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BasicFirst appoints Ravi Kapoor as head of sales
Mumbai: BasicFirst Inc, a Jharkhand Innovation Lab-selected ed-tech startup, on Tuesday announced the appointment of Ravi Kapoor as head of sales for its India operation.
Kapoor is joining the startup with close to three decades of diverse experience in sales, service excellence, order management, and business operations and will drive the expansion of BasicFirst’s sales team across the country.
“We have had a long-standing relationship with Ravi as one of the key distributors for BasicFirst. We are delighted to welcome him to our leadership team,” stated BasicFirst Inc founder and CEO Randhir Kumar. “He comes with an exceptional capability of developing and implementing organisational strategies, and we are confident that his skills and expertise will aid BasicFirst to embark on the next phase of growth and realise our mission to provide one-of-a-kind best possible education to five million students by mid-2022.”
Kapoor is a seasoned professional with a proven track record in local market strategies and programmes for the execution of the business. He holds strong business and financial acumen with a deep understanding of the economic drivers of various sized and startup businesses including experience and success in managing a large P&L budget.
Before joining BasicFirst, he worked with various known brands like Deutsche Quality System, Aircel, Tata Communications Ltd, and Eureka Forbes.
“I am excited to be associated with BasicFirst. As a partner, I have been associated with BasicFirst for a long time, and over the years I have personally observed the constant growth and expansion of the startup across markets,” stated Ravi Kapoor. “I look forward to contributing to the organization’s progress and helping build, scale, and make BasicFirst the most preferred e-learning platform for students across the country.”
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Toyota appoints Kenta Kon as President & CEO
New leader to steer EV push and global innovation amid industry shift.
MUMBAI: Toyota just handed the keys to a new driver because when the road to electric mobility gets twisty, you need someone who knows how to accelerate without skidding. Toyota Motor Corporation has named Kenta Kon as its new president and chief executive officer, a key leadership transition as the Japanese giant doubles down on its transformation in the fast-evolving global automotive landscape.
Kon brings deep expertise in automotive innovation, business strategy, and operational leadership to the top job. His appointment signals Toyota’s intent to sharpen focus on accelerating electric mobility, strengthening worldwide operations, and pushing customer-centric breakthroughs in next-generation technologies.
The company is betting on Kon to guide it through the industry’s pivotal shift toward sustainability, digital integration, and smarter mobility solutions. Key priorities under his watch include ramping up electric and hybrid lineups, expanding global market reach, driving cutting-edge automotive R&D, tightening supply-chain efficiency, and scaling connected and intelligent vehicle ecosystems.
This move comes at a time when legacy automakers face intense pressure to balance heritage strengths with aggressive electrification timelines and software-defined vehicle demands. Toyota aims to reinforce its position as a leader in sustainable, reliable, and future-ready mobility while navigating competitive challenges from both traditional rivals and new-age EV players.
For a brand that’s long defined durability and innovation, Kon’s elevation isn’t just a title change, it’s Toyota flooring it toward the next lap, ready to turn today’s tech talk into tomorrow’s showroom reality.
