Spotlight: CXO movement this week (Jan 18- Jan 24)

The week of January 18-24 was buzzing with several CXO movements in the tech industry. Technology providers like Genpact, Inspira Enterprise, LinkedIn, New Relic, among others, made new business appointments, while non-tech firms like KOKI Group and Arvind Fashions among others, appointed new leaders to helm their IT and digital affairs. Here’s the roundup:

Genpact elevates Sreekanth Menon to SVP of Global AI Practice post

Genpact has promoted Sreekanth Menon to Senior Vice President of Global AI Practice and Innovation, where he will spearhead AI initiatives and implement the GenpactNEXT strategy from Bengaluru. Menon, who has been with Genpact for 15 years, previously served as the Vice President and global leader for AI/ML services, managing a team of over 200 experts and significantly scaling operations. He holds degrees from XLRI Jamshedpur and Bangalore University. (Reads more)

Inspira Enterprise appoints new head of managed security services

Inspira Enterprise has appointed Rajesh Ananthakrishnan as President and Head of Managed Security Services. With over 20 years in IT security, he will enhance the company’s MSS offerings from Chennai. Ananthakrishnan previously served as General Manager at HCLTech, overseeing security operations and incident response, and has held senior roles at Wipro and Hewlett-Packard. (Reads more)

LinkedIn appoints Deepak Agarwal as its AI chief

LinkedIn has named Deepak Agarwal as its new Chief AI Officer (CAIO), focusing on ethical and human-centric AI innovations. This marks Agarwal’s return to LinkedIn after an eight-year tenure as Vice President of Engineering and AI, where he contributed to foundational AI developments. He has over 24 years of experience, including roles at Pinterest and Yahoo, and holds a doctorate in statistics from the University of Connecticut. (Reads more)

Edenred appoints Minaxi Indra as India MD

French digital services firm Edenred has appointed Minaxi Indra as Managing Director for India. With over 22 years of leadership experience, she will drive Edenred India's growth strategy. The company, headquartered in France, connects over 60 million users and 2 million partner merchants globally. Indra, an IIM-B alumnus, has a strong track record in scaling businesses and has held leadership roles at upGrad, Uber, LinkedIn, SAP, Cisco, and IBM. (Reads more)

New Relic appoints Simon Lee as SVP and MD for APJ

New Relic has appointed Simon Lee as Senior Vice President and Managing Director for the Asia-Pacific and Japan (APJ) region. Lee, who has over 20 years of technology experience, previously served as Vice President for APJ at Gigamon and held senior roles at Oracle and SAP. He will work with New Relic’s regional leadership team to enhance the company's market presence across APJ. (Reads more)

LTIMindtree’s president and a top candidate for CEO role steps down

LTIMindtree announced the resignation of Sudhir Chaturvedi, President of Global Markets, who was a top candidate for the CEO role. Chaturvedi joined in 2016 and became president in 2022 after the merger with Mindtree. His departure follows several other notable exits, including former CFO Vinit Teredesai. Chaturvedi is leaving to pursue new opportunities and has extensive experience from roles at NIIT Technologies, Infosys, and Ernst & Young. (Reads more)

Bhavesh Gandhi joins KOKI Group as Global CIO

Bhavesh Gandhi has been appointed Global Chief Information Officer (CIO) at KOKI Group. Formerly the Executive Vice President and Chief Digital & Information Officer at Aarti Industries, he has over two decades of experience in digital strategy and transformation, having previously held leadership roles at Piramal Pharma and Sun Pharma.

Kunal Mehta joins Arvind Fashions as CIO

Kunal Mehta has joined Arvind Fashions as Chief Information Officer. Before this, he was Head of Strategy at Tata Consultancy Services, managing various clients and transformation projects. With over 20 years of experience, Mehta has also held leadership roles at Fabindia, Raymond Limited, and Trent Hypermarket, focusing on IT transformation and omnichannel strategies.