April 2025 has been a significant month globally and nationally, marked by a series of high-profile appointments across various sectors — from governance and judiciary to finance, corporate leadership, and international diplomacy. These new appointments reflect changing leadership dynamics and the growing need for expertise and innovation in a rapidly evolving world.
These appointments signal a transformative wave of leadership aiming to shape policies, economies, and systems on both national and global platforms.
Name | Position |
Vinod Bahety | CEO and Whole-time Director of Ambuja Cements |
Ajay Kapur | MD of Ambuja Cements Limited |
Sunil Kakkar | Whole-time Director of Maruti Suzuki India |
Sanjay Kumar Mishra | Full-time Member, EAC-PM; Former Chief of ED |
Sanjay Singh | Bureau Member of United World Wrestling (UWW) Asia |
Ashok Singh Thakur | Chairman of INTACH (3 years) |
Justice Harish Tandon | Chief Justice of Orissa High Court |
Swaminathan S. Iyer | Whole-time Member (Life), IRDAI |
B Ramesh Babu | Secretary of Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) |
CS Setty | Chairman of Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) |
S K Majumdar | Executive Director, Canara Bank (3 years) |
Vikram Sahu | Head of Bank of America in India (replaces Kaku Nakhate) |
Shibashish Roy | MD, Croma (Tata Group) |
H Shankar | MD, Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL) |
Mohsin Naqvi | President, Asian Cricket Council; Chairman, PCB |
Kamal Haasan | Chairman, FICCI Media & Entertainment Committee South |
Satish Chavva | CEO, Oman India Joint Investment Fund |
SC Ralhan | President, FIEO (replaces Ashwani Kumar) |
Ravikant Kapur | Vice President, FIEO |
Ravneet Kaur | Additional Charge as NFRA Chairperson (also CCI Chief) |
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah | First Woman President of Namibia (replaces Nangolo Mbumba) |
Stuart Young | PM of Trinidad and Tobago (replaces Dr. Keith Rowley) |
Mark Carney | PM of Canada (replaces Justin Trudeau) |
Christian Stocker | Chancellor of Austria |
Ilie Bolojans | Interim President of Romania |
Marco Rubio | 72nd US Secretary of State (Trump Administration) |
Sourav Ganguly | Chairperson, ICC Men’s Cricket Committee |
Justice Arun Palli | Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh HC |
Aarthi Subramanian | Executive Director, President & COO of TCS |
Sivasubramanian Ramann | Chairperson, PFRDA (replaces Deepak Mohanty) |
Poonam Gupta | Deputy Governor of RBI (3 years; replaces Michael Patra) |
Salila Pande | MD & CEO of SBI Card (replaces Abhijeet Chakravorty) |