue Strategy at Marriott International for Punjab and Chandigarh
INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING	read more
Infra.Market appoints Atul Sanghvi as COO for Tiles, Bath Fittings & Sanitaryware division Trident Ltd appoints Manish Bhatia as CFO HUL announces key management changes Prateek Malpani moves on from Wakefit iCubesWire elevates Erick Maalouli as Business Director for Dubai & Saudi Arabia markets Volvo Car India appoints Jyotsana Singh Kaushik as Director of Marketing & PR Zenith’s Chief Digital Officer Vibhor Mehrotra moves on Sharda Motor Industries appoints Viekas K Khokha as SVP & CHRO Essar Oil UK appoints Nimish Khare as Chief People Officer Puneet Yadu Dalmia named new MD of Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ramco Cements’s Rajaram K rejoins TPI Composites as Director of HR Schindler names Nitin Chalke as President & CEO for India and South Asia after Ashok Ramachandran’s exit Whirlpool of India appoints Anuj Lall as VP – Integrated Supply Chain CIE Automotive India appoints Sunil Narke as CEO – Forgings Division Signify proposes re-appointment of CEO and announces changes to the Board of Management Stellantis India announces changes in leadership team Jeyamalini Natesan is CHRO, Aliaxis Hero MotoCorp appoints Rachna Kumar as CHRO Kajal Garg steps down as CS Superior Industrial Enterprises Ritesh Arora appointed MD & Chairman Sharon Arora appointed NE Director, Ritesh International Ltd Smit Patel appointed NE Director, Franklin Industries S Durgashankar appointed NE Director, SPB Hemadri Cements appoints K Suryanarayanan as CFO Vedanta appoints Sukanti Ghosh as President – Global Policy & Communications, Chairman’s Office Captain Steel India appoints Abinash Mishra as Chief Marketing Officer Atlas appoints Jim McCoy as CEO Hemadri Cements appoints K Suryanarayanan as CFO
INFRASTRUCTURE	read more
Merrell appoints Pallav Tamaskar as Chief Marketing Officer Duroflex selects Sridhar Balakrishnan as Group CEO DLF announces resignation of Vivek Anand as Group CFO HK Pradhan joins JWIL Infra as CHRO EMBASSY SERVICES PVT LTD PROMOTES SAARANG GANAPATHI AS COO Rajkumar Beniwal appointed Director, GPPL Hitachi Vantara appoints Tony Gonnella as CFO GoKwik appoints Ravi Kant Arora as SVP – Finance Flutterwave announces leadership appointments, hires Amaresh Mohan as Chief Risk Officer Consilient appoints Ajit Tharaken as its new CEO Siemens Finance Head of Mobility Business Alka Garg resigns Schaeffler India appoints Jens Schüler as Additional Director
LEGAL_LAW	read more
Amit Singh appointed Head of Linklaters India practice MZM Legal promotes Abhishek Gupta and Ravi Mishra to Partnership Rajdeep Choudhury joins 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square as international tenant Varalakshmi Makyam joins NovoJuris Legal as Partner in IPR practice DMD Advocates bolsters Corporate practice with addition of Vihang Virkar, Monika Deshmukh, and Ayesha Rai Kshama Loya joins Dentons Link Legal as Partner in Dispute Resolution practice at Mumbai Lumiere Partner Dhruv Gupta set to join Trilegal as Partner
MEDIA	read more
Next Mediaworks appoints Sonali Manchanda as Company Secretary and Compliance Officer Terribly Tiny Tales appoints Jitin Babu as VP – Operations B4U aligns leadership BBC appoints Samir Shah as its Head of Organisation Enormous appoints Moumita Pal to head its creative charge in Delhi Gaurav Kumar Dewani joins NDTV as Revenue Head – Content Grey Group India welcomes Anup Bhaskar as SVP and business head India Today’s Neha Sethi joins NDTV Prasanth Kumar re-elected President of AAAI Republic elevates Tapan Sharma as COO Of Digital Business Chanpreet Arora moves on from Viacom18 Republic names Mohit Dhamne as CFO elevates S. Sundaram to Director-Strategy Banijay Asia and EndemolShine India Restructure for Growth Vibhor Mehrotra joins Innocean India as managing partner Vector Brand Solutions selects Nikhil Fernandes as chief creative officer Infectious Advertising appoints Neville Suraliwala as Business Head tgthr taps former Dentsu leaders for its creative leadership Joy Chauhan departs from Wunderman Thompson Ogilvy Mumbai appoints Anurag Agnihotri as Chief Creative Officer (West) Schbang elevates Jatin Sinha as Chief Information Officer Nidhi Sinha appointed as Publicis Worldwide India’s VP of Planning and Strategy PubMatic appoints Ramon Jones to the Board Virtue Worldwide appoints Ayushi Saria as Associate Creative Director Anirrban Ghosh named Chief Operating Officer at Eggfirst Roshin Mascarenhas is head-talent acquisition, South Asia, GroupM Buzzworks and Innovations Group announces the appointment of Sharanabasappa S Shirol as the Group Chief Digital Officer ETML expands to the Middle East market, appoints Rupesh Mishra as director Sushma Rajesh from The Walt Disney Company joins Viacom18 as Cluster Head – Kannada and Marathi Zee onboards three new independent directors Tips Industries onboards Kiran Dcruz as Senior Vice President for Brands and Partnerships Shemaroo appoints Swati Darekar as Head of Programming- Hindi GEC VML unveils new market leadership team for Asia Pacific Anthony Paul Raj elevated to head Max OOH Leo Burnett Mumbai names Saurabh Dahiya as Exec Director – Head of Strategy & Planning The Sunday Guardian names Abhinandan Mishra as Editor – Strategic Affairs Munish Atrey to move on from ABP Network Rubika Liyaquat to join NDTV Adesh Kumar Gupta to quit as Director of ZEEL
OTHERS	read more
FunnL appoints Shashi Vadana Reddy as Global Head of Marketing Power Grid Corporation of India names Balanarayan K P as Executive Director VAAN Electric Moto appoints Satheesh Kumar as CFO/Deputy CEO FNP appoints Nitish Saxena as Head Brand Marketing Justdial CMO Prasun Kumar returns to Magicbricks Levi Strauss & Co. names Michelle Gass as President & CEO Neha Alhluwalia elevated to CHRO-India & South Asia, Hitachi Energy AnitaB.org India Names Shreya Krishnan as Managing Director Matteo Tamburini New Creative Director Tod’s Colliers appoints Prafulla Agarwal as the MD Client Strategic Solutions Wadhwani Foundation welcomes Gaurav Saini as global CHRO Tripadvisor Group names Kristen Dalton as President of the Tripadvisor Core Business SIS names Vineet Toshniwal as President – M&A and Investor Relations Accenture nominates Dr. Martin Brudermüller to join its Board Allcargo Gati appoints Sandeep Kulkarni as Chief Operating Officer Avinash Pant returns to Red Bull Mondelēz International gets Stephanie Lilak as EVP & CPO upGrad Abroad gets Ipshita Kajla as head-HR Vikram Kaul is now HR director & CPO, Leadec ANUJ RAJAIN CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER FOR TENON GROUP Pet products retailer Chewy appoints new CFO, trims fiscal sales target Grey Group’s Rahul Pahwa joins StudioX Freddy Bharucha to lead P&G North America personal care, beauty operations Subeer Bakshi joins Pocket FM as Head – People & Culture SK Deora steps down as Director, Octavius Plantations GoKwik appoints Ravi Kant Arora as SVP – Finance Peloton appoints Lauren Weinberg as Chief Marketing Officer Heidrick & Struggles adds Executive Search Partner in South Africa Ipsos India ropes in Unni Hariharan as executive director, Tech & e-commerce
TECHNOLOGY	read more
Indus Towers appoints Neeti Wahi as Chief Digital & Information Technology Officer Oracle Financial Services Software appoints Mrugank Paranjape as Additional Director Persistent Expands Executive Leadership Team Srinath Batni joins the Board of KPIT as an Independent Director Nalin Mehta assumes the role of managing editor at Moneycontrol WebEngage appoints Priyam Jha as director of product marketing Nikhil Arora appointed as CEO of Epignosis SolarWinds appoints Abhijit Banerjee as New Managing Director for India Operations Swiggy appoints FMCG veteran Anand Kripalu as Chairperson and Independent Director Dr. Vipul Singh joins Lloyds Technology Centre India as People Director and HR Head, bringing visionary HR leadership Infosys appoints Jayesh Sanghrajka as CFO LTIMindtree appoints Angna Arora as Company Secretary and Compliance Officer Tech Mahindra to rope in Richard Lobo as CHRO Securonix Appoints Biju Muduli as Chief Marketing Officer BlackBerry appoints John Giamatteo as CEO, shelves IPO plans for IoT biz AWS loses second India head within months; Vaishali Kasture quits Microsoft names new CISO in a major security shakeu Vishwanath Nair joins upGrad Abroad as VP – Revenue Nidhi Killawala appointed NE Director, Birlasoft Ltd Consilient appoints Ajit Tharaken as its new CEO Benny Abraham appointed MD – India and South Asia at actyv.ai Manu Sharma moves on from Nothing India Beyond Key appoints Anuj Karwa as Vice President of Sales Brightcove appoints new CMO and CRO creates COO position Nucleus Software Exports CHRO Pardeep Pahal resigns Clarifai hires Nicholas Speece as VP of Sales Engineering
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