Jejurikar (58), who joined Procter & Gamble (P&G) as an assistant brand manager in 1989, will replace Jon Moeller as part of a top leadership transition, according to a statement from the Cincinnati, Ohio-based company. He will become the first Indian and Asian to lead the company.
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“I always say yes to opportunities”: How Sonali Sinha has made history at Rotary Club of Singapore
Rotary Club of Singapore, established in June 1930, recently elected Indian-origin entrepreneur Sonali Sinha as its president, an appointment as remarkable as it gets, since Sonali, a Rotarian for about a decade now, arrived in Singapore only six years ago.
Viral reel star Nandu Rapolu steps into cinema with Tamil film 13/13 Lucky Nun
Nandu, who works for Cognizant, began making Instagram reels during the COVID-19 lockdown. He and his wife created videos in Telugu, Hindi, Kannada, and Tamil, but it was a collaboration with his cousin Surekha Nunna, based in Atlanta, US, that changed everything.
Blue Origin’s next spaceflight to carry Indian-American Arvi Bahal and 5 others
With this launch, Blue Origin will increase the total number of people flown above the Karman line to 76. The flight date has not yet been announced, but a live webcast will be available on launch day, beginning 30 minutes before liftoff.
IMF’s Gita Gopinath resigns, will join Harvard as inaugural Coffey Professor
Gopinath, who joined the IMF in 2019 as Chief Economist, became the first woman to hold that position. She was promoted to First Deputy Managing Director in January 2022, making her the Fund’s No. 2 official.
Rajesh K. Gupta to lead UC San Diego’s new school for AI, computing and data science
SCIDS is one of 12 schools at UC San Diego, and only the fourth to be added in this century. It brings together more than 50 faculty across 16 academic fields and serves about 8,000 students, including many from a growing community college pipeline. The school offers two undergraduate degrees, three master’s degrees and a PhD program, with specialisation in data science and AI.
Indian-origin Tesla CFO Vaibhav Taneja joins Elon Musk’s America Party as treasurer
His appointment to the America Party came soon after Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced the formation of the party on X.
California school named after activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, a first for Punjabi representation in US
The ribbon-cutting ceremony was attended by community members, school officials, and the family of Jaswant Singh Khalra, including his wife and daughter.
Trump calls Indian-origin Zohran Mamdani a ‘Communist lunatic’ after NYC primary upset
Mamdani, who is currently serving as a New York state assemblyman representing Queens, secured 43.5 percent of the vote, with 90 percent of ballots counted. If he wins the final election, Mamdani would become the first Muslim mayor of New York City.
UNLV honours Indian-American professor with fellowship fund
Professor Verma’s career at UNLV spanned 55 years, from 1967 to 2022. During this time, he played an important role in building and strengthening the department. He served as department chair for 22 years and was instrumental in launching the university’s master’s programme in mathematics in 1969.
