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Movements: week of 3 August 2026

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Four leadership changes from the week of 3 August, dated and sourced.

3 Aug
Swiggy named Nandita Sinha, formerly CEO of Myntra, as CEO of Instamart, succeeding Amitesh Jha. It is Sinha’s second consumer-internet CEO seat in two years. Source: Moneycontrol, 28 July 2026.
4 Aug
Nitish Mittersain, who has run Nazara Technologies for 27 years, stepped down as CEO for the second time, staying on as managing director. Raymond A. Stauffer, founder of Bluetile Games, takes over from 1 September. The change landed alongside a ₹82.5 crore quarterly net loss. Source: Moneycontrol, Nazara founder Nitish Mittersain to step down as CEO, 4 August 2026.
5 Aug
Air India named Tewolde Gebremariam, former group CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, as CEO and managing director, succeeding Campbell Wilson. Source: Reuters, 6 August 2026.
9 Aug
Mahindra Group appointed Shveta Arya, previously managing director of Cummins India, as Group Chief Strategy Officer, effective 15 September, reporting to CEO Anish Shah. Source: CNBC-TV18, 9 August 2026.

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