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Rikant Pittie to Lead EaseMyTrip as CEO, Stepping Into Brother Nishant Pitti's Role

In his new role, Rikant Pittie will oversee EaseMyTrip's strategic initiatives, focusing on innovation and enhancing customer experiences to solidify the platform's position in the competitive travel tech industry.

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Route Mobile Reshapes Leadership Team to Drive Global Expansion

With Gupta driving overarching Group strategies and Badalia focusing on operational excellence, the company is poised to enter its next phase of sustainable and profitable expansion.

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Redcliffe Labs Announces Leadership Transition: Aditya Kandoi Takes Charge as CEO, Dheeraj Jain Appointed Chairman

Aditya Kandoi, the company's Co-founder, has taken charge as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), while Dheeraj Jain assumes the role of Chairman of the Board.

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Zypp Electric Welcomes Manoj Kohli as Senior Advisor

With over 45 years of experience across telecom, renewable energy, electric vehicles (EVs), and AI-led digital technologies, Kohli's appointment aligns with Zypp's growth trajectory as it prepares for an initial public offering (IPO) within the next 12–24 months.

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Preeti Lobana Appointed Google India's New Country Manager and VP, Succeeding Sanjay Gupta

In her new position, Lobana will lead Google India's sales and operations, focusing on advancing the company's strategy in the region, with a strong emphasis on leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) to drive innovation and economic growth.

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Elevation Capital Appoints Krishna Mehra as Partner to Lead SaaS and AI Investments

Elevation Capital, which specialises in seed and early-stage investments, has invested more than USD 2.6 billion across 190+ companies since its inception in 2002.

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Sanjay Malhotra to Lead RBI as 26th Governor, Replacing Shaktikanta Das

A 1990 batch IAS officer of the Rajasthan cadre, Malhotra boasts a stellar career spanning over three decades in finance, taxation, power, and information technology.

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Freshworks Appoints SaaS Veteran Srinivasan Raghavan as Chief Product Officer

Raghavan will report directly to CEO and President Dennis Woodside as part of the executive leadership team.

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Mitul Shah Joins Google as Managing Director to Drive Pixel Expansion in India

Before joining Google, Shah spent over nine years at Apple, most recently as head of consumer sales. His career also includes roles at Accenture and Infosys, where he specialised in supply chain management and forecasting.

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Edtech Unicorn PhysicsWallah Welcomes Ex-Blinkit CFO Amit Sachdeva to Lead Financial Strategy

Sachdeva previously served as CFO at Grofers (now Blinkit), where he led financial operations until its acquisition by Zomato in 2022. His background includes leadership roles at IGT Solutions and Wipro, underscoring his expertise in corporate finance.

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Nykaa Appoints Abhijeet Dabas as Executive VP and Business Head of Fashion eCommerce

An IIM Calcutta alumnus, Dabas brings a deep understanding of both strategic growth and consumer behavior, having held key roles across major tech and e-commerce companies including McKinsey & Company, Cars24, Swiggy, Myntra, and Lazada.

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Harsha Vardhan Agarwal Set to Lead as President-Elect of FICCI

Agarwal, currently FICCI's senior vice president, will officially take on the role after the conclusion of FICCI's 97th annual general meeting on November 21 in New Delhi, succeeding Dr. Anish Shah.

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Applied Materials Appoints Avinash Avula as Country President for India

Avula, who has previously held leadership roles with Applied in California and Singapore, brings extensive expertise in advanced semiconductor technologies.

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Lenskart Appoints Abhishek Gupta as New CFO, Succeeding Mukti Hariharan

Gupta brings a wealth of experience from his nine-year tenure at OYO, where he played a pivotal role in fundraising, managing investor relations, and overseeing business partnerships.

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Rediff.com Appoints Vishal Mehta as Chairman and MD Following Infibeam Acquisition

The appointment comes shortly after Infibeam Avenues acquired a 54% stake in Rediff.com in August, signaling its intention to relaunch the platform as a consumer-facing digital financial services aggregator.