Category: Movers and Shakers

The Appointments Committee of Cabinet on Tuesday appointed IPS officer Subodh Kumar Jaiswal as the Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) new Director.   The committee chaired by PM Narendra Modi also had CJI NV Ramana and Congress Lok Sabha floor leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.   Jaiswal, a 1985-batch Indian Police Service officer of the Maharashtra cadre, in 2018, Mr Jaiswal was picked by then Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to be the Mumbai Police Commissioner (June 2018 to February 2019). He went on to become the Maharashtra Director General of Police before…

Abhas Jha, an Indian economist, has been appointed by the World Bank to a key position on climate change and disaster management in South Asia, the global lender said. Jha’s appointment comes at a time when Cyclone Amphan has badly hit West Bengal, Odisha in India and Bangladesh.   In his capacity as World Bank’s Practice Manager for Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management for South Asia, one of the top priorities of Jha will be to encourage and help the South Asia region (SAR) Disaster Risk Management and Climate…

Dream Sports, India’s leading sports technology company with brands such as Dream11, FanCode and DreamX, announced the appointment of Dev Bajaj as Chief Corporate Development Officer. In his new role, Dev will lead investments and drive global strategic partnerships in  Fantasy Sports, SportsTech, Gaming and other opportunistic sectors. He will also work closely with leaders of the Dream Sports companies on future fundraising and strategic business planning.    Dev has over 17 years of experience across entrepreneurship, venture capital, private equity and investment banking. Prior to joining Dream Sports, Dev…

MedGenome, the leading South Asia Genetic Diagnostics, Research and data company, today announced the appointment of Dr. Vedam Ramprasad (Dr. Ram) as its India Chief Executive Officer.    A genetic scientist with several peer-reviewed publications to his credit, Dr Ram believes in harnessing the power of genomics for providing better outlook to patients. With MedGenome, Dr. Ram has contributed significantly in carving and developing an evidence-based market for genetics in India. He has been with MedGenome since inception and spearheads operations and strategy for the organisation. “We are glad to…

Rockwell Automation, Inc (NYSE: ROK) today announced that Scott Wooldridge has been appointed as Regional President, Asia Pacific, succeeding Joe Sousa who had been serving in the role since August 2016. Wooldridge will be leading the execution of the company’s strategy to bring the Connected Enterprise to life, combining Rockwell Automation’s technology and domain expertise to deliver positive business outcomes for customers.   “Scott is an experienced executive with a proven track record and passion for developing customer centric strategies that drive results and foster partnerships and collaboration,” said Blake Moret,…

Rahul Arora has joined McAfee India as Sales Director, India and South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). As a key part of the India leadership team, Rahul will be responsible for leading sales teams and technical experts, to help drive the cloud security market within India.   With over 21 years in the IT industry, he has championed several customer initiatives, working closely with the ecosystem in India to build go to market strategies needed for targeting industry specific business opportunities. At McAfee, he will be instrumental in building…

Srihari Palangala, Sr. Director Marketing at Dell EMC ,was spearheading the marketing of  marketing for Dell EMC in India and was part of the leadership in Dell EMC India and Dell EMC APJ marketing. Recently Srihari has been appointed as the Head of marketing APJ in Dell Technologies.   The same position to be filled by Ritu Gupta, who is at present serving as the Marketing Director at Dell India . She will be responsible for taking role . Ritu has over 20 years of experience across various marketing functions, such as,…

US-based Ciena has chaired Mary Yang as Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer. She will drive overall corporate strategy as well as execution of corporate development activities, including mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and related integrations, the company said.   Reporting to President and CEO Gary B. Smith, Yang will serve as an integral member of Ciena’s executive team and a key interface between the company’s engineering and product development teams, sales and marketing organization, and Chief Technology Officer, the company said.   “Mary brings an exceptional combination of business…

Rajesh Hemrajani has been chaired as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of Paytm Payments Bank. Mumbai based Hemrajani will be leading a team of specialized IT security and risk professionals.   Paytm Payments Bank entered the market in 2015 is India’s only mobile-first bank with zero balance – zero digital transaction charge accounts.   “In this new role as Chief information security officer at Paytm payments bank, my responsibilities include core IT security, network security, risk and compliance strategy which will support bank’s BCP with advanced security to mitigate any cyber risk,” Hemrajani said.…

Capgemini has roped in Anis Pankhania in the role of Senior Director- Security Operations and Compliance.  He will lead a team of specialized IT security and risk professionals.   Headquartered in France, Capgemini is a multinational corporation that provides consulting, technology, professional, and outsourcing services. The company operates in 40 countries with over 200,000 employees globally and half of them in India.   “In this new role as a Senior Director- Security Operations and Compliance, my responsibilities include leading managed services, CIS, risk management, privacy and other imperative functions” Pankhania…