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  • Mamaearth appoints Karan Bajwa as vice president- HR

    Mamaearth appoints Karan Bajwa as vice president- HR

    MUMBAI: FMCG brand Mamaearth has appointed Karan Bajwa as vice president, human resources for Honasa Consumer Pvt. Ltd.

    Bajwa has eight years of experience across talent functions like total rewards, business partnering and HR shared services in companies across telecom and FMCG.

    Mamaearth has grown exponentially over the past few years and is expanding at a rapid rate. Adding Bajwa to the team is part of their plans to identify and implement long-term strategic talent management goals, the company said on Thursday. Bajwa has years of experience at Airtel and Reckitt under his belt.

    Mamaearth co-founder and CEO Varun Alagh said, “Being the fastest-growing D2C brand, we don’t want to simply add to the volume of our workforce, but want to grow as a family. Mamaearth wants to ensure that our employees are well looked after, have access to benefits, and experience a happy company work culture. We’re excited to grow our family and are glad to have someone as experienced and able as Karan to help us achieve our goals.”

    Karan Bajwa will be based out of the Gurgaon office. The appointment comes on the heels of other critical and strategic additions to the leadership team of the brand.

    “Mamaearth is a brand that has made a difference, not just to the consumer market, but also to the way FMCG companies conduct business. I am honoured to be part of the management team and look forward to helping create an impactful talent strategy by streamlining existing processes in addition to implementing new initiatives for the positive growth of the company,” said Karan Bajwa on his new role. 

  • Karan Bajwa is new Google Cloud Asia Pacific chief

    Karan Bajwa is new Google Cloud Asia Pacific chief

    NEW DELHI: Google Cloud has elevated Karan Bajwa, who currently leads Google Cloud in India, as the company’s new leader for Asia Pacific. Bajwa will lead all regional revenue and go-to-market operations for Google Cloud, including on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Google Workspace from today. 

    He succeeds Rick Harshman who leaves the organisation for a new opportunity. Bajwa is currently based in Gurgaon, India, but will relocate to Singapore in 2021. He will also continue to lead Google Cloud in India until a new senior leader for the business is appointed. He will report to Google Cloud president of sales Rob Enslin.

    “Since Karan joined us in March 2020, Google Cloud in India has grown from strength to strength. He’s advanced the digital transformation journeys of many large Indian organisations across industries and successfully expanded our partner community. He brings tremendous management and sales experience with him to this regional role, and we’re thrilled to have him at the helm of our APAC business,” said Enslin. 

    “With the disruptions of 2020 behind us, a true test of 2021 will be how companies replatform and build on the cloud not only for resilience but agility and innovation, and I’m excited for the opportunity to lead Google Cloud’s business in APAC to maximise this next phase of growth,” said Bajwa. 

    Google Cloud is on a strong growth trajectory within Asia Pacific and counts ANZ Bank, Lendlease, Optus, Sharechat, Tech Mahindra, L&T Finance, Wipro, Samsung Electronics, Foxconn, Kia Motors, Go-JEK, Tokopedia, and XL Axiata as customers to name a few. The company has also invested in technical infrastructure in the region, having launched its GCP regions in Jakarta and Seoul last year, with planned expansion to Delhi and Melbourne in 2021.

    Bajwa has nearly 20 years of experience and has worked across multiple technology companies such as IBM, Cisco, Microsoft, and IBM. 

  • Microsoft India launches Office 2016 apps

    Microsoft India launches Office 2016 apps

    Mumbai : Microsoft India announced the launch of the Office 2016 apps. These apps are the latest addition to Office 365, Microsoft’s cloud-based subscription service that helps users do their best work, together. The company also announced new and enhanced Office 365 services built for team productivity.

    The way people work today has changed and that’s why Microsoft is focused on reinventing productivity and business processes for the mobile-first, cloud-first world. Office 2016 makes collaboration and teamwork easier than ever before. It is perfect with Windows 10 and is equipped with built-in intelligence. It works for you and is the most secure Office yet.

    Speaking at the India launch in New Delhi, Microsoft India managing director Karan Bajwa said, “We live in a world where infinite devices and data are vying for our finite time and attention. That’s why Microsoft has set a bold ambition to reinvent productivity and business process in this mobile-first, cloud-first world. Today, with the launch of Office 2016 we endeavor to provide our users with a connected set of apps and services designed for modern working and collaboration which they can access easily and across devices.”

    The Office 2016 apps run on Windows 10, including the new Sway to create shareable, interactive stories that look great on any screen. Windows Hello logs you into Windows 10 and Office 365 in one simple step. Office 2016 apps with Office 365 deliver new capabilities for better enterprise security and protection.

     

    The New Office 2016 apps make your work easier

    Office 2016 provides built-in intelligence to help you work faster and smarter.

    ·         Tell Me helps you quickly find the right Office feature or command, and Smart Lookup bring insights from the web right into your documents.

    ·         Excel 2016 now includes integrated publishing to Power BI and new modern chart-types to help you make the most of your data.

    ·         The most recently used documents list allows you pick up right where you left off, travelling with you across your devices, whether you are working in Office Online, in the Office Mobile apps or in the Office 2016 desktop apps.

    ·         Built-in Data Loss Prevention across Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook, significantly reduces the risk of leaking sensitive data with tools for IT administrators to manage content authoring and document sharing policies

    The New Office 2016 apps: taking collaboration to a new level

    ·         Co-authoring is now provided in Word, PowerPoint and OneNote desktop software, including real-time typing in Word that lets you see others’ edits as they make them.

    ·         Skype in-app integration across the Office Online and rich client apps allows you to IM, screen share, talk or video chat right in your docs.

    ·         With quick search, Outlook 2016 provides the smartest inbox yet. It automatically moves low priority mail to a different folder. Everyone on the To: line is provisioned with the right access to documents with modern, cloud-based attachments.

    ·         Office 365 Groups are now an integrated part of the Outlook 2016 client app and available on your favorite mobile device through the Outlook Groups app, delivering a consistent team experience across the suite.

    ·         Office 365 Planner enables teams to create new plans, organize and assign tasks, set due dates and update status. First Release to roll out to customers before end of this year.

    ·         GigJam, a new way for teams to accomplish tasks and transform business processes by breaking down the barriers between devices, apps and people, is available in private preview today, and will become part of Office 365 in 2016

    Access the new Office 2016 apps from anywhere

    ·         With Office now available across platforms, your Office travels with you in full fidelity with Office mobile apps across Windows, Android and iOS.

    ·         Office Mobile apps on Windows 10 empower on-the-go productivity, additionally Continuum3 allows you to use your phone like a PC.

    ·         Cortana4 connects with Office 365 to help with tasks such as meeting preparation, with further integration with Outlook coming in November.

    Please find the attached details on availability and pricing.

    Also have attached analysts quotes for your reference.

    Photo Caption-   Left to right – Karan Bajwa-MD, Microsoft; Tylor Bryson – GM, Marketing & Operations; Alok Lall – Director, Digital & Social media marketing