CXO Changes This Week (June 29 – July 5, 2024)

The week of June 29 to July 5, 2024, witnessed several significant CXO changes in the tech industry. Companies like Lenovo, Kyndryl, and Adobe announced key appointments, while JioCinema made a number of launches. Here’s the lowdown:

Lenovo India promotes Rohit Midha as executive director, enterprise

Lenovo has promoted Rohit Midha to the position of executive director of its India business. Midha, who has been with Lenovo for a decade, will drive growth and innovation at the India business, leveraging his 25 years of industry experience, including previous roles at Airtel and BPL Limited. (Read more)

Adobe Appoints Keith Eadie as Chief Business Officer, Asia Pacific

Adobe has named Keith Eadie as general manager of the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. Eadie, who joined Adobe through the acquisition of TubeMogul, has held a variety of leadership roles at Adobe. He will oversee business operations in the APAC region, reporting to Stephen Frieder, chief revenue officer, Adobe Enterprise. (Read more)

Kyndryl Promotes Kim Basile to CIO, Announces Reorganization

Kyndryl has named Kim Basile its new Chief Information Officer, succeeding Michael Bradshaw. Additionally, Nicolas Sekkaki has been named Practice Leader of the Kyndryl Cloud Practice. Basile, previously vice president of IT transformation and strategy, will focus on improving the employee experience and building on the foundational technology. (Read more)

Mahindra’s renewable energy unit appoints new chief technology officer

Mahindra Teqo, a renewable energy asset manager, has appointed Vineet Shukla as Chief Technology Officer. Formerly Head of Data at Mahindra Group, Shukla will oversee the company’s technology strategy, focusing on AI and ML solutions. He has over two decades of experience in the data, AI and ML domains. (Read more)

Inspira has a new VP of Threat and Vulnerability Management

Inspira Enterprise, a provider of cybersecurity, data analytics and AI services, has appointed Subhash Muthareddy as vice president to lead its threat and vulnerability management (TVM) practice. Muthareddy, who has 17 years of experience in cybersecurity, will focus on developing and implementing comprehensive threat and vulnerability management strategies from Hyderabad. (Read more)

Former Cognizant and Freshworks exec joins Azentio

Azentio Software has named Aarthi Ramesh as Chief Customer Officer and Emma Foley as Chief Marketing Officer. Ramesh, with over 20 years of experience in the IT industry, will focus on customer success, while Foley will oversee marketing strategies. (Read more)

JioCinema makes key appointments to its technology team

JioCinema, a subsidiary of Viacom18, has appointed Bharath Ram as Chief Product Officer (CPO) and Vijay Sheshadri as Chief Technical Advisor. Additionally, Shoury Bhardwaj has joined as Engineering Lead for App Experience. These appointments are aimed at enhancing JioCinema’s technical prowess and speed to market. (Read more)

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