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TikTok rolled out a series of executive shakeups Thursday, announcing Disney PR veteran Zenia Mucha will head the social platform’s comms department as chief brand and communications officer while longtime COO V. Pappas steps down. “TikTok’s ability to encourage creativity, connect people and create communities is nothing short of inspiring and I am excited to be joining this innovative and dynamic company,” Mucha said in a statement. At Disney, Mucha had a reputation for being tough on media and fiercely…

Sentra.world, an ESG ( Environmental, social, and corporate governance) focussed has raised a seed funding round of $2 million led by Avaana Capital, an early-stage climate-tech venture capital firm. RPG Ventures and Golden Sparrow Ventures also participated in the round.The funding will drive global expansion, platform development, and sectoral intelligence enhancement, serving industrial businesses in India, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and beyond, the statement added. The Bengaluru-based startup helps clients…

Chris Licht, Chairman and CEO of CNN Worldwide.Courtesy: CNNCNN CEO Chris Licht is about to get some help running his news network from a longtime close confidant of Warner Bros. Discovery chief executive officer David Zaslav.Licht has hired David Leavy as CNN's new chief operating officer, the company announced Thursday. Leavy is Warner Bros. Discovery's chief corporate affairs officer and has worked closely with Zaslav for more than 15 years. Licht took over as CNN's CEO in April 2022.The move appears to give Zaslav an…

Zypp Electric said it will deploy 1 lakh e-scooters for online food delivery platform Zomato by 2024.The company said that the association is part of a larger plan of Zomato to go completely electric by 2030."This association will enable us to significantly reduce carbon emissions and bring more sustainable last-mile delivery options to our customers. We look forward to working together to create more efficient and environment friendly deliveries," said Mohit Sardana, COO, food delivery at Zomato.Zypp Electric, which has…

Oregon-based electric vehicle company Arcimoto has announced some big movements on the company’s leadership team, including appointing one of the company’s board of directors members, Christopher Dawson, as new CEO. Dawson will retain his board position, while previous interim CEO Jesse Fittipaldi will become Arcimoto’s new president. Arcimoto’s former chief product officer, Dwayne Lum, has been appointed to COO. Board director Terry Becker will now lead the Tilting Motor Works Division…

The modified 747 aircraft "Cosmic Girl" lifts off from Mojave Air and Space Port in California carrying a LauncherOne rocket on June 30, 2021.Virgin OrbitWith Virgin Orbit now under bankruptcy protection, departing Chief Operating Officer Tony Gingiss had some choice words for the company's leadership, as well as a lengthy and detailed apology to its employees."You deserved better than this!" Gingiss wrote in a companywide email on Monday, which was obtained by CNBC."You have been part of something audacious, challenging,…

Salesforce Inc. could see another round of job cuts while the company continues to focus on improving profitability, said Chief Operating Officer Brian Millham.“The structure of the organization — if we feel like it needs to change and reshape — we’re going to make those moves to drive the efficiencies,” Millham said Friday in an interview. He added that consultant Bain & Co., which Salesforce is working with to review the business, has yet to provide final recommendations.After years of hiring and big acquisitions,…

Honeywell HON -0.23% Honeywell HON -0.23% International Inc. has tapped a 34-year company veteran to succeed current chief executive Darius Adamczyk, a switch that comes as the industrial company faces slowing growth in the year ahead. Honeywell on Tuesday named Vimal Kapur, 57, as its next CEO, effective June 1. Mr. Kapur, who is…

Sanjeev Singh, who was serving as Wipro's chief operations officer, has joined CMS IT Services as its managing director and chief executive officer effective immediately.Singh will be operating from Bengaluru. He joins the digital solutions and cloud management firm after serving a four-year stint at Wipro where the chief operations officer besides being a member of the Wipro executive board in his last role. Wipro confirmed Singh's exit. "Sanjeev Singh has decided to pursue a career outside of the company. Wipro thanks…

TOKYOPOP has promoted Marc Visnick to COO and Publisher to devise and lead many of the publisher's key initiatives and strategies at the company. | TOKYOPOP announced this week that it has promoted Marc Visnick to COO and Publisher. He had previously served as VP of Publishing since joining the manga and graphic novel company in early 2022. Visnick will devise and lead many of the publisher's key initiatives and strategies from here on. Photo courtesy of TOKYOPOP In this new role, Visnick will manage all North American…