Observed Signal · Sep 21, 2026 · Market Signal · Source: Statista · Impact: 3.5/5
Statista Combines Product and Technology Divisions: Shriram Ganesh Appointed to Lead the Integrated Organization
Statista announced the combination of its product and technology divisions, with Shriram Ganesh appointed to lead the integrated organization.
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Statista Combines Product and Technology Divisions: Shriram Ganesh Appointed to Lead the Integrated Organization
Statista announces the integration of its Product and Technology divisions, with Shriram Ganesh appointed to lead the combined organization.
S&P Global Reorganizes Market Intelligence for AI-led Platforms
S&P Global announced a reorganization of its Market Intelligence business into two verticals — Kensho Data & Platforms and Enterprise Solutions — to accelerate AI-driven, agentic solutions and platform capabilities. Kensho Data & Platforms will be co-led by Sally Moore (expanding her Chief Client Officer role), with Bhavesh Dayalji named Head of Kensho Data & Intelligence and Whit McGraw named Head of Platforms. Darren Thomas will serve as Co-Head of Market Intelligence, Enterprise Solutions and join S&P Global’s Executive Leadership Team. The company said Market Intelligence’s Maritime & Trade will move to S&P Global Energy and its Credit Analytics risk capabilities will move to S&P Global Ratings. S&P Global also recast previously reported quarterly segment financials for 2025 and Q1 2026 to reflect the new reportable divisions. Chief Legal Officer Steve Kemps announced he will retire effective December 31, 2026.
Straive Acquires NextGen Invent to Boost AI Operations
Straive announced the acquisition of NextGen Invent to strengthen its Data & AI operationalization capabilities. NextGen Invent is an AI engineering and enterprise services provider with offices in New York (USA) and Noida (India) and vertical expertise across Life Sciences and Manufacturing. Straive executives said the deal will accelerate customers' ability to build, run and scale industry-specific AI solutions, improve data reliability, and shorten the path from experimentation to operational AI. The announcement includes statements from Straive CEO Ankor Rai, President & Chief Analytics & AI Officer Namit Sureka, and NextGen Invent Founder & CEO Deepak Mittal. No financial terms or purchase price were disclosed in the release. The article was published by Business Wire on MarTech Series on 2026-06-22.
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