Mahindra Manulife Insurance names Ruchika Malhan Varma as Chief Marketing & Customer Officer

Mahindra Manulife Insurance names Ruchika Malhan Varma as Chief Marketing & Customer Officer

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Mahindra Manulife Insurance has appointed Ruchika Malhan Varma as Chief Marketing & Customer Officer (CMCO). In her new role, Varma will oversee brand and marketing communications, corporate communications, digital and growth marketing, customer experience, digital experience, partnerships, DEI, sustainability, and AI enablement. Varma brings more than two decades of experience across financial services, media, entertainment, travel…

Manulife appoints Sarah Chapman as Global Chief Marketing & Customer Experience Officer, joining Executive Leadership Team

Manulife appoints Sarah Chapman as Global Chief Marketing & Customer Experience Officer, joining Executive Leadership Team

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TORONTO, Sept. 10, 2026 /CNW/ — Manulife has appointed Sarah Chapman as Global Chief Marketing & Customer Experience Officer, effective January 1, 2027, reporting to Phil Witherington, President and Chief Executive Officer, and joining Manulife’s Executive Leadership Team. Chapman will lead Manulife’s Global Marketing organization, with responsibility for the company’s brand, marketing and enterprise customer…

AAR appoints new SVP and Chief Digital & Technology Officer

AAR appoints new SVP and Chief Digital & Technology Officer

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AAR has announced the appointment of Sanjay Sood as Senior Vice-President and Chief Digital and Technology Officer, effective immediately. Sood will lead AAR’s technology organisation, overseeing enterprise systems, infrastructure, cybersecurity, data and analytics, as well as the company’s wider adoption of artificial intelligence and other technologies across its operations. He will report to John M….

Ikea India Names Jessamine Avila As Chief Marketing Officer for Expanded Omnichannel Strategy, ETBrandEquity

Ikea India Names Jessamine Avila As Chief Marketing Officer for Expanded Omnichannel Strategy, ETBrandEquity

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Swedish home furnishings retailer IKEA has appointed Jessamine Avila as its new chief marketing officer for India, a strategic leadership placement designed to support the company’s ongoing expansion of its omnichannel retail network. In her new capacity within the growth and marketing function, Avila will take charge of directing IKEA India’s marketing strategies and driving…

IKEA India Appoints Jessamine Avila as New Chief Marketing Officer, ETRetail

IKEA India Appoints Jessamine Avila as New Chief Marketing Officer, ETRetail

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IKEA India has appointed Jessamine Avila as chief marketing officer (CMO) as the home furnishings retailer strengthens its leadership team to support its omnichannel growth strategy in the country. In her new role, Avila will be part of IKEA India’s Growth and Marketing function, leading the company’s marketing strategy and brand-building initiatives as it expands…

Indian payments chief thinks AI will be heavily involved in next era of digital payment growth

Indian payments chief thinks AI will be heavily involved in next era of digital payment growth

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India’s digital payment share has increased over the years, with the Unified Payment Interface (UPI) growing to over 750 million daily transactions. With an aim to reach over a billion daily transactions, Dilip Asbe, MD and CEO of the National Payments Corporation of India, which oversees UPI, thinks AI would be heavily involved in the…

STV Appoints Markus Weidner as Chief Technology Officer to Accelerate Project Delivery and Client Service

STV Appoints Markus Weidner as Chief Technology Officer to Accelerate Project Delivery and Client Service

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Newly Created Role Advances Enterprise Technology and Digital and AI Transformation PHILADELHPIA, PA, June 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — STV today announced the appointment of Markus Weidner as its first chief technology officer, a newly created role that reinforces the firm’s commitment to innovation, as well as digital and AI transformation.  “Technology is central to…

TEGNA CEO Patrick Paolini Appoints Kurt Rao Executive Vice President and Chief Technology and Digital Products Officer

TEGNA CEO Patrick Paolini Appoints Kurt Rao Executive Vice President and Chief Technology and Digital Products Officer

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MCLEAN, Va., June 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TEGNA Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) CEO Patrick Paolini today announced that Kurt Rao has been named executive vice president and chief technology and digital products officer. In this newly created role, Rao will lead the end-to-end strategy and execution for TEGNA’s digital products and technology platforms, uniting product…

CBA names AI researcher Professor Mary-Anne Williams as Chief AI Scientist

CBA names AI researcher Professor Mary-Anne Williams as Chief AI Scientist

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The Sydney-based AAAI Fellow joins the UNSW Business AI Lab to lead a team of Distinguished AI Scientists, in the latest step of Commonwealth Bank’s frontier-AI build-out. Commonwealth Bank of Australia appointed Professor Mary-Anne Williams as its first Chief AI Scientist on Monday, recruiting one of the country’s best-known AI researchers from the University of…