Singapore’s DBS Group appoints Citi’s Piyush Gupta as CEO

September 16th, 2009 Capital Senior Living appoints new board memberDALLAS — Capital Senior Living Corp., which runs residential communities for seniors, said Wednesday it has named former Lehman executive Michael Reid to its board. Reid previously was in charge of Lehman Brothers' real estate investment trust equity underwriting practice.

September 7th, 2009 BANGALORE - Outgoing Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) chief executive S. Ramadorai has been appointed chairman of Tata Elxsi Ltd with immediate effect, the tech firm of the Tata group said in a regulatory filing Monday.

September 3rd, 2009 Cascal appoints new CFOLONDON — International water and waste company Cascal N.V. said Thursday it has tapped Mark Thurston as its new chief financial officer.

September 3rd, 2009 Gentiva Health appoints 3 independent directorsATLANTA — Home health services provider Gentiva Health Services Inc. said Thursday it named three independent directors to its board.

September 2nd, 2009 OppenheimerFunds appoints 2 executivesNEW YORK — Investment management company OppenheimerFunds Inc. on Wednesday named William Carey as head of distribution and Martha Willis as chief marketing officer.

August 26th, 2009 Duoyuan Global Water appoints Ping Wei to boardNEW YORK — Duoyuan Global Water Inc., a Chinese supplier of water treatment equipment, said Wednesday it appointed Ping Wei to its board of directors. Wei, who will chair the board's audit committee, is the chief financial officer of China Distance Education Holdings Ltd.

August 5th, 2009 KATHMANDU - At least six Indian nationals were killed and one seriously injured when a speeding car ran over them here in the wee hours today. The accident took place when they were returning from Bir Hospital after getting done the medical check-up of a 15-year-old boy at around 12.45a m, a police official said.

August 5th, 2009 KATHMANDU - Six Indian were mowed down by a speeding car in the heart of capital city Kathmandu early Wednesday, the day Nepal celebrated the Rakshabandhan festival for longevity. Police said the dead include two women and two teenagers, all of them from Bihar.

July 27th, 2009 Triumph Group names new president, COOWAYNE, Pa. — Aircraft parts maker Triumph Group Inc.

July 23rd, 2009 Peabody appoints Robert Malone to boardST. LOUIS — Peabody Energy Corp.

June 22nd, 2009 KOLKATA - The state-owned United Bank of India (UBI) is likely to enter the primary market by December, a top bank official said here Monday. "We plan to raise about Rs.300-400 crore from the IPO (initial public offer)," UBI chairman and managing director S.C.

June 2nd, 2009 MELBOURNE - Indian students have lost confidence in Victorian Police force that racially profiles them. Federation of Indian Students of Australia (FISA) adviser Gautam Gupta said a series of comments from Victoria Police had prompted Sunday night's protest that was marked by violence and 18 arrests.

May 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Tata group veteran Syamal Gupta has retired as chairman of Tata BP Solar after 53 years with India's largest industrial house. He will be succeeded by BP Solar's chief executive Reyad Fezzani.

April 16th, 2009 KOLKATA - Public sector lender United Bank of India (UBI) Thursday reported 27 percent growth in advances at Rs.36,000 crore and 16 percent rise in deposits at Rs.54,000 crore in 2008-09. 'Our bottomline is likely to be between Rs.150-200 crore after we close our books,' UBI chairman and managing director S.C.

January 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Telecom major Bharti Airtel has earmarked around $3.5 billion as capital expenditure (capex) for mobile services and infrastructure business for the next financial year, a top official said here Thursday. 'About $2.5 billion have been earmarked as capex for mobile services and approximately $1 billion for the passive infrastructure,' Bharti Group deputy chief executive Akhil Gupta said.