Sanjoy Mukherjee, IIM Calcutta alumnus, for being appointed as the Head and Director of Alliances and Channels, Technology Business at Oracle India. In this role, his key focus will be towards developing a strong partner and ISV network for the Cloud and Licences Business of Oracle.
View Link
Anjani Rathor, gets appointed as the Chief Digital Officer at HDFC bank. He joins from telco Bharti Airtel, where he served as the Chief Information Officer of the consumer sector.
View Link
IIM Calcutta congratulates Sriharsha Majety, an IIMC alumnus and the co-founder of Swiggy, for winning the ET Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Swiggy's scale-up and diversification. From clocking around 700,000 orders a day till a year ago to doubling that number to 1.4 million daily orders today, Swiggy is among the fastest-growing Indian consumer internet startups.
View Link
Congratulations to IIM Calcutta alumnus, Sanjay Gupta on being appointed as Google India's new country manager and vice president of sales and operations for India. With a career spanning nearly three decades, Gupta joins Google from Star and Disney India where he was the managing director.
View Link
IIM Calcutta alumni-led startup whips up good health in sugar-free fruit smoothies. Anusha Bhushan and Siddhartha Deb launched Smoodies, a healthy beverages startup, in 2016 with an aim to solve nutritional needs for the on-the-go working professional who is increasingly looking towards packaged foods for their day-to-day source of nutrition.
View Link
Sodhi Someshwar, an alumnus of IIM Calcutta recently launched her fifth novel titled "The Radiance of a Thousand Suns." The Radiance of a Thousand Suns is a matrix of multiple narratives woven together. Additionally, the novel explores the impossible choices women are forced to make in the face of violence, the ties that connect them across ages, and the secrets they store.
View Link
Wonder Cement Ltd, one of the country's leading cement manufacturing unit of R.K Group, appoints IIMC alumnus, Mr. Sanjay Joshi as the Executive Director. Sanjay has over 17 years of experience and has led multiple businesses across categories like building materials, consumer goods (paints) prior to joining the cement industry.
View Link
Noida-based edtech startup AdmitKard has raised $1 Mn in a Pre-Series A funding round led by Australia-based edtech fund Growth DNA and other investors based out of Australia and India.
Piyush Bhartiya, cofounder, AdmitKard said the company will use the funds to enhance its product and strengthen its AI-driven counseling algorithms and blockchain managed partner contracts. Bhartiya also said that the company plans to expand its presence across 100 cities in India.
Indifi Technologies announces the appointment of Sangram Singh as its President. While Indifi stands as one of India’s leading lending platforms for SME funding, onboarding the Banking and Financial Services veteran marks a significant step taken towards further optimization of its growth trajectory in the segment. In his role as the President, Sangram will be responsible for spearheading operations and driving business growth to ensure scalability, strengthening and verticalizing deeper in the existing segments, and establishing partnerships and alliances. Moreover, he is tasked with identifying, assessing, and tapping into new sectoral opportunities along with capturing new avenues in product and customer segments.
The material manufacturer Covestro has chosen a Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), the last position to be filled on its Management Board. At its meeting on Tuesday, the Supervisory Board unanimously appointed Sucheta Govil (55) for this position. By August 1, 2019, she will take over from Dr. Markus Steilemann, who has so far continued to work as CCO on top of his role as CEO. Govil will be responsible for the three business segments Polyurethanes, Polycarbonates as well as Coatings, Adhesives, Specialties. Additionally she will assume board responsibility for the new Central Marketing, the Innovation Management & Commercial Services and the Supply Chain Centers in the three major regions.
