Management - general
Larry Page and Sergey Brin step down; Pichai to head Google and Alphabet
04 Dec 2019
“There is no one that we have relied on more since Alphabet was founded, and no better person to lead Google and Alphabet into the future,” Larry Page and Sergey Brin stated in a letter they wrote about the transition at blog.google
Infosys employees group accuses CEO Salil Parekh of financial fudging
21 Oct 2019
In a letter to the board of Infosys, the employees have alleged that they were told not to report costs in recent quarters in a bid to inflate profits, adding that during the current quarter, there is pressure not to recognise $50 million of the costs incurred by the company
Jack Ma officially steps down as executive chairman of Alibaba
10 Sep 2019
Alibaba, which he co-founded in 1999, has become one of the world's biggest internet firms, currently valued at $480bn, which made Ma China's richest man, with a net worth of $38.6bn
Future is bright, Premji tells Wiproites ahead of his last AGM as CMD
17 Jul 2019
Premji said while the company is committed to enhancing value for stakeholders, as a large technology company which employs 170,000 plus people, Wipro has the responsibility to drive an inclusive growth
“Employee growth drives Happy-ness at workplace”
26 Jun 2019
What makes people in any organisation happy? Payal Gupta, director and CEO of Mumbai-based development and change management organisation Celebratory Network, talks to domain-b’s Nithin Rao on an interesting survey it conducted recently to track ‘happy-ness’ at the workplace
ACB exposes illicit lending, illegal appointments by sacked J&K Bank chief
10 Jun 2019
Parvez Ahmad Nengroo, the sacked chairperson of J&k Bank, is alleged to have illegally sanctioned loans worth hundreds of crores to clients recommended by former PDP minister Imran Aftab Ansari and People’s Conference chief Sajjad Lone, according to the investigating agency
ITC chairman YC Deveshwar passes away
13 May 2019
Deveshwar, who transformed the tobacco company to a diversified consumer goods company, also saw ITC group’s revenues grow ten-fold from Rs5,200 cr to over Rs51,500 crore over a 20-year period, while also ensuring compounded annual shareholder returns of 23.3 per cent
Jet flyers propose ‘Roja’ revival plan with airline staff
06 May 2019
While the Revival of Jet Airways’ plan involves raising Rs20,000 crore through loans to employees, ticket sales and issue of preferential shares to frequent flyers, Rs8,000 of it has to still come from lenders
Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn granted bail on $4.5 mn security
25 Apr 2019
Ghosn’s lawyers say prosecutors have been bringing up new charges against him, the latest being the siphoning off $5 million of cash from Nissan to a dealership in Oman
Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal to step down as chairman
01 Mar 2019
Goyal has also agreed to reduce his 51 per cent stake in the full-service carrier, but will continue to be a part of the company in some capacity even after stepping down as chairman
Amazon appoints ex-PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi on its board
26 Feb 2019
Nooyi’s appointment as a member of the audit committee on Amazon’s board comes at a time when the online retail giant’s business plans are going awry under India’s new e-commerce policy
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