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Poonawalla Fincorp appoints Salil Hajarnis as Chief Technology Officer

With over two decades of experience in technology leadership, Salil Hajarnis has consistently delivered impactful results in roles spanning enterprise architecture, software engineering, and AI integration, highlighted the company in a statement. At Fiserv, as head of technology for India, he led major initiatives including AI and API-enabled solutions, real-time integrations, and platform modernization across key markets in India, ASEAN, and Australia.

As CTO, Salil Hajarnis will shape the company’s technology roadmap, enhance operational efficiency, and deliver superior customer experiences.

JetSynthesys’ Anuj Tandon joins BITKRAFT Ventures as Partner

Anuj Tandon started his career with Infosys as software engineer, and then joined Tech Mahindra as a business analyst. Then, he joined Rolocule Games as co-founder - director, and from there joined Nazara Games as head of mobile game - publishing and marketing.

Anuj Tandon previously led JetSynthesys as chief executive officer – gaming.

Honasa Consumer elevates Meetu Mulchandani to Head of Brand Factory

Meetu Mulchandani brings nearly two decades of experience in the beauty and personal care industry. She has been with Honasa for nearly four years now and has been at the helm of building young brands. Her career spans roles at Nyumi, The Mom’s Co., Healthkart, Alteus Biogenics, and Mankind Pharma.

In her expanded role, Meetu Mulchandani will lead the end-to-end journey of crafting new brands within Honasa’s House of Brands portfolio. This will encompass ideation, in-depth market research, consumer insights, concept testing, and shaping business and marketing strategy, with a strong emphasis on innovation, and market dominance through strategic growth initiatives.

VLCC’s Puneet Gulati joins Sleepwell as CMO

Puneet Gulati began his career as sales manager at Colgate-Palmolive, and then joined Marketics as analytics consultant, and then joined GSK Consumer Healthcare India as marketing manager where he was elevated to the position of global marketing manager.

Puneet Gulati was the chief marketing officer at VLCC.

DEPT appoints David Neal as Global CFO

In his new role, David Neal will be based in London. He will leverage his extensive background to redefine the finance department as a strategic ally within DEPT, enhancing collaboration with other business units—especially Operations, and People & Culture. Neal will harness the potential of AI to transform financial processes, fostering a culture of relentless curiosity and innovation, stated the company in a statement.

In this role, David Neal will bring together the global finance and operations team, driving innovation and streamlining processes by positioning finance as a strategic partner to the business.

Amazon India’s Consumer Electronics Director Ranjit Babu quits

Babu started his career as a systems analyst at Pan Arab Reserach Center and then joined Nokia as sales manager where he was elevated as national key account manager. Then, he was appointed as vice president - operations at Karadi Tales Company, and then he joined Amazon, and from there, was appointed as category leader at Cloudtail India Private Limited.

This move comes amidst senior-level exits and organisational restructuring which is taking place at Amazon’s India operations.

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AMUL’s MD Jayen Mehta gets a tenure extension for 5 years

In January 2023, Jayen Mehta succeeded Sodhi on an interim period, who had been leading the company since 2010. It was also stated last year that while Mehta would be a temporary replacement for RS Sodhi, a new MD would be announced in the next few months. (Image Source: Dairy Industries International)

Jayen Mehta’s tenure has been extended till 2029-2030.

Abbey Thomas to head VW Group’s Bentley as Country Head

Abbey Thomas will take charge in January, and will report to Jan Bures, executive director – sales, marketing and digital, at Skoda Auto Volkswagen India.

Adani Wilmar names Shrikant Kanhere as the Deputy CEO

Shrikant Kanhere will be mainly responsible for business development, investor relations and financial management while Sheth will continue to lead sourcing of raw materials, trading and manufacturing operations.

Shrikant Kanhere will assume this role in addition to his current profile as the chief financial officer (CFO) of the company.