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  • She was previously a sales director at LinkedIn

    JioSaavn appoints Virginia Sharma as VP, Brand Solutions

    By A Correspondent

     

    JioSaavn has announced that Virginia Sharma has joined the company as Vice President of Brand Solutions. Based out of JioSaavn’s Gurugram office, Sharma will lead the company’s global digital ad monetization efforts across platforms. She will be responsible for driving adoption of JioSaavn’s innovative advertising solutions for brands, while overseeing agency and client relationships.

     

    Said Sharma: “I am excited to join the passionate and like-minded leadership team at JioSaavn, where music and people take center stage every day. Music is a lifelong companion; it evokes moments and memories, it’s a conduit for emotional expression; and it connects people of all ages and backgrounds. As a seasoned marketer and early JioSaavn user, I already recognize many opportunities for brands to find their voice on the JioSaavn platform, allowing them to engage and build loyalty with millions of consumers. Let’s play!”.

     

    Added Vinodh Bhat, Co-founder, President and Chief Strategy Officer, JioSaavn: “As the JioSaavn user base continues to grow, the company was ready for a strong, seasoned and passionate executive in our core market to scale our advertising business. Virginia is recognized as one of the top digital leaders in the country and set records at LinkedIn for monetization in India. She is an accomplished Marketer turned Sales Leader with the proven capability to understand marketer needs and create durable long-term solutions for them, applying a mix of business creativity and strong ad technology. In addition to her wealth of expertise and strategic understanding of the industry, she is also a great culture fit at JioSaavn. We are pleased to welcome her to the team and very excited to work together on this road ahead.”

     

     

  • Vinodh Bhat is a serial entrepreneur, who co-founded Saavn, which is a revolutionary streaming music service, reinventing how people listen to and share music, in India and around the world

    IAMAI names Kunal Shah as its new Chairman

    By A Correspondent

     

    Kunal Shah

    The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) has named Kunal Shah, Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer, FreeCharge as the new Chairman of IAMAI. The move was necessitated following Nishant Rao’s move to join Freshdesk as the global Chief Operating Officer, from Linkedin.

     

    The Association has also announced Vishwas Patel, Chief Executive Officer – CCAvenue as the new treasurer. Vinodh Bhat, Co-founder, President & Chief Strategy Officer at Saavn remains the Vice-Chairman of the Association.

     

    Vinodh Bhat is a serial entrepreneur, who co-founded Saavn, which is a revolutionary streaming music service, reinventing how people listen to and share music, in India and around the world.

     

  • Rao would be taking over from Rajan Anandan, Managing Director – Google India

    LinkedIn’s Nishant Rao appointed IAMAI Chairman

    By A Correspondent

     

    Nishant Rao

    Nishant Rao, Country Manager – LinkedIn, is the new Chairman of Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI). Rao would be taking over from Rajan Anandan, Managing Director – Google India.

     

    Nishant Rao takes over at a time when the industry is going through a growth trajectory with more than 300 million internet users and more than 200 million mobile internet users. He said: “This is an exciting phase in growth story of internet in India. The digital industry is growing steadfastly and with that we now have regulatory and policy issues cropping up. IAMAI has been working persistently towards the growth of the medium and is also working with all stakeholders to create a conducive digital eco-system. It is our vision to work closely with the government, agencies and members to ensure a healthy growth and functioning of the digital eco-system.”

     

    Vinodh Bhat, Co-Founder & President – Saavn is the new Vice-Chairman, who will take over his new role from Kirthiga Reddy, Managing Director, Facebook India. Kunal Shah, Founder – FreeCharge has been elected as the new Treasurer.

     

    The new team was announced at the 11th Annual General Meeting, which was held today.