| | APRIL 20248Vivek Wadhera has assumed the role of Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at ORIX India, a prominent financial services firm, starting April 2, 2024. ORIX focuses on offering operational leasing services for passenger cars, along with automobile-related solutions such as car rentals and business transportation services in India. Additionally, it provides adaptable financing options to corporations for leasing vehicles to their staff and extends commercial vehicle loans to the retail market.Bringing with him over 25 years of distinguished experience in the financial sector, Vivek transitions to ORIX India from renowned institutions including Citigroup, Barclays, and most recently DMI Finance, where he held the position of Group Chief Financial Officer. Rejoining ORIX India after previously serving as its Group Chief Financial Officer for a decade, Vivek has been instrumental in shaping the organization's growth trajectory and consolidating its standing as a frontrunner in the financial services arena, as stated in a press release by the company.Vivek brings a wealth of experience in financial management, money markets, portfolio transactions, and strategic planning to ORIX India. His deep comprehension of these areas will play a crucial role as the company pursues its objective of broadening its range of services and enhancing customer satisfaction. With a professional background as a Chartered Accountant and having graduated from Sri Ram College of Commerce, Vivek has sharpened his expertise in finance and business management, as highlighted in the announcement. BITS Pilani has partnered with Blockchain For Impact (BFI) as part of the BFI-Biome Virtual Network Programme, aimed at fostering innovation and progress in healthcare. This collaboration will support initiatives at BITS Pilani to drive forward advancements in the field.As per BITS Pilani officials, their primary focus lies in life sciences and related interdisciplinary fields such as antimicrobial resistance, biomedical devices, and cancer research. Through a strategic partnership, BFI will collaborate with the institute, providing $ 600,000 over three years to leverage BFI's intellectual resources alongside BITS Pilani's advanced infrastructure. This collaboration aims to jointly identify research partnership prospects. The partnership is expected to represent a significant step towards advancing transformative healthcare initiatives across BITS Pilani's campuses in Pilani, Hyderabad, and Goa.Sandeep Nailwal, the Founder, BFI, said, "The $15 million BFI-Biome initiative represents a paradigm shift, encouraging collaboration between leading researchers, technologists, and innovators to pioneer the next generation of health interventions". Professor V Ramgopal Rao, vice chancellor, BITS Pilani, said, "Our collaboration with BFI accelerates biomedical innovation and leverages our expertise and facilities to pioneer transformative healthcare solutions".Dr. Pooja Agrawal, Programme Director, BFI, said, "BITS Pilani's emphasis on translational research is in line with our mission to support science and upstream research that can lead to tomorrow's healthcare solutions. BFI's partnership with BITS Pilani is an important step towards realising our goal of making India self-sufficient in biomedical research and innovation and developing products that can benefit not only Indians but also the global population". ORIX INDIA NAMES VIVEK WADHERA AS NEW MANAGING DIRECTOR & CEOBITS PILANI COLLABORATES WITH BLOCKCHAIN FOR IMPACT FOR BIOMED RESEARCHIN FOCUSIN FOCUS
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