Lenskart has appointed SoftBank’s Sumer Juneja as a non-executive director of the company while Anurag Sharma of ANI Technologies is set to join Myanmar Strategic Holdings (MSH) as the General Counsel. Separately, InCred Capital has appointed Punita Kumar Sinha as the chief investment officer.
Lenskart names Sumer Juneja as a non-exec director
Eyewear retailer Lenskart has appointed SoftBank’s Sumer Juneja as a non-executive director of the company, Entrackr reported.
Sumer Juneja is an investing partner at the SoftBank Vision Fund and is based in Mumbai.
SoftBank had pumped in about $231 million in Lenskart as part of the latter’s Series G round in December last year. The Indian eyewear retailer will use the funds to expand its operations across smaller towns as well as overseas territories.
Ola’s Anurag Sharma to join Myanmar Strategic Holdings
Anurag Sharma, the former general counsel of ANI Technologies that runs ride-hailing company Ola and logistics startup Rivigo Services, is joining venture capital firm Myanmar Strategic Holdings (MSH) as the General Counsel.
According to a report in The Economic Times, Sharma will be responsible for all corporate, compliance and employment legal issues in the fast-growing Myanmar market. He joined the firm in the beginning of the week.
InCred names Punita Kumar Sinha as CIO
InCred Capital has hired former Blackstone Group public equity business head Punita Kumar Sinha as the chief investment officer (CIO), The Economic Times reported.
Sinha’s appointment comes at a time when InCred is looking to expand to a full-service financial services company from retail and MSME focused NBFC.
Sinha served as the CIO of Blackstone Asia Advisors between 2005-11.
