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Bengaluru International Airport Ltd appoints Girish Nair as COO

Girish Nair, formerly with KPMG India, takes over from Satyaki Raghunath in his second stint at BIAL

Netflix executive on what getting fired publicly taught her: 'First 3 months were really...'

Bela Bajaria joined Netflix in 2016 and worked her way up to becoming the streaming giant's chief content officer. She was previously the president of Universal until she was fired in 2016.

Former BharatPe COO Dhruv Dhanraj Bahl launches maiden VC fund with total corpus of Rs 120 crore

Bahl joins a series of former executives of BharatPe who have moved to launch their own startups and venture capital funds like OTP Ventures, OTPLess and GrowthCap Ventures

Ex-Unacademy COO Vivek Sinha raises $11 mn from Lightspeed, Matrix for edtech startup

This comes months after Moneycontrol exclusively reported the deal in December and said that Oyo group CEO and founder Ritesh Agarwal and Unacademy CEO and co-founder Gaurav Munjal also participated in the round.

Unacademy ex-COO Vivek Sinha raises $11 million from Lightspeed, Matrix for edtech venture

Sinha’s previous bosses, Unacademy CEO Gaurav Munjal and Oyo founder Ritesh Agarwal, are also backing his latest venture

Madhivanan Balakrishnan appointed ED & COO of IDFC FIRST Bank

His elevation was recommended by the nomination and remuneration committee for a period of three years, IDFC FIRST Bank said in the statement.

Khan Academy India appoints former Gates Foundation executive as country director

In a statement, the company said Vasudevan will oversee India operations and be responsible for driving further growth for Khan Academy in India.

SaaS firm Kovai.co appoints Andrew Cloke as new COO

Kovai. co is a Coimbatore and London-based SaaS firm that offers enterprise software products for the Microsoft ecosystem. It counts ABB, Biocartis, Vodafone, Whatfix, and Toyota among its clients.

Why is Sheryl Sandberg stepping down as COO of Facebook parent Meta?

Sheryl Sandberg stepped down as Meta COO after 14 years. In a social media post, Sandberg said she plans to focus on her foundation and philanthropic work going forward. Want to know more about the woman behind the multibillion-dollar advertising powerhouse? Watch the video here.

Who is Javier Olivan, Meta's next COO?

The Spaniard will replace Sheryl Sandberg, who announced on Wednesday she was stepping down from Meta.

Ola appoints former PepsiCo executive Vishal Kaul as COO

Jivrajka has now been appointed as Founding Partner and will continue to work closely with Bhavish Aggarwal, Ola co-founder and CEO.

Airtel Africa COO Ragunath Mandava elevated as MD, CEO

Telecom operator Bharti Airtel today announced top level changes for its African operations by promoting Chief Operating Officer Raghunath Mandava as Managing Director and CEO of Airtel Africa.

You can tell a man by his golf, and other quotes by Nikesh Arora

A look at some of the quotes by Nikesh Arora, one of the highest paid executives globally, who stepped down as President and Chief Operating Officer of Japan‘s SoftBank on Tuesday

Govt nod to rural hsg scheme to help ind reach far & wide: Pros

The Cabinet on Wednesday approved implementation of the rural housing scheme of Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana â€“ Gramin. Under the scheme, financial assistance is provided for construction of pucca house to all houseless and households living in dilapidated houses.

Cipla sets up 6-member leadership team

"This is part of the company's ongoing transformation journey to simplify decision making and improve operational excellence," Cipla Ltd said in a statement.

SoftBank wins first solar power project in India

The project is to be developed in the Ghani Sakunala Solar Park, Kurnool district, the statement said, adding that this is SoftBank's first step towards realising its USD 20 billion commitment to promote clean and safe energy in India.

India shining in metros; will fund smart cities: World Bank

World Bank's recent report reveals the government may have under estimated the number of Indians residing in cities - facts that may call for a new approach to urban planning in the country.

Ola to invest $20 mn, looks at customer privacy

The aggregator integrated a cloud telephony solution, which sends an encrypted number to the driver whenever a customer books a cab.

Flipkart customers to get refund within 24 hours

The instant refund will be completed using Immediate Payments System (IMPS) transfers, it said adding that the CoD IMPS return facility is currently active for banks having IMPS transaction capability.

Coca-Cola names James Quincey president

The company also said Ahmet Bozer, another Coke veteran who had been widely seen as a possible successor to Chief Executive Officer Muhtar Kent, will retire. Bozer, executive vice president and president of Coca-Cola International, will stay on as an adviser until March of 2016, the company said.

Infosys Q1 $ revenue swells 4.5%, vol growth at 19-qtr high

Consolidated net profit fell 2.16 percent sequentially to Rs 3,030 crore and revenue rose 7 percent to Rs 14,354 crore in the quarter ended June.

4 Indians among world's 100 most powerful women: Forbes

SBI chief Arundhati Bhattacharya, ICICI bank head Chanda Kochhar, Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw and HT Media chairperson Shobhana Bhartia are among the world's 100 most powerful women, according to the Forbes' annual list which is topped by German chancellor Angela Merkel.