Rekha Murthy joins Rediff.com board as Independent Director

MUMBAI: Rediff.com India has drafted in heavyweight technology veteran Rekha Murthy as an independent director, bolstering its board as the AI-focused platform firm pushes into payments and enterprise software and keeps its IPO options open.

The appointment signals sharper intent at Rediff.com, which is repositioning itself from a legacy internet brand into a data and AI-led business with ambitions beyond content and advertising.

Murthy brings close to 35 years of global leadership experience across technology, enterprise software and consulting. She has held senior roles at IBM, PeopleSoft, digital equipment corporation, Wyse Technology, Korn Ferry International and Harvard business publishing, spanning markets in India, Asia Pacific and the US.

She sits on the boards of multiple international companies. She is also the founder of far vision consulting and works closely with global start-ups as an investor, advisor and mentor.

At Rediff.com, Murthy is expected to play a central role in shaping AI-led strategy, tightening governance and preparing the company for life in the public markets, should it pull the trigger on a listing.

An alumna of Harvard business school and IIM Bangalore, with an engineering degree from Bangalore university and a diploma from NYU, Murthy has built and scaled businesses across sales, product, strategy and P&L leadership. She has also helped launch three start-ups, adding entrepreneurial bite to boardroom gravitas.

As Rediff.com plots its next chapter, the message is unmistakable. This is not a nostalgia play. With murthy on the board, the company is signalling it wants to think bigger, move faster and finally act its age in the AI era.