R C Bhargava resigns from Grasim Board as independent director

New Delhi, Oct 3 ()

Aditya Birla Group

flagship company

Grasim Industries

today said its independent director

R C Bhargava

has resigned from the Board. Bhargava, who is the Chairman of the country's largest car maker Maruti Suzuki India, resigned citing personal reasons. "The resignation is effective from October 1, 2016," Grasim

Industries

said in a BSE filing. ************ IVCA appoints

Rajat Tandon

as president *The Indian

Private Equity

and

Venture Capital

Association (IVCA) has appointed

Rajat

Tandon as its new President. Prior to IVCA, Rajat was part of the leadership team at Nasscom. As Vice President, he had lead

Nasscom

's 10,000 Startups initiative, that supported technology startups in the country. "His key priorities will be the continuing promotion of regulatory reform, and deep engagement with the widening member base of IVCA," Gopal Srinivasan, Chairman, IVCA today said. Rajat Tandon, the incoming President said "I look forward to meeting members and regulators to help achieve further milestones in the development of private equity and venture capital in India". ************

FCB Cogito

appoints Vidyadhar

Wabgaonkar

as president *FCB Cogito, the brand consulting arm of advertising agency

FCB India

, has appointed Vidyadhar Wabgaonkar as president. Wabgaonkar is currently leading the strategic planning effort at

FCB Interface

, which he will continue to do along with his new responsibility at FCB Cogito, the company said in a statement. "FCB Cogito provides a cutting edge to FCB India with the thinking muscle and deep insight that it brings to our business. FCB Cogito has been successful for over a decade now and with Wabgaonkar, we look forward to continued growth from this unique part of our group," FCB India Chairman and CEO

Rohit Ohri

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