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  • Global professional network LinkedIn has announced the appointment of Nishant K Rao as the new country manager for India

    LinkedIn appoints Nishant Rao as country manager, India

    By A Correspondent

     

    Global professional network LinkedIn has announced the appointment of Nishant K Rao as the new country manager for India. Mr Rao’s appointment at LinkedIn India comes following the promotion of former country manager Hari V Krishnan to a larger role as the Managing Director of Asia-Pacific and Japan.

     

    In his new role as the country manager for LinkedIn India, Mr Rao will focus on scaling up operations and staying committed to LinkedIn’s value proposition of connecting India’s professionals to make them more successful and productive and helping enterprises hire, market and sell effectively.

     

    “With a member base of 18 million professionals, India is one of our fastest growing markets and the largest outside the US,” said Mr Rao. “Indian marketers and recruiters are fast realizing the potential of LinkedIn’s affluent member base and are leveraging the platform for targeted and thought leadership oriented campaigns. I am excited about the opportunity to work with the LinkedIn India team to serve our customers and members in India.”

     

    Prior to being appointed as LinkedIn India’s country manager, Mr was Director, Business Operations – Head of Global Sales Strategy at LinkedIn’s headquarters in Mountain View. He has been with LinkedIn since September 2011 and has a strong understanding of the company’s business.

     

    Mr Rao has over 10 years of industry experience and has held leadership positions with companies like McKinsey and ARIBA Inc. He was also one of the founding members of Epicentre Technologies, among India’s first call centres. He holds an MBA in Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Marketing and International Business from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and also a BS in Computer Science from the University of Texas.

     

  • Mr Jagannath's immediate focus will be to drive existing and new initiatives for LinkedIn's Marketing Solutions and Hiring Solutions portfolios

    A Jagannath joins LinkedIn to head trade marketing

    By A Correspondent

     

    LinkedIn, the professional network with over 15 million members in India, has appointed AL Jagannath as Head, trade marketing for India.

     

    With over 18 years of experience in marketing, Mr Jagannath’s immediate focus will be to drive existing and new initiatives for LinkedIn’s Marketing Solutions and Hiring Solutions portfolios.

     

    As part of LinkedIn India’s leadership team, he will be responsible for widening awareness about LinkedIn’s array of customized solutions that are available to advertisers and recruiters in the Indian market.

     

    “Being the second-largest member base for LinkedIn, we see tremendous potential for growing our business in India. We have built a strong and viable platform for the business over the last two and a half years. Our focus, moving forward, will be to build off this platform and continue to give the best value to our advertisers and recruiters. Jagannath brings invaluable experience in building up large businesses and his addition to the India leadership team will help us accelerate our growth in the market, strengthen our operations and associate with even more businesses in India,” said Hari V Krishnan, Country Manager, LinkedIn India.

     

    Based out of Bengaluru, Mr Jagannath joins LinkedIn from VMWare, where he was director, marketing for India and SAARC. Prior to VMWare, he also held leadership positions at some ofIndia’s largest IT companies like Satyam Computers, Reliance Infocomm and Mudra Communications. Having worked with these companies, Jagannath comes with holistic experience in business and consumer marketing.

     

    LinkedIn India is headquartered in Mumbai with offices in New Delhi and Bengaluru.