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  • Gupta will report to Olivier Legrand, LinkedIn’s Managing Director for the Asia Pacific region

    LinkedIn appoints Ashutosh Gupta as Country Manager for India

    By A Correspondent

     

    Ashutosh Gupta

    LinkedIn has announced the appointment of Ashutosh Gupta as Country Manager for India, effective September 2, 2019. Gupta will be replacing Mahesh Narayanan, who was Country Manager for India from January 2019 to June 2019.

     

    Gupta will report to Olivier Legrand, LinkedIn’s Managing Director for the Asia Pacific region and will join the company’s APAC senior management team. He will relocate to India from Singapore to assume his new responsibility. In addition to his country manager role, he will continue to lead the LMS Online Sales Organisation for APAC and China.

     

    Commenting on Gupta’s role, Olivier Legrand, Managing Director – Asia Pacific, LinkedIn, said, “I am confident that Ashutosh’s strong understanding of the company’s business, his seasoned leadership experience, and deep market experience will drive forward the right strategic plans for India. As a sophisticated sales leader who has worked across regions, Ashutosh is highly skilled at building businesses at scale and evangelising the value of LinkedIn to members and customers. We look forward to partnering with him to foster the India brand.”

     

    Added Gupta: “India is a strategic market for LinkedIn, and its developing economy and dynamic jobs market is ripe with opportunity for LinkedIn to add value for our members and customers. I also look forward to forging deeper government relationships to inform policy-making with actionable data on jobs and skills, and make LinkedIn an integral part of the national agenda. I am excited and humbled to take on the role of Country Manager to drive LinkedIn India into its new decade.”

     

     

  • He will report to Olivier Legrand, LinkedIn’s Managing Director for the Asia Pacific (APAC) region and will join the company’s Asia Pacific senior management team on January 7

    LinkedIn appoints Mahesh Narayanan as Country Manager for India

    By A Correspondent

     

    Professional networking platform LinkedIn has announced the appointment of Mahesh Narayanan as ountry Manager for India, effective January 7, 2019.

     

    Narayanan has worked with platforms such as Saavn, Sociomantic Labs, Google, and AdMob.

     

    He will report to Olivier Legrand, LinkedIn’s Managing Director for the Asia Pacific (APAC) region and will join the company’s Asia Pacific senior management team.

     

    Said Olivier Legrand, Managing Director – Asia Pacific, LinkedIn: “India continues to be a strategic market for LinkedIn, and we are pleased to have Mahesh join our team to take our business to its next growth chapter. As we continue to invest in the market, Mahesh’s strong track record in leading growth businesses and his deep market experience will bolster our efforts in India.”

     

    Added Narayanan: “I am grateful for the opportunity to further LinkedIn’s vision and mission in an important market that is rapidly digitizing. LinkedIn has created a meaningful impact on the professional lives of millions of people, myself included, and I am excited to work with the team to deliver even more value to members and customers.”