November 2023

	November 2023

BFSI CONSUMER_ECOMM GOVERNMENT Healthcare HOSPITALITY MANUFACTURING INFRASTRUCTURE LEGAL_LAW MEDIA TECHNOLOGY
BFSI	read more
Suryoday Small Finance Bank appoints Krishna Prasad Nair as Part-time Chairman Wells Fargo appoints Uday Odedra as MD and Head of India and the Philippines Rajesh Jain appointed President for Partnership & Programs at Ayekart Bank of Maharashtra appoints Rohit Rishi as Executive Director Moody’s appoints Ana Arsov as Global Head of Private Credit Pankaj Adhav is the new SVP-HR, Yes Securities StepStone Group appoints David Park as Chief Financial Officer BajajCapital appoints Kalpesh Dave as Deputy CEO Ravi Santhanam promoted to Group Head & CMO at HDFC Bank SBI General Insurance appoints Rakesh Kaul as Chief Business Officer Manappuram Finance appoints Sankaran Nair Rajagopal to its Board StepStone Group appoints David Park as Chief Financial Officer Ashok Vaswani has been appointed as the new CEO & MD of the Kotak Mahindra Bank Kotak Mahindra Bank appoints Ashok Vaswani as MD & CEO Aadhar Housing Finance ropes in Vikas Bansal as CHRO SMECorner’s HR Head Pratik Soyantar joins Light Finance as CHRO Aadhar Housing Finance names Edelweiss’s Vikas Bansal as CHRO Anand Rathi Wealth names Tejal Shah as Head of HR Kotak’s SVP of HR Achal Goel joins Avanse Financial Services as Chief People Officer Tejal Shah is now head – HR, Anand Rathi Wealth Avanse Financial Services gets Achal Goel as CPO Perfios appoints Anu Mathew as chief people officer S4 Capital appoints Melanie Dhawan as CFO for its Content Practice 5paisa hires Ameya Agnihotri as chief technology officer Niyo announces C-suite elevations of its key business and product leaders Ex-L&K Saatchi & Saatchi’s Anil S Nair joins EQUiTOR Value Advisory as Executive Director HSBC Hires UBS Gautam Anand for South Asia Private Banking Role
CONSUMER_ECOMM	read more
Dabur India appoints Anil Bothra as VP – Corporate Affairs ABD launches new business vertical, appoints Ankur Sachdeva as CRO Nothing’s Megha Vishwanath joins Zomato as VP of operations Sleepwell announces Ajay Pandey’s promotion to Vice President- of Marketing Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail appoints Shobha Ratna Tanniru as CHRO (Designate) VIP Industries appoints Somasundaram Suriyanarayanan as VP – Strategic Projects Butterfly Gandhimathi Appliances appoints V A Joseph as CFO DMart appoints Pallavi Bakshi as Group CHRO CarDekho Group elevates Charu Kishnani to Chief Marketing Officer Croma appoints Srikanth V K as Chief Digital Officer Mahindra Logistics appoints Swayantani Ghosh as Chief Sustainability & CSR Officer Emami Realty announces resignation of Debasis Panigrahi as VP – HR & Admin Unilever selects Gayatri Makhijani Ray as head – digital hub BIRA 91 inducts Manoj Kohli & Bharat Anand as Independent Directors on Board
GOVERNMENT	read more
BHEL welcomes Koppu Sadashiv Murthy as chairman and managing director PESB appoints Kalyan Sagar Nippani as director-HR Dr Kalyan Sagar Nippani appointed as Director (HR) – BSNL & MTNL Rajeev Kumar Singhal assumes Director (BD), GAIL Pranav Kumar Mallick Appointed as Part-Time CVO of IRFC Rear Admiral CR Praveen Nair, took over the mantle of FOCWF from Rear Admiral Vineet McCarty Sanjay Kumar Director (Marketing), GAIL appointed as Chairman of GGSPL, KLL and BGCL
Healthcare	read more
Tata Communications ex-VP of HR Ina Bajwa joins Tata 1mg as CHRO HCAH Elevates Two Leaders as Co-founders to Drive Strategic Growth West Pharmaceutical Services appoints Nilesh Shah as VP and GM of Emerging Markets Mankind Pharma onboards Prateek Dubey a global CHRO Alembic Pharmaceuticals appoints Mohith Santosh Kumar as Head – Launch Strategy
HOSPITALITY	read more
Shilpi Khanna assumes role of General Manager at Hyatt Centric Juhu Barun Gupta appointed as General Manager of Expo Inn Suites and Convention New CEO at the helm of Qatar Airways This appointment marks Raja’s first stint at the World of Hyatt as Human Resources Manager Manuj Ralhan appointed General Manager of Novotel Jaipur Convention Centre & Jaipur Exhibition and Convention Centre Joydeep Das takes the helm as Director of Sales and Marketing at the Westin Kolkata Rajarhat Prabin CB assumes role of Director of Revenue at Four Seasons Hotel Mumbai Amaan Kidwai assumes dual leadership roles as ITC Hotels Area Manager for north and General Manager of ITC Maurya Amit Kumar was appointed Area Manager of Welcomhotels-North and General Manager, Welcomhotel Sheraton New Delhi Thai culinary maestro Chef Nisa Yimthong returns to Shangri-La Eros New Delhi Novotel Kolkata Hotel and Residences appoints Learning & Development Manager Courtyard by Marriott Bengaluru Hebbal appoints Yogesh Pansare as new F&B Manager Chef Merajuddin Ansari takes over as Executive Chef at Le Meridien Goa Calangute Novotel Goa & Novotel Goa Candolim appointed Waseem Karbelkar as the Director of Sales & Marketing Oberoi Hotels & Resorts onboard Aditya Raj Nair as HR Head Pride Hotels Group appoints Ishita Nigam as Corporate Marketing Manager Sethumadhavan Raman takes over as Director of Talent & Culture at Novotel & ibis Chennai OMR and Novotel Chennai SIPCOT Hilton appoint Zubin Saxena as India Country Head The Ritz-Carlton, Bangalore welcomes Nishal Seebaluck as Hotel Manager Jitendra Taak assumes role of General Manager at ITC Kohenur Sourav Chowdhury assumes role of F&B Manager at Hilton Bangalore Embassy Golflinks Japanese Masterchef Jerry Javier Bernasol joins The Leela Ambience Gurugram Hotel & Residences Culinary Team Espire Hospitality Group welcomes Mohd Aamir as Head, Revenue and E-distribution Atmosphere Core announces strategic management moves and hires Elvis Pereira appointed Director of Food & beverage at Goa Marriott Resort and Spa Manuj Ralhan appointed General Manager of Novotel Jaipur Convention Centre & Jaipur Exhibition and Convention Centre Joydeep Das takes the helm as Director of Sales and Marketing at the Westin Kolkata Rajarhat Prabin CB assumes role of Director of Revenue at Four Seasons Hotel Mumbai Amaan Kidwai assumes dual leadership roles as ITC Hotels Area Manager for north and General Manager of ITC Maurya Amit Kumar appointed Area Manager of Welcomhotels-North and General Manager, Welcomhotel Sheraton New Delhi Sunaina Manerker assumes role of Resident Manager at Pullman & Novotel New Delhi Aerocity Six Senses Fort Barwara appoints new Regional General Manager, Aaron McGrath Balvinder Lubana joins Goa Marriott Resort and Spa as new Executive Chef Rajesh Chakraborty appointed General Manager of Taj Hotel and Convention Centre Agra Lemon Tree Hotels President Vikramjit Singh resigns Deepa Krishnan joins Hyatt Hotels as Marketing Head Arshiya Paul appointed as Talent & Culture Manager at Novotel Kolkata Hotel & Residences Hilton Chennai welcomes Vinodh Ramamurthy as new General Manager Manali Khatavkar takes charge as Marcomm Manager for NVVB & The Bheemili Resort
MANUFACTURING	read more
Camlin Fine Sciences appoints Nilesh Jadhav as COO Anupam Rasayan appoints Dr. Anuj Hemantbhai Thakar to its Board Anadi Sharma joins Revolt Motors as GM of Marketing Welspun Specialty Solutions appoints Gouri Shankar Roy as COO 3M announces leadership changes Sims Limited appoints Warrick Ranson as Chief Financial Officer Anupam Rasayan appoints Dr. Anuj Hemantbhai Thakar to its Board\ Revolt Motors appoints Anadi Sharma as GM- Marketing Tata Steel appoints Ashish Anupam as VP – Long Products Lenskart appoints Shweta Shukla as Chief People Officer Nayara Energy onboards Richa Dubey as Chief People Officer VIP Industries announces resignation of Suhas Kshirsagar as VP Corporate Quality & CRM Tenneco appoints Manavendra Sial as Chief Financial Officer Jubilant FoodWorks CFO Ashish Goenka resigns Eduardo Estrada joins Pakka USA as CEO JK Tyre and Industries appoints Dr. Jorg Nohl to its Board Varun Beverages appoints Wipro’s Rohit Vishal Gupta as Global CHRO Santana Ramakrishnan appointed CHRO, Carl Zeiss India Tribeca Developers appoints Rajat Khandelwal as CEO Krishna Sahai joins JPFL Films as AVP – HR & Admin Tata Steel appoints Akshay Khullar as VP – Engineering & Projects Mercedes-Benz India selects Amrit Baid as head of marketing and customer experience Duroflex appoints Girish Appu as Chief Operating Officer Heubach Colorants India appoints Ravi Kapoor as Non-Executive Director Manish Chandegara joins Simpolo Ceramics as CIO Prince Pipes and Fittings appoints Keyur Desai as head of IT
INFRASTRUCTURE	read more
Bharti Airtel Chief Product Officer Adarsh Nair resigns Hemant Kumar Ravi joins Casagrand as SVP and Group Head – HR Allcargo Terminals appoints Ashish Chandna as CEO Omaxe Group Welcomes Samir VM as Chief Information Officer Adarsh Nair resigns as Chief Product Officer at Bharti Airtel Prerna Jha has been named General Manager of Marketing at Jio Studios Whirlpool of India names Debopriyo Sengupta as VP – HR Adarsh Nair resigns as Chief Product Officer at Bharti Airtel Srinivas Evani joins The School of Meaningful Experiences as Chief Revenue Officer, BM Narayan as Chief Governance Officer STL appoints David De Craemer as Business Head and Tomasz Bednarczyk as Global R&D Head for the Optical Connectivity business Shriram Properties appoints Emami Realty’s Head HR Debasis Panigrahi as CHRO Central Park appoints Karan Arora as head of marketing and PR Infosys taps ex-Accenture leader Rajesh Prasad Chaurasia as AVP for Engineering in Europe
LEGAL_LAW	read more
Arindam Basu joins Poovayya & Co as a Partner in the Corporate Advisory team Purazar Fouzdar joins ANM Global as a Partner in dispute resolution practice Sampath Kumar Rajagopalan to join Trilegal as a Partner in Corporate practice After 20 years at JSA, Rohitashwa Prasad joins Dentons Link Legal as a Partner in Corporate Commercial practice Niruphama Ramakrishnan to head the newly launched Capital Markets practice at Chandhiok & Mahajan Neeraj Vyas joins Saga Legal as a Partner in General Corporate and PE-VC practice AOR Paritosh Anil joins AKS Partners as an Associate Partner in White-Collar crime practice Shruti Singh joins Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas as a Partner in General Corporate Practice Rohit Sharma joins Becton Dickinson as Legal Counsel, South Asia Monika Bhonsale quits AZB to join Trilegal as a Partner in real estate practice Luthra Partner Avirup Nag joins Saraf as a Partner in Projects and M&A practice Tanvi Nandgaonkar joins Bar & Brief Attorneys as a Partner in the Litigation practice Khaitan & Co to start the Ahmedabad office with the return of Atman Desai
MEDIA	read more
QYOU Media appoints Raj Mishra as India Group CEO Wavemaker India ropes in Jasmine Sachdeva and Dipika Bhasin BBH’s Sanjay Sharma and Radhika Burman bid adieu Simran Hoon steps down as CEO of QYOU Media India Ipsos India announces leadership changes & role enhancements L&K Saatchi & Saatchi Appoints Debanjan Basak as Executive Creative Director iTV network elevates Rana Yashwant as Editor-in-Chief of India News channel Parthiv Majmudar Joins Puretech Digital As Vice President Rishabh Gulati elevated as Editor-in-Chief of NewsX channel Balaji Telefilms appoints Vivek Koka as Chief Business Officer for the films division Sameer Arora joins the Advisory Board of Boomlet Group GroupM appoints Anand Thakur as Head of Analytics, Data and Tech for GroupM Nexus India Sreenivasan Jain joins News24 as Consulting Editor McCann World Group ropes in Mitali Srivastava Hough as Head of Strategic Planning & Senior Vice President TV Today Network appoints Jaivir Singh as Independent Director Rohit Dhawan joins Viacom18 Sports as VP – Customer Marketing Nikunj Garg joins NDTV 24×7 as Senior Managing Editor LEADERSHIPbuzzworks and Innovation Group appoints Satish Rajan as Group CMO Lowe Lintas’ Sagar Kapoor exits after 15 years Digital Refresh Networks appoints Swapna Nair as National Account Director Republic Media Network elevates Hersh Bhandari as CEO of its broadcast business Mohit Bhatia joins JioCinema as director of ad sales for sports LS Digital appoints Cyrus Jogina as Head of Marketing Publicis Groupe appoints Rajdeepak Das as South Asia CCO and Leo Burnett, South Asia Chairman Dentsu appoints Sujit Vaidya as Chief Financial Officer, South Asia Media. Monks names Matthew Godfrey as EVP, Head of Content, APAC Ashwin Palkar joins BBH India as ECD and head of experience Gaurav Jain elevated to Moj and ShareChat’s chief business officer role Upasana Naithani joins Wunderman Thompson as VP and CSD Sociowash Mumbai onboards Amisha Gulati as business head Amrita Choudhary departs from Wavemaker LS Digital expands into the UK market, appoints Pawan Wankhede as UK business head Saatchi & Saatchi Propagate appoints Isha Kapoor as Vice President Karan Baikampadi moves From Netflix, joins DeadAnt as Head of Business Kavita Sagar moves on from IN10 Media Network AIM elects Delhi Press’ Anant Nath as President Nidhi S Mittal from JioSaavn joins Blue Vector as Group CEO DDB Worldwide names Chaka Shobhani as president
TECHNOLOGY	read more
Thomson Reuters elevates Ravi Rangaraju to Director – Regional HR, India Unacademy appoints Sandhydeep Purri as Chief People Officer Illumio appoints Todd Palmer as SVP of Global Partner Sales and Alliances PayPal names Jamie Miller as EVP & CFO Akshay Verma joins SpotDraft as Chief Operating Officer Google India appoints Shekar Khosla as VP-Marketing D Anil Kumar joins Infor as Senior Director and Head – HR CarDekho Group elevates Charu Kishnani to Chief Marketing Officer Jose Manuel Aisa Mancho joins VFS Global as CFO and member of the Executive Board Carl Zeiss India appoints Santana Ramakrishnan as CHRO Agilisium appoints Lokesh Bhagchand as Chief Operating Officer Cindy Zhou joins KnowBe4 as Chief Marketing Officer Media.Monks India’s Smita Salgaonkar moves to Google Cloud HP appoints Ipsita Dasgupta as SVP and Managing Director, India Market WNS adds Judy Marlinski to its Board of Directors IBSFINtech announces Atul Punj as CEO for IBSFINtech USA Inc. Lowe’s India elevates Vidya Munirathnam to VP – HR Hamant Bharadia joins Mastek as an Advisor to its Local Government Business Unit Deloitte South Asia appoints Anand Shankar as chief strategy & transformation officer LEADERSHIPTech Mahindra appoints Peeyush Dubey as Chief Marketing Officer Wipro Enterprises appoints Vikrant Gupta as CHRO Tredence appoints Soma Pandey as CHRO Sam Altman reinstated as OpenAI’s CEO Wipro appoints Apna’s Vikrant Gupta as CHRO after Rohit Vishal Gupta exits Piyali Bhattacharjee of Euronext Solutions is now head of people, Accorian Wipro gets a new CHRO in Vikrant Gupta Soma Pandey appointed CHRO,Tredence LTIMindtree appoints Angna Arora as Compliance Officer Jay Morzaria moves on from Rephrase.ai WebEngage promotes Ankur Gattani to Chief Growth Officer Zscaler Appointed of Two Prominent Tech Industry Disruptors SGT Appoints Anand Ruhela as Head of Information Technology SentinelOne appoints Wayne Phillips as field CTO for the APJ region HCLTech’s chief delivery officer steps down Former Walmart tech executive Rohit Ramanand joins New Relic Microsoft names Aparna Gupta as Global Delivery Center leader ITC Infotech has appointed Gopal Sharma as its new CIO HCLTech names Sonia Eland as country manager for ANZ operations Genpact names BK Kalra as new CEO, Tiger Tyagarajan to retire in Feb’24 TCS appoints Elizabeth Mathew to lead diversity and leadership program
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