Management - general
Infosys ex-CFO Balakrishnan seeks sacking of some board members
09 Dec 2017
Former Infosys chief financial officer V Balakrishnan today sought the discontinuance of certain board members in light of the company filing a settlement plea with SEBI on corporate governance lapses relating to severance payment to its former chief financial officer Rajiv Bansal
New CEO Salil Parekh faces real test of staying calm at Infosys
04 Dec 2017
Salin Parekh becomes the second outsider after Vishal Sikka to take the top job at the 36-year-old Infosys, which employs over 2,00,000 professionals across the world
Bharti Mittal family pledges Rs7,000 cr to charity
23 Nov 2017
A major part of the wealth pledged for charity will go towards setting up of the proposed Satya Bharti University for Science and Technology, which will offer 'free education' to underprivileged youth
Meg Whitman to step down as chief executive of Hewlett Packard Enterprise
22 Nov 2017
Meg Whitman will step down as chief executive of Hewlett Packard Enterprise six years after joining its corporate predecessor and implementing a turnaround that split the Silicon Valley corporate icon in two
Rio Tinto’s former CEO faces fraud charges in African coal mine deal
18 Oct 2017
US authorities have filed fraud charges against Rio Tinto and former executives Tom Albanese and Guy Elliot over the 2014 sale of the company’s African coal assets for $50 million, three years after its $3.7 billion acquisition
Heads-up, CEOs — corporate social responsibility may get you fired, study finds
18 Oct 2017
Investing in product safety, employee diversity and carbon footprint reduction are all examples of CSR that can result in high praise for a chief executive — or get them fired. New research shows that CSR investments can be a double-edged sword — do well and they'll buffer you from dismissal, do poorly and you're more likely lose your job
Middle managers may turn to unethical behaviour to face unrealistic expectations
06 Oct 2017
Unrealistic goal setting leads to deceptive tactics that can harm an organisation in several ways, including its bottom line through the awarding of bonuses based on this deceptive performance, and also because upper management makes strategic decisions and allocates resources based on a business unit's feigned success
Former Intel CEO, Paul Otellini dies aged 66
04 Oct 2017
Under the stewardship of Paul Otellini, Intel won new business from technology leaders like Apple and focused more on technologies beyond chips for personal computers
Unitech’s Chandra brothers denied bail, face police grilling
16 Sep 2017
A bench led by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra said the bail applications will be considered only after the data of home buyers seeking refund or possession of flats is collated
Kraft Heinz elevates 29-yr-od David Knopf to CFO
09 Sep 2017
Kraft Heinz, the $100-billion packaged foods maker, is tapping 29-year-old Princeton graduate and former 3G Capital partner David Knopf as chief financial officer
Tim Leverton quits Tata Motors, to relocate to UK for personal reasons
04 Sep 2017
Tim joined Tata Motors in April 2010 as president and head of the Advanced Product Engineering Division. In this role he was responsible for leading the global R&D of all Tata branded passenger cars, trucks and buses.
Nilekani to get nil pay as Infosys non-executive chair
02 Sep 2017
Newly-appointed non-executive and non-independent chairman Nandan Nilekani, who has returned to the helm at Infosys after the departure of Vikas Sikka, will not accept any remuneration from the company
Murthy welcomes Nilekani, demands full clean-up of Infy board
30 Aug 2017
N R Narayana Murthy said an independent investigation into the allegations failed to address whistle-blower concerns of governance deficit and was instead used to exonerate the Infosys board from allegations regarding benefiting directly from Panaya and other acquisitions
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