Category: International Appointments

Anmol Narang to be first observant Sikh to graduate from US Military Academy

June 16, 2020

• Anmol Narang has created history by becoming the first observant Sikh to graduate from the esteemed United States Military Academy at West Point, and the Second Lieutenant is confident that her efforts to represent her religion and community will inspire Americans to learn more about Sikhism.

Anil Valluri enters Google Cloud India as Senior Director

June 9, 2020

• Google is making a change in its Google Cloud managerial division. It has selected Anil Valluri as the Senior Director for Google Cloud India. Valluri has over 30 years of knowledge in sales and marketing in the hi-tech industry.

Madurai salon owner’s daughter selected as UNADAP Goodwill Ambassador

June 7, 2020

• Thirteen-year-old M. Nethra daughter of C. Mohan an owner of a salon in Madurai has been selected as a ‘Goodwill Ambassador to the Poor’ for United Nations Association for Development And Peace (UNADAP).

Twitter selects ex-Google CFO as new board chairman

June 4, 2020

• Twitter on 3rd June designated ex-Google chief financial officer Patrick Pichette as the company’s new chairman of the board. Pichette takes over the role after joining Twitter’s board of directors in 2017.

Wipro electes Thierry Delaporte as its new CEO & MD

May 29, 2020

• Thierry Delaporte has been selected by the IT major Wipro as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director (MD). He will take place of Abidali Neemuchwala as the new CEO and MD of Wipro.

Aiman Ezzat to be new CEO of Capgemini Group

May 29, 2020

• Aiman Ezzat has selected as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of French technology major Capgemini Group and will take place of the presently serving Paul Hermelin who will proceed to work as the Chairman of the Board.

Leo Puri to be Chairman of JP Morgan South Asia and South East Asia

May 29, 2020

• Leo Puri has been declared to be the new Chairman of JP Morgan South Asia and South East Asia, replacing Kalpana Morparia who will be serving as the chairman until the 1st Quarter of 2021.

Marcos Troyjo appointed as next President of NDB

May 28, 2020

• Marcos Troyjo has been appointed as the new President of New Development Bank (NDB). He was universally selected during the Special Board of Governors meeting of the NDB which was held through the video-conference.

Abhas Jha appointed as World Bank’s Practice Manager for Climate Change

May 25, 2020

• Abhas Jha has been selected as the World Bank’s Practice Manager for Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management for South Asia and will be work to sustain, lead, inspire and position a team of highly qualified professionals to produce the best solutions for South Asian countries.

World Bank appoints Abhas Jha to an important position in South Asia

May 23, 2020

• The World Bank has appointed Abhas Jha to an important position in South Asia for climate change and disaster management.

• Jha, an Indian national, joined the Bank in 2001 in the office of the Executive Director for Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Sri Lanka and has since worked in Latin America and the Caribbean, Europe and Central Asia, and East Asia and the Pacific regions.