Category: National Appointments

Haryana Govt. appointed Babita Phogat and Kavita Devi as Haryana sports deputy directors

August 1, 2020

• Haryana Govt. appointed Babita Phogat and Kavita Devi as Haryana sports deputy directors under the Haryana Outstanding Sportspersons (Recruitment and Conditions of Service) rules.

N. Sivaraman appointed as MD and Group CEO of ICRA

July 31, 2020

•  N. Sivaraman appointed as MD and Group CEO of ICRA for a period of three years by succeeding former MD and Group CEO Naresh Takkar.

Hardik Satishchandra Shah elected as the new Private Secretary to PM Modi

July 31, 2020

• Hardik Satishchandra Shah who is currently serving as a Deputy Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has been appointed as the Private Secretary (PS) to Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Varun Sridhar appointed as the CEO of Paytm Money

July 30, 2020

• Paytm Money has appointed Varun Sridhar as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company. He will replace former MD and CEO Pravin Jadhav. Sridhar will be reporting to Amit Nayyar, the President at Paytm.

Archana Soreng named by UN chief to new advisory group

July 29, 2020

• Indian climate activist Archana Soreng has been named by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to his new advisory group comprising young leaders who will provide perspectives and solutions to tackle the worsening climate crisis, as the global body mobilizes action as part of the COVID-19 recovery efforts.

Naveen Tahilyani appointed as MD & CEO of Tata AIA Life Ltd

July 26, 2020

• Naveen Tahilyani has been appointed as MD & CEO of Tata AIA Life Ltd. He will take over from the current CEO Rishi Srivastava, who has been appointed as chief executive officer, group agency distribution, AIA Group, Hong Kong.

Partha Pratim Sengupta appointed as the new MD & CEO of IOB

July 25, 2020

• Partha Pratim Sengupta appointed as the new Managing Director (MD) & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) by replacing Karnam Sekar.

Anandiben Patel appointed as the Governor of MP

July 25, 2020

• Smt. Anandiben Patel is appointed as the Governor of Madhya Pradesh by the President of India after the sudden demise of MP’s former Governor Lal Ji Tandon.
• She is also acting as the Governor of Uttar Pradesh.

Alok Misra appointed as new CEO & Director of MFIN

July 24, 2020

• Alok Misra, right now Professor & Chairperson of Public Policy & Governance at MDI Gurgaon, will be working as CEO of Microfinance Institutions Network (MFIN) from 1st August 2020.
• Dr. Misra took place of the present CEO, Harsh Shrivastava, who has decided to move on after over 2 years at MFIN.

Sumit Deb appointed as CMD of NMDC

July 23, 2020

• Sumit Deb is appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of the National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) till 28th February 2023.
• He succeeds N. Baijendra Kumar(IAS) the current CMD of NMDC who superannuates on 31st July 2020.