Category: Movers and Shakers

Komainu (“the Company”), a regulated digital asset custody services provider built by institutions for institutions, today announced it has appointed Sebastian Widmann as Head of Strategy. In this role, Mr. Widmann will be tasked with guiding Komainu through its next stage of growth and the Company’s end goal of becoming a one stop shop for institutions seeking exposure to digital assets. Mr. Widmann joins Komainu from Nomura, where he served as Vice President of the Wholesale Digital Office and was the first hire of its digital assets division. In 2015, he contributed to a research paper that discussed…

Amit Saxena, Global Deputy CTO of State Bank of India resumes as the Chief Technology Officer at the RBI Innovation Hub and report to Rajesh Bansal, CEO of RBI Innovation Hub.   On Aug 6, 2020, the Reserve Bank announced that it would set up Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH) to promote innovation across the financial sector by leveraging on technology and creating an environment that would facilitate and foster innovation.   The RBIH shall create an ecosystem that would focus on promoting access to financial services and products. This will also promote financial…

Infogain has announced appointing Mindtree Co-Founder Krishnakumar Natarajan as an independent Director.   Krishnakumar Natarajan co-founded Mindtree in 1999 and played key roles in building the company’s innovative approach to delivering IT services and solutions to global 2000 enterprises. As CEO and subsequently as its Executive Chairman, he built Mindtree to a $1B revenue company. Krishnakumar has extensive experience helping enterprises navigate their digital transformation journeys by enhancing their customer experience and delivering industry leading growth.   Natarajan previously served as Chairman of the National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) and is currently…

Indium Software has announced that Ramkumar Ramamoorthy, former Chairman and Managing Director of Cognizant, India and Rajesh Balaji Ramachandran, former Senior Vice President and Global Delivery Head of Cognizant’s Enterprise Application Services practice have been inducted as Investor-Advisors.   Ram Sukumar, Co-Founder and CEO of Indium, says, “We are excited to welcome Ramkumar and Rajesh Balaji as Investor-Advisors and look forward to benefiting from their decades of experience in shaping the world’s most admired companies, navigating multiple structural shifts. At Indium, we believe that our next phase of accelerated growth will benefit from…

Gaurav Anand joins L’Oréal from PepsiCo Europe, where he led the snacks business for central Europe and digitization of sales strategy for Europe. Anand will be a part of L’Oréal’s India management committee. He will lead and integrate the consumer insights, data, strategy, media and consumer advisory functions at L’Oréal’s digital-first brands.   Amit Jain, managing director, L’Oréal India said, “The Indian consumer is making a rapid shift towards omni channel. As a beauty tech company, L’Oréal India is addressing this evolving landscape by deploying new technologies to enhance our products and customer experience for…

According to reports, Jim Lanzone is leaving the company to take over the top job at Yahoo. Yahoo confirmed the appointment of Jim Lanzone, who is currently the CEO of Tinder, Dating app as its CEO. The appointment comes days after Apollo Global Management closed its $5 billion acquisition of Yahoo from Verizon. Separately, Match Group has named Renate Nyborg as CEO of Tinder, making her the first female CEO since the company’s inception in 2012.   Apollo completed the acquisition of Yahoo, formerly Verizon Media on September 1. In an official release it…

The digital geospatial information and services company, Magnasoft announced the appointment of Ravi Shelvankar as Chief Business Officer, Hi-Tech & Automotive, North America.   Magnasoft 3.0 is getting strengthened with exceptional additions to its leadership teams across all verticals.   Commenting on Ravi Shelvankar’s joining, Bobbie H Kalra, Co-Founder & CEO, Magnasoft says, “We are absolutely delighted to have Ravi in our Hi-Tech & Automotive team. Keeping in view the vast leadership experience that Ravi holds in the Hi-Tech industry, his mentoring will prove invaluable at this time. I am confident that under his leadership many…

Sameer Sharma, the Special Chief Secretary, a 1985-batch IAS officer, has been elevated to the position of Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh.   He will take charge of the post from October 10. Sameer will be replacing Aditya Nath Das, who is due to retire on September 30.   Sameer is presently the Special Chief Secretary of Planning and Resource Mobilisation. He had also worked as the Commissioner of Hyderabad, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporations earlier.   He was the Director of the Smart Cities Mission of Government of India,…

Celebal Technologies is delighted to announce the appointment of Srinivas (Satya) Satyanarayana as the BFSI Practice Lead.   Satya brings in a rich background and around three decades’ worth of experience in technology and digital developments designed to disrupt traditional models, especially in the banking & insurance domains. Satya is skilled in the design of both strategic and tactical plans along with reassessing and redrawing capability roadmaps to achieve optimum results. In his new role, Satya will help Celebal Technologies drive digital transformation journeys for the BFSI segment and harness his deep industry…

Criteo has announced the appointment of Manuela Montagnana as Chief People Officer. In this role, Montagnana will lead the company’s People team, driving talent strategy and playing a key role in defining the future of work for Criteo’s global workforce of more than 2,500 employees. Montagnana replaces Denis Collin, who held the role for three years and will assist in the transition.   Montagnana brings more than 20 years of experience as a people executive, leading global teams in the manufacturing, service and technology industries. She has a proven track record of accelerating…