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Leena Nair, first Indian-origin CEO of French firm Chanel

Leena Nair, first Indian-origin CEO of French firm Chanel

December 15, 2021

On December 14, 52-year-old Leena Nair, was chosen by Chanel, a French luxury brand, as its Global CEO. The company said that Nair was chosen to ensure “long term success” of the company. Chanel said it recognised Nair as a “visionary leader whose ability to champion a long...

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Indian origin Sonia Syngal named new CEO of Gap Inc

Indian origin Sonia Syngal named new CEO of Gap Inc

March 11, 2020

Indian-American Sonia Syngal became the new CEO for America’s largest apparel retailer Gap Inc. She is the highest ranked Indian-American female CEO of a Fortune 500 company after Indra Nooyi stepped down as PepsiCo head in 2018.

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Rising coal quarrying in India

Rising coal quarrying in India

June 27, 2017

After coal mining witnessed a setback last year, India – which stands amongst the biggest coal users in the world along with China and the United States of America (US), has boosted scooping out the black rock in 2017; in the time when carbon emissions are already pushing clima...

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Bangladesh Tourism Board appoints new CEO

Bangladesh Tourism Board appoints new CEO

February 27, 2017

Bangladesh Tourism Board (BTB) has appointed Dr Md Nasir Uddin as its new Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect. Dr Nasir, a very senior officer of Government of Bangladesh is an Additional Secretary to the government and holds years of experience and knowledge in the tou...

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Tourism New Zealand appoints new Chief Executive

Tourism New Zealand appoints new Chief Executive

December 22, 2016

Tourism New Zealand Chair, Kerry Prendergast announced the appointment of Stephen England-Hall for the position of Chief Executive at Tourism New Zealand. Stephen will commence service in early April 2017, based out of Auckland.

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Kenya Tourism Board gets a new CEO

Kenya Tourism Board gets a new CEO

December 17, 2016

Dr Betty Radier has officially taken over as the new chief executive officer at the Kenya Tourism Board following a nine-month vacuum of a substantive CEO. Dr Radier took on the baton from marketing director Jacinta Nzioka who had been serving as acting CEO.

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Ajei Gopal, another Indian origin CEO in US

Ajei Gopal, another Indian origin CEO in US

August 30, 2016

Indian origin Ajei Gopal named CEO of a US firm. The software veteran with an experience of 25 years in technology industry will take charge at ANSYS starting next year.

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India Born CEOs of International Companies

India Born CEOs of International Companies

July 15, 2016

Indians ruling the international business world: Here are five personalities heading leading multinationals.

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Drop in sales for Apple

Drop in sales for Apple

April 29, 2016

Apple witnessed a decline in its revenue sales for the first time in 13 years, by around 13 pc. But the Indian market remains strong with a 56 percent year-over-year growth in iPhone sales. On April 26, 2016, Apple Inc., an American multinational technology company reported a fal...

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