Category «People»

Myntra appoints Dipanjan Basu as Chief Finance Officer

Bangalore, September 29, 2016: Myntra, a Flipkart Group company, announces the appointment of Dipanjan Basu as the CFO. A seasoned leader with expertise in a multitude of Finance and Business functions, Dipanjan brings over 15 years of experience to the fore.  He moves into his new role at Myntra from Wipro, where he was the …

Nielsen Appoints Vishal Bali as China Managing Director

SHANGHAI -Sept 28 – Leading global measurement company Nielsen recently announced the appointment of Vishal Bali as managing director of Nielsen China, responsible for growing Nielsen’s business and operations in China.   Vishal brings with him over 16 years of experience across 5 different geographies in building and managing client relationships and providing consulting on …

Carnegie’s José Dinneny Selected HHMI-Simons Faculty Scholar

Stanford, CA—The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) and the Simons Foundation have awarded José Dinneny, of Carnegie’s Department of Plant Biology an HHMI-Simons Faculty Scholar grant. He is one of 84 scientists chosen out of some 1,400 applicants in a new program that the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), the Simons Foundation, and the Bill …

Faircent names Dr. Shakti Goel as Chief of Product and Technology

Gurgaon, September 16, 2016: Faircent.com, India’s largest peer to peer lending marketplace, today announced the appointment of Dr. Shakti Goel as Chief of Product and Technology. Dr. Goel’s deep domain knowledge of Financial Markets and Banking would further accelerate the growth momentum of the largest player in the P2P lending space of India. Speaking on …

 GiftXOXO hires Vishal Kumar, Co-Founder of Hey Bob as their sales lead for the Long Service Awards program

Bangalore, September 15, 2016: Experiential gifting and rewards platform, GiftXOXO, has hired Hey Bob co-founder, Vishal Kumar BM as their Sales Lead for special projects. A service that is devised to bring in special rewards and recognitions to long service employees of client companies. Vishal will focus on driving sales and growing business through strategic …

NEW BRITISH DEPUTY HIGH COMMISSIONER IN KOLKATA

Mr Bruce Bucknell is the new British Deputy High Commissioner in Kolkata.  He represents the UK in the 13 Indian states of West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Assam, Sikkim, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and the Union Territory of Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Mr Bucknell said: ‘I am delighted to have arrived …

XL Catlin appoints Lauren Tennant Pollock as Vice President, Emerging Markets including India

New Delhi, September 8, 2016: XL Catlin today announced the appointment of Lauren Tennant Pollock as Vice President, Emerging Markets including India. She will be based in New York. Commenting, Brendan Plessis, XL Catlin’s Head of Emerging Markets said: “XL Catlin’s Emerging Markets team is responsible for delivering on our commitment to providing (re)insurance solutions …