Category «People»

Dr Tedros takes office as WHO Director-General

1 July 2017 | GENEVA – Today, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus takes office as Director-General of the World Health Organization, succeeding Dr Margaret Chan, who has held office since 1 January 2007. The Director-General is WHO’s chief technical and administrative officer and oversees the policy for the Organization’s international health work. Dr Tedros was elected …

LI Yong recommended for a second term as UNIDO Director General

VIENNA, 29 June (United Nations Industrial Development Organization) – At its forty-fifth session held on 27-29 June in Vienna, the Industrial Development Board of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) unanimously agreed to recommend the incumbent, LI Yong, as candidate for the post of Director General. His appointment for a second four-year term will …

Bengaluru doctor treats a rare form of skin cancer

  Skin cancer on the breast and infiltrating it is the rarest of the rare cancers in the world. The tumor size being 5kg. New Delhi, June 22, 2017:Worldwide, cancer is on the way to equaling cardiac disease as the biggest killer. In India, it is now the second biggest killer, after heart disease and …

Toru Maki named new president and CEO of PFU (EMEA) Limited

New PFU president aims to further expand leading position in document capture market London, 21 June 2017 – Toru Maki has been appointed as the new president and CEO of PFU (EMEA) Limited. Toru Maki’s dedicated aim is to further expand PFU’s position as the number one provider of document capture solutions in EMEA. The …

Criteo Appoints Siddharth Dabhade as General Manager India, with a focus to accelerate growth in the market

New Delhi, 21 June 2017 – Criteo (NASDAQ: CRTO), the performance marketing technology company, today officially announced the appointment of Siddharth Dabhade as General Manager India, to lead the growth of the company’s fastest growing market. Siddharth will provide strategic direction and further accelerate the growth of Criteo’s India business, with a portfolio of customers …

Rana Kapoor awarded Skoch CEO of the Year

Mr. Rana Kapoor, MD & CEO, YES BANK and Chairman, YES Global Institute was recognized as ‘SKOCH ‘CEO of the Year’ (Private Sector)’ at the 48th SKOCH Summit – One Nation, One Platform. The Award was presented by Shri S. S. Mundra, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India.   Under Mr. Kapoor’s leadership, YES BANK …

Infosys Appoints Inderpreet Sawhney as Group General Counsel

  Appointment effective July 3, 2017 Bangalore – June 16, 2017: Infosys (NYSE: INFY), a global leader in consulting, technology, outsourcing and next-generation services, today announced the appointment of Inderpreet Sawhney as Group General Counsel, effective July 3, 2017. Inderpreet joins Infosys from Wipro where she was the General Counsel. Prior to that, she served …

Infosys Appoints Karmesh Vaswani as the Global Head of Retail, CPG & Logistics (RCL) and Nitesh Banga as the Global Head of Manufacturing

Karmesh & Nitesh to replace Sandeep Dadlani, President and Head – MRCL, who will be leaving the company Bangalore – June 16, 2017: Infosys (NYSE: INFY), a global leader in consulting, technology, outsourcing and next-generation services today announced the appointment of Karmesh Vaswani as the Global Head – Retail, CPG & Logistics (RCL) and Nitesh Banga as …

Ken MacKenzie to become BHP Chairman effective 1 September 2017

16 June 2017 The BHP Board has elected Ken MacKenzie to succeed Jac Nasser as Chairman. Mr MacKenzie will assume the role of Chairman effective 1 September 2017, following Mr Nasser’s retirement as both Chairman and a Non-executive Director. The appointment follows a formal Chairman succession process led by Senior Independent Director, Shriti Vadera. Mr …