Appointments

V Anantha Nageswaran’s Term as Chief Economic Advisor Extended to March 2027

The Indian government has extended the tenure of V Anantha Nageswaran as Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) until March 2027, marking a significant development in the nation's economic leadership. The extension was confirmed by the Ministry of Finance with approval from...

Vivek Joshi Assumes Charge as Election Commissioner

Vivek Joshi, a distinguished mechanical engineer from IIT-Roorkee and a seasoned 1989-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Haryana cadre, has been appointed as Election Commissioner of India. At 58 years old, he is among the youngest individuals to...

Standard Chartered Appoints P.D. Singh as India CEO

Standard Chartered Bank has secured approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to appoint Prabdev (P.D.) Singh as its Chief Executive Officer for India and South Asia. Singh, a veteran in corporate banking and former CEO of JP Morgan...

Gyanesh Kumar Appointed as India’s New Chief Election Commissioner

On February 17, 2025, the Election Commissioner of India, Gyanesh Kumar, was officially appointed as the next Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) by the Law Ministry. This appointment marks a significant milestone, as he is the first CEC to be appointed...

ICAI Appoints New President and Vice-President for 2025-26

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has announced the appointment of CA. Charanjot Singh Nanda as its 73rd President and CA. Prasanna Kumar D as the Vice-President for the term 2025-26. Their leadership tenure begins on February 12,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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),...