Appointments
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IRS Officer Maimun Alam Appointed as Director in Ministry of Steel
Maimun Alam, a 2007-batch Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer, has been appointed as the Director in the Ministry of Steel under the Central Staffing Scheme. The Government of India approved her appointment based on the recommendation of the Department of...
Published On February 11th, 2025 -
Nokia Names Intel’s AI Chief Hotard as New CEO
Nokia has announced a leadership transition, with Justin Hotard set to take over as CEO on April 1, 2025, replacing Pekka Lundmark. Hotard, currently Intel's Executive Vice President and General Manager of Data Center & AI Group, brings vast expertise...
Published On February 11th, 2025 -
K Balasubramanian Appointed as New Citibank India Head
K Balasubramanian has been appointed as the new India Subcontinent Sub-Cluster and Banking Head for Citibank, succeeding Ashu Khullar, subject to approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). He will report to Amol Gupte, Head of Asia South and...
Published On February 7th, 2025 -
Gopal Vittal Appointed Acting Chair of GSMA Board
On February 3, 2025, Gopal Vittal, the Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Bharti Airtel, took over as the Acting Chair of the GSMA Board. This significant appointment came after José María Álvarez-Pallete, Chairman and CEO of Telefónica, resigned from...
Published On February 6th, 2025 -
Rajesh Nirwan Appointed as Director General of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS)
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Rajesh Nirwan as the Director General (DG) of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) under the Ministry of Civil Aviation. According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT),...
Published On January 31st, 2025 -
Maruti Suzuki Re-Appoints Hisashi Takeuchi as MD and CEO
Maruti Suzuki India Limited, the country’s largest automobile manufacturer, announced the re-appointment of Hisashi Takeuchi as its Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Takeuchi’s term has been extended for a period of three years, effective from April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2028. This decision underscores the...
Published On January 30th, 2025 -
Vedanta Resources Names Deshnee Naidoo as First CEO
Vedanta Resources Ltd (VRL), the parent company of Mumbai-based mining conglomerate Vedanta Ltd, has appointed Deshnee Naidoo as its first Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to spearhead its fresh growth phase. Naidoo's appointment is effective from January 20, 2025. Who is...
Published On January 30th, 2025 -
Shailesh Kumar Davey: The New CEO of Zoho Corp
Zoho Corporation, a leading cloud software startup, has announced a significant leadership change. On January 27, CEO Sridhar Vembu revealed that he would step down as the company’s CEO and take on the role of Chief Scientist, focusing on research...
Published On January 29th, 2025 -
SSB Chief Amrit Mohan Gets Additional Charge as BCAS DG
The Central Government has appointed Amrit Mohan Prasad, the Director General (DG) of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), to hold the additional charge as the Director General (DG) of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS). This decision, which has been...
Published On January 27th, 2025 -
Jitender Pal Singh Appointed as India’s New Ambassador to Israel
On January 24, 2025, the Government of India announced the appointment of Jitender Pal Singh as the next Ambassador to Israel. An Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer from the 2002 batch, Singh is currently serving in the office of the...
Published On January 27th, 2025