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Category: National Appointments

International Union of Railways nominated Arun Kumar as its Vice-Chairman

July 23, 2020

UIC (International Union of Railways), Security Platform nominated the Director General of Railway Protection Force (RPF), Arun Kumar as its Vice-Chairman from July 2020 to July 2022.

Prakash Chandra Kandpal elected as MD & CEO of SBI General Insurance

July 23, 2020

SBI General Insurance has appointed Prakash Chandra Kandpal as the managing director and chief executive officer.
He has more than 33 years of banking experience with State Bank of India (SBI) in various aspects and is serving as the deputy CEO of SBI General Insurance since June 2019.

Rahul Bajaj to step down as Bajaj Finance Chairman and Sanjiv Bajaj to succeed him

July 22, 2020

Sanjiv Bajaj will be the new non-executive chairman of Bajaj Finance from August 2020 and he will succeed Rahul Bajaj.
Rahul Bajaj will continue to serve the company as a non-executive non-independent director.

Karur Vysya Bank appoints Ramesh Babu Boddu as MD & CEO

July 22, 2020

Karur Vysya Bank has selected Ramesh Babu Boddu as an additional director and appointed him as the bank’s new MD & CEO for three years from the date of taking charge.
Boddu succeeds PR Seshadri who had resigned citing personal reasons on March 31, 2020.

P Praveen Siddharth elected as the new PS to President of India

July 21, 2020

A 2001 batch Indian Revenue Service Income Tax cadre officer, P. Praveen Siddharth, has been appointed Private Secretary to President Ram Nath Kovind.
Mr. Siddharth has replaced Vikram Singh, who has now been appointed Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Shipping.
Mr. Siddharth is already serving as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the President’s Secretariat.

SAP India appointed Kulmeet Bawa as new India MD

July 19, 2020

German software company SAP has appointed Kulmeet Bawa as president and managing director for its Indian operations from this month.
He replaces the incumbent Deb Deep Sengupta who will take up a new assignment within the organization.

SBI Cards appointed Ashwini Kumar Tewari as its new MD & CEO.

July 19, 2020

SBI Cards and Payment Services has appointed Ashwini Kumar Tewari as its new Managing Director and chief executive officer.
The new appointment will be valid for two years and his appointment will come into effect from August 1, 2020.
He was nominated by parent State Bank of India for this position.

Shyam Srinivasan reappointed as Federal Bank MD & CEO

July 19, 2020

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the reappointment of Shyam Srinivasan as the MD & CEO of the Federal Bank.

Indian Railways launches POST COVID COACH to ensure safer journey

July 15, 2020

The Indian Railways has launched a new state-of-the-art, ‘Post Covid Coach’ in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19 virus infection.
The Indian Railways’ production unit, Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala, has developed this new Post Covid Coach.
The salient features of the Post Covid Coach are handsfree amenities, copper-coated handrails & latches, plasma air purification and titanium di-oxide coating for Covid free passenger journey.

BCCI appoints Hemang Amin as interim CEO

July 14, 2020

Hemang Amin, the Chief Operating Officer of the Indian Premier League, has been appointed interim chief executive officer (CEO) of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
He will replace Rahul Johri who recently resigned as the chief executive officer (CEO) of BCCI and his resignation was accepted by the BCCI office-bearers.