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  • Manish Maheshwari, ex-CEO of Network18 Digital, joins Twitter India as Managing Director

    Manish Maheshwari is new Twitter India boss

    By A Correspondent

     

    Even as Twitter rises in popularity in India, its leadership continues to see changes. Former Network18 Digital CEO Manish Maheshwari will take charge of Managing Director from next week.

     

    Reporting to Maya Hari, Twitter’s Vice President and Managing Director of Asia Pacific, Maheshwari will be responsible for driving an integrated business strategy to accelerate Twitter’s audience and revenue growth in the country, overseeing Twitter India’s teams in Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru.

     

    Said Hari: “India is one of our fastest growing audience markets for Twitter in the world and our purpose is to serve the public conversation in India. We are thrilled to have Manish join us at this important time to take our Indian business to the next level. He has a successful track record of building strong digital businesses and leading teams in India, extensive experience working at the intersection of media and technology sectors, and a deep understanding of Indian consumer trends over the past 20 years. Under his leadership, we will continue to invest in India to empower all elements of Indian society to have a public voice to be heard through Twitter.”

     

    Added Maheshwari: “The future of India is digital-first and full of possibilities with the world’s largest youth population and soon, the world’s largest workforce. I’ve been a Twitter user for more than 10 years now and I’m excited to lead Twitter India now to greater heights in the country. With premium Indian content on the rise in multiple regions across the country, I believe we are scratching the surface of what’s possible with Twitter in India. With our amazing teams across India, I’m bullish about the overall impact that Twitter India can create in the country and the influence of India on our global platform.”

     

     

  • The company promotes Taranjeet Singh to Country Director to drive the next phase of growth

    Taranjeet Singh appointed Country Director at Twitter India

    By A Correspondent

     

    Twitter has appointed Taranjeet Singh as the Country Director for India. In his new role, Singh will lead the Twitter India team by driving an integrated business strategy and spearheading cross-functional collaboration to accelerate the microblogging platform’s audience and revenue growth.

     

    Said Maya Hari, Managing Director,  Asia Pacific, Twitter: “Taranjeet has played a key part in our evolution and growth story in India, which has become a Top 4 monthly active user market for Twitter and was our company’s fastest-growing daily active usage market worldwide in Q1 2017. Investing in our Indian management team now is a strong vote of confidence that we believe in the strategic importance of India and that our local business growth strategy is successful. I look forward to working closely with Taranjeet to strengthen our presence in India as a key global market for our company in the years ahead.”

     

    Said Singh: “Twitter is the pulse of Indian society – it’s where influential and aspirational people and brands go to see what’s happening and to talk about what matters most to them in real-time. This is an exciting time to lead Twitter’s direction in India which is an increasingly critical market driving our global growth. The synergy between our content partnerships, business development and sales teams ensures people and businesses get the best of Twitter in India. With our amazing teams across India, I’m bullish with the overall direction of Twitter India today: from our largest-ever Indian audience, to the launch of Twitter Lite in India to reach underserved markets, to an increasing number of brands and partners in India innovating with  live video and customer support on our platform.”

     

    Prior to being appointed the Country Director, Singh had been leading the charge for the sales and marketing support for Twitter’s advertisers in India.

     

     

  • Taranjeet Singh continues to be Business Head for India and remains the key client contact for Indian brand marketers and advertisers

    Parminder Singh too quits Twitter, Maya Hari is new India boss

    By A Correspondent

     

    Parminder Singh
    Maya Hari

    Maya Hari is Twitter’s new Managing Director of Southeast Asia and India replacing Parminder ‘Parry’ Singh who announced his decision to move on via tweets on Thursday. “We thank Parminder Singh (Parry) for his contributions and leadership over the past three years at Twitter. He has been instrumental in setting up a strong business foundation across Southeast Asia, India and MENA, including some of our most promising emerging markets,” an official statement noted. “Parry felt now is an appropriate time for him to pursue other passions and work on his next adventure to help a content-based startup in Singapore and India. Over the next month, he will be closely involved in transitioning the business to the new leadership for continuity and momentum.” “Fortunate to have worked with amazing clients & partners driving innovation, setting the agenda. Treasure the partnership & friendship!” Singh tweeted, adding: “Next steps – explore disruptive models to add value to Digital Content in Asia & step up pace to use technology for good!”

     

    Meanwhile, Twitter has announced a sales restructuring process with the MENA region now part of its EMEA business, while Southeast Asia & India remain part of Asia Pacific, headed by VP Aliza Knox. Hari will report to Aliza Knox. She previously managed Twitter’s Ads Product Strategy and Adoption for Asia Pacific, MENA and Latin America. “Look forward to driving Twitter’s growth and business in SE Asia and India,” Hari tweeted.

     

    Meanwhile, for India, Taranjeet Singh continues to be Business Head for India and remains the key client contact for Indian brand marketers and advertisers.

     

    It is not known whether Singh is going to be joining Rishi Jaitly who had also announced his resignation earlier this week, but the two exits in close succession have led to discussions on the stability in the microblogging giant’s India operations. Watch this space for more.