Category «People»

Magnus Forsberg new CFO, LKAB Minerals

“I am thrilled to welcome a person of Magnus’ calibre and experience to lead the finance function for the LKAB Minerals” says Leif Boström, CEO. Starting April 4th Magnus Forsberg, 44, will take on the role as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for LKAB Minerals and the newly created Special Products Division within LKAB. Magnus Forsberg …

Change on the Supervisory Board of thyssenkrupp AG

Dr. Sabine Maaßen has stepped down as member of the Supervisory Board of thyssenkrupp AG for personal reasons with immediate effect. Dr. Maaßen joined the thyssenkrupp Supervisory Board as representative of the IG Metall trade union in 2011; in January 2014 she was elected Vice Chairwoman. She will be succeeded as IG Metall representative by …

Aviva India appoints Prashant Sharma as Chief Investment Officer

March 16, 2016: Aviva Life Insurance, today, announced the appointment of Prashant Sharma as the Chief Investment Officer. Prashant has over 15 years of experience in fund management and brings with him an in-depth understanding of markets and the insurance industry. Prior to joining Aviva, Prashant has been Head of Equity and Chief Investment Officer …

Microsoft-Cortana GM, Murari Sridharan joins BankBazaar.com as CTO

National, March 16, 2016: BankBazaar, India’s leading financial website, today announced the appointment of Murari Sridharan as Chief Technology Officer. Murari was previously the GM, Engineering at Microsoft Redmond. “This is an exciting time for us at BankBazaar.com,” said Adhil Shetty, BankBazaar co-founder and CEO. “As the leading fintech company in India, everything we do …

Ola Appoints Sunil Shirguppi as Vice President – Engineering

Will head Customer Engagement and Communication Platforms for Engineering   March 11, 2016: Ola, India’s leading mobile app for transportation, today announced that Sunil Shirguppi, former Vice President at Goldman Sachs, will join Ola as Vice President – Engineering and will primarily be working towards enhancing capabilities in Data Science and Machine Learning. Ankit Bhati, …

HITACHI ANNOUNCES JACK DOMME TO DRIVE SOCIAL INNOVATION BUSINESS AND EXTEND ITS LEAD IN IoT

Ryuichi Otsuki Succeeds Domme as CEO of Hitachi Data Systems   Bangalore, India — March  09, 2016 – Hitachi Data Systems Corporation (HDS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), today announced that Jack Domme will lead Hitachi’s Social Innovation business in the Americas reporting directly to Hitachi, Ltd. President and CEO, Toshiaki …

Change at the top at thyssenkrupp India

Ravi Kirpalani will join thyssenkrupp India on the 14th of March 2016 and take charge as the CEO of the Regional Headquarters of thyssenkrupp India effective July 1, 2016. Indian-born, Kirpalani’s last role was the Managing Director of Castrol India Ltd. Prior to joining thyssenkrupp he spent over 16 years at BP where he held …

Intel Appoints Nivruti Rai as Intel India Site General Manager

Succeeds Ms. Kumud Srinivasan who relocates to the U.S. after completion of her assignment in India BENGALURU, India, March 2, 2016 — Intel today announced the appointment of Ms. Nivruti Rai as Intel India Site General Manager. Ms. Rai succeeds Ms. Kumud Srinivasan who is relocating to the U.S. after the completion of her assignment …