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Rahul Kansal (14th Batch), appointed Brand Advisor at Network18 Group

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Network18 has appointed Rahul Kansal as Brand Advisor for the Group.

Kansal joins Network18 from Future Consumer Ltd. Prior to that, at Times Group, he was the force behind campaigns like ‘Aman ki Asha’, ‘Teach India’ and ‘Lead India’ among others. Many of these initiatives have received widespread acclaim, including India’s first-ever Grand Prix at Cannes. In his new role, Kansal will mentor the array of brands within the network and develop innovative properties to strengthen their positioning and connect with the consumers. He will report to Rahul Joshi, CEO – News and Group Editor-in-Chief of Network18.
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Ayan Mukerji (22nd Batch), appointed President and Chief Operating Officer at Infogain

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Infogain, a leading provider of technology solutions and services, has appointed Ayan Mukerji as President and Chief Operating Officer, responsible for Sales, Solutions and Operations. Reporting to CEO Sunil Bhatia, he will support and execute on Infogain’s vision of becoming a new age digital engineering services leader and its motto to “Engineer Business Outcomes” for its customers.
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Raghava Roa (1994 Batch), appointed Vice President Finance at Amazon India

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Amazon India has elevated its chief financial officer Raghava Rao to the rank of vice-president, a development that comes amidst India unit’s move towards more fiscal prudence as its operations here mature.

Rao took over as vice-president, finance, since March, according to his LinkedIn profile. Amazon confirmed that Rao has recently been promoted. “There is no change of role — he continues to lead the finance function for Amazon India,” a company spokesperson said.
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Praveen Raj's (PGDM 49th Batch) Fraud analytics startup TrustCheckr raises $100,000 in angel funding

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Bengaluru-based fraud analytics solution provider TrustCheckr has raised $100,000 (Rs 65 lakh) in angel money from a city-based conglomerate and two high net-worth individuals.

The fresh capital will be used for hiring, marketing and product development, TrustCheckr co-founder Adhip Ramesh told TechCircle.

TrustCheckr, which was founded in March 2017 by IIM-Lucknow graduate Ramesh and IIM-Calcutta alumnus Praveen Raj, enables businesses to identify fraud, fake or bot profiles using image processing and artificial intelligence.
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Meena Ganesh (20th batch/1983-1985) led Portea Medical is India’s largest and fastest growing home healthcare company.

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For Meena Ganesh, entrepreneurship was nowhere in radar in her early academic years. It was all about being a professor and taking up research. But fate, it seems, had a different proposition for her.

Today, Ganesh (54) is counted amongst India’s foremost business leaders and most successful entrepreneurs. She has carved a name for herself as the MD and CEO of Portea Medical, a venture she set up in 2013.
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Mrinalini Mirchandani (37th Batch): Driven By A Sense Of Purpose

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Mrinalini Mirchandani is among the handful of women who have crossed gender barriers to reach a top rung in a consulting and audit firm. She has shattered the glass ceiling in an industry in which women occupy less than 18 per cent of the top management positions.

Mirchandani, who is an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta is now Partner, McKinsey & Company. Her career graph encompasses consulting, investment banking and headhunting, all through which she has demonstrated a special passion for healthcare.
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M Gopalan (34th Batch), appointed CEO of P&G India

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Procter & Gamble said Madhusudan Gopalan, the head of its Indonesian business will replace Al Rajwani as its India MD. The change is effective April 1, the maker of Olay skin cream and Tide detergent said Wednesday in a statement.

Gopalan, an IIM, Calcutta alumnus, started his career at P&G India in 1999 in the sales function. The 42-year old has also worked in the Cincinnati headquarters with the P&G-Walmart business team and later as the head of market, strategy and planning in India.
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Prof. Anindya Ghose (PGP 33rd Batch) is the winner of Axiom Business Book Awards 2018 in Business Technology for his Book, Tap: Unlocking the Mobile Economy

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Prof. Anindya Ghose (PGP, 1998-33rd batch), Heinz Riehl Chair Professor of Business and the Director of the Masters of Science in Business Analytics program at NYU Stern, and the Author of TAP: Unlocking the Mobile Economy, by Anindya Ghose (The MIT Press) has won awards in two categories for this business book.
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Indra Nooyi (1976 Batch) became first independent female director of ICC

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The PepsiCo Chairman and CEO has been appointed to the ICC Board as the organisation’s first independent female director.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced that PepsiCo Chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi has been appointed to the ICC Board as the organization’s first independent female director. Mrs. Nooyi will join the Board in June 2018 to align with the term of the ICC Independent Chairman, following the unanimous confirmation of her appointment at today’s meeting.

The introduction of an Independent Director, who must be female, was approved by the ICC Full Council in June 2017 as part of wide ranging constitutional change aimed at improving the global governance of the sport.
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Disha Chhabra's (PGPEX Batch 6) book, Corporate Avatars is a satirical take on the corporate world that promises to help one handle the different type of people encountered in the work place.

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She began listing each of these characters after almost three months of engaging in discussion with people across various industries.

A satirical take on the corporate world that promises to help you handle the nitwits and smart-mouths you inevitably meet in your professional life.
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