People in News: October 2022 PDF

1. Ram Charan

• Ram Charan is appointed as the new Brand Ambassador of Hero MotoCorp.
• Hero MotoCorp Limited is one of the world’s largest motorcycle and scooter manufacturers.
• Ram Charan is a Tollywood Actor and he will feature in its campaign Glamour XTEC.

2. Dr. AK Anil Kumar

• Dr. AK Anil Kumar is appointed as the Vice President of the International Astronautical Federation.
• He is one of the 12 Vice-Presidents elected by the International Astronautical Federation.
• Currently, Anil Kumar is working as Associate Director of ISRO Telemetry, Tracking, and Command Network (ISTRAC) in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

3. Sunil Barthwal

• Sunil Barthwal is appointed as the Secretary of the Department of Commerce.
• He succeeded Subrahmanyam.
• Currently, he was serving as Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Employment.

4. Vivek Lall

• Vivek Lall has been honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the United States (US) President Joe Biden.
• He is honoured under the “with Grateful Recognition”
• Dr. Vivek Lall is an Indian Origin Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of General Atomics Global Corporation.
• The recognition was given by AmeriCorps and the Office of the President.

5. Anish Dayal Singh

• Anish Dayal Singh is appointed as the 32nd Director General (DG) of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).
• He succeeded S L Thaosen and the appointment was made by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) headed by the Prime Minister.
• Previously, he was appointed as the additional charge in the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB).

6. Mumtaz Khan

• Mumtaz Khan has received the FIH Rising Star of the year 2021-22 award in the Women’s hockey category.
• She was the best performer for India in the FIH Junior Women’s World Cup 2022.
• She finished in the 3rd place in the list of top scorers in the World 2022 by scoring 6 out of 8 goals.

7. Angela Merkel

• Angela Merkel won the 2022 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Nansen Refugee Award.
• She was awarded for providing asylum in Germany to more than 1.2 million refugees and asylum seekers in 2015 and 2016 during the Syrian Crisis.
• Angela Merkel is the Former Chancellor of Germany.

8. BD Mishra

• Former Brigadier BD Mishra takes additional charge as Meghalaya Governor.
• He has been serving as the Arunachal Pradesh Governor since 2017.
• He succeeded Satya Pal Malik whose tenure ends on October 3, 2022.

9. Sanjeev Kishore

• Sanjeev Kishore takes over as Director General Ordnance at the Directorate of Ordnance, Kolkata, West Bengal.
• Before taking charge, he was the additional Director General Ordnance at the Directorate of Ordnance, Kolkata, West Bengal.
• He will take charge of the superannuation of Shri M K Garg.

10. Kiara Advani

• Kiara Advani is appointed as the New Brand Ambassador of Fire-Boltt.
• Fire-Boltt is India’s No-1 wearable watch brand.
• Bollywood Actress Kiara Advani will be a part of the marketing campaigns along with Virat Kohli, an Indian Cricketer, and Vicky Kaushal, an Indian Actor.

11. Sujoy Lal Thaosen

• Sujoy Lal Thaosen is appointed as the 37th Director General (DG) of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
• Currently, he was holding charge of Director General of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB).
• He is appointed to this post upon the superannuation of IPS officer Kuldiep Singh.

12. Kishore Kumar Poludasu

• Kishore Kumar Poludasu is appointed as the New Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of SBI General Insurance Company Limited.
• Prior to his appointment, he was the Deputy Managing Director (DMD) of the State Bank of India (SBI).
• The parent company, State Bank of India has nominated Kishore Kumar as the new MD and CEO position.

13. Smriti Mandhana

• Smriti Mandhana is appointed as the Brand Ambassador of Gulf Oil India.
• She is an Indian Female Cricket star and she will join the campaign with current brand ambassadors Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Hardik Pandya.
• Gulf Oil India is a lubricant manufacturer.

14. Ajay Devgn

• Ajay Devgn is appointed as the Brand Ambassador of Walkaroo International Ltd.
• It is a footwear brand and Ajay Devgn will promote the campaign called “Walk with Walkaroo”.
• Ajay Devgn is an actor, film director, and producer in Bollywood.

15. Mohit Bhatia

• Mohit Bhatia is appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Bank of India Mutual Fund.
• Prior to the appointment, he was the Head of Sales and Marketing at Canara Robeco Asset Management Company.
• Bank of India has wholly-owned Bank of India Investment Managers Private Ltd.

16. Amitabh Bachchan

• Omara Dates appointed Amitabh Bachchan as the Brand Ambassador.
• Omara Dates is a healthy snacks brand with a range of the finest gourmet Saudi Dates.
• Amitabh will host the campaign under the theme “Pyaar Bhi, Khayaal Bhi”.

17. Mallikarjun Kharge

• Mallikarjun Kharge wins Congress Presidential Election.
• He is the 1st Non-Gandhi President of the Party in 24 years and he hails from the State of Karnataka.
• He is the 98th President of the Indian National Congress (INC).
• He will replace the current Congress President Sonia Gandhi.

18. Shehnan Karuntilaka

• Shehnan Karuntilaka, Sri Lankan Writer has won the Booker Prize 2022.
• He has won for the novel titled “The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida”.
• He became the 2nd Sri Lankan to win the Booker Prize.

19. D Y Chandrachud

• Justice Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud is appointed as the 50th Chief Justice of India.
• He will succeed the Current CJI Justice Uday Umesh Lalith.
• D Y Chandrachud is the senior most judge of the Supreme Court of India after Justice Lalit.

20. Arun Bansal

• Arun Bansal is appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Adani Airport Holding Limited.
• He replaces Malay Mahadeva.
• Arun Bansal is the Senior Vice President and Head of the Market Area of Europe and Latin America for Ericsson.

21. Ravi Kumar

• Ravi Kumar is joining as the President of Cognizant Americas.
• He will be reporting directly to Brain Humphries, CEO of Cognizant.
• He succeeds Dharmendra Kumar Sinha.
• Prior to this appointment, he served as the President of Infosys.

22. Roger Binny

• Roger Binny is elected as the 36th President of the Board of Control for Cricket India (BCCI).
• He will replace Sourav Ganguly.
• He is the first World Cup Champion to be appointed as the BCCI President.

23. Ulf Kristersson

• Ulf Kristersson is appointed as the New Prime Minister of Sweden.
• He has replaced Magdalena Andersson, the first female PM of Sweden.
• He is the leader of the Conservative Moderate Party.

24. Bhushan Akshikar

• Bhushan Akshikar is appointed as the New Managing Director of GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals (GSK India).
• He will succeed Sridhar Venkatesh.
• Akshikar has 26 years of experience within the pharmaceutical industry.

25. Atanu Chakraborty

• Atanu Chakraborty is appointed as the Independent Chairman of Yubi.
• Yubi is a platform that powers the discovery, execution, and fulfillment of credit.
• Yubi was formerly known as CredAvenue.
• Currently, Atanu serves as the Chairman of the Board of HDFC Bank.

26. Sourav Ganguly

• Bandhan Bank appoints Sourav Ganguly as it's Brand Ambassador.
• Kolkata, Headquartered Bandhan Bank appoints former Indian Cricket and administrator, Sourav Ganguly.
• He will help amplify the brand message of the bank and endorse the products and services of the bank.

27. Sara Ali Khan

• Sara Ali Khan is appointed as the Brand Ambassador of Boult Audio Private Limited.
• She shares this brand ambassador position with the Indian Cricketer, Surya Kumar Yadav.
• Sara Ali Khan is an India Actress and film producer in Bollywood.

28. Abdul Latif Rashid

• Iraq has elected Kurdish politician Abdul Latif Rashid as Iraq’s new President.
• He became the 9th President of Iraq.
• He has defeated the incumbent President Barham Salih.

29. Ananth Narayan Gopalkrishnan

• Ananth Narayan Gopalakrishnan took charge as Whole Time member of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).
• He has 25 years of experience in the Banking and Financial market.

30. Vinayak Godse

• Vinayak Godse is appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Data Security Council of India.
• He has succeeded Rama Vedashree.
• Currently, he is the Senior Vice President of the Data Security Council of India.

31. Rishi Sunak

• Rishi Sunak is appointed as the New Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
• He is the 57th Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and was appointed by King Charles III.
• He succeeded Liz Truss, who resigned as PM after 45 days in power.

32. Shefali Juneja

• Shefali Juneja is elected as the Chairperson of the United Nations specialized Aviation Agency’s Air Transport Committee of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
• She became the first woman from India to hold the position.
• She was serving as the Indian Representative in the council of the ICAO, Montreal, Canada.

33. Jaxay Shah

• Jaxay Shah is appointed as the New Chairman of the Quality Council of India.
• He succeeds the former McKinsey India Chief Adil Zainulbhai.
• Jaxay is the former Chairman of the Confederation of Real Estate Developer’s Associations of India (CREDAI).

34. Bharati Das

• Bharati Das takes charge as the New Controller General of Accounts of India.
• She is the 27th Controller General of Accounts, in India.
• She has served as the Principal Chief Controller of Accounts in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), and Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT).

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