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  • apna appoints Shantanu Preetam as its first CTO

    apna appoints Shantanu Preetam as its first CTO

    Mumbai: Homegrown jobs and professional networking platform apna has announced the appointment of Shantanu Preetam as its first chief technology officer (CTO).

    As the CTO at apna, Preetam will be responsible to build upon the technology foundation, strengthening it further through the platform and right organisational structure, said the company in a statement on Wednesday. “He will be closely working with the business, growth and product teams to align technology with company goals,” it added.

    “I am thrilled to have someone of Shantanu’s caliber join our team. Seeing his journey of the last two decades, I have been blown away by his capabilities as a leader,” said apna CEO and founder Nirmit Parikh. “Shantanu and I have already spent hours together, discussing everything from engineering and products to culture strategy and vision. We firmly believe that Shantanu will help shape our long-term vision and help build a robust tech platform that will determine the future of apna and the dreams of 2.3 billion people around the world.”

    An alumnus of the University of Pune, Preetam comes with over two decades of experience in digital transformation, technology architecture, e-commerce, consumer-facing products, supply chain technologies, AI/MI, and data analytics. He has led teams across geographies and industries to design and develop highly scalable world-class products.

    Preetam has driven tech growth strategies to enable software development, cloud platforms and infrastructure engineering. Shantanu has previously led teams at some of the top companies including PayU, Walmart, Yahoo, and Dell.

    “I am always on the lookout for the next big thing in our ecosystem we are part of. apna’s mission to empower a billion lives is ambitious, motivating and hard-hitting,” said Shantanu Preetam on his new assingment. “I am confident that through technology, we will be able to scale apna faster than any other consumer-facing product and not only change lives but also become the world’s largest jobs and professional networking platform in the next few years.”

  • apna taps Ronak Shah to drive its data strategy

    apna taps Ronak Shah to drive its data strategy

    Mumbai: Homegrown jobs and professional networking platform apna has announced the appointment of Ronak Shah as the head of data. Shah is apna’s first data leader and will fully focus on creating data strategies for the platform.

    Shah’s appointment is in line with apna’s efforts to invest in and attract world-class leadership to support the company’s mission of empowering a billion lives, said the platform in a statement on Tuesday. “In this role, Shah will be leading apna’s data science and engineering teams to build a data-powered platform that will help apna’s user base to fulfill their aspirations,” it added.

    “Ronak is a product visionary with a passion to incorporate data learning and innovation to improve the quality of living. His vast knowledge and expertise will play a pivotal role in improving our platform as we build for the world,” said apna chief business officer Manas Singh, welcoming Shah on board.

    An alumnus of the University of Southern California, Shah brings with him experience of more than a decade in building data strategies, knowledge graphs, machine learning, and business intelligence for top tech companies. Prior to joining apna, he has worked with large global companies including Amazon, Glassdoor, Coursera, and Citrix Online.

    “Data can play a significant role in apna’s mission of solving the earth-scale problem of skilling and unemployment. I am thrilled to be a part of this team and work with highly skilled leaders who are on a mission to transform the world and empower a billion lives,” said Ronak Shah about his new stint.

    In recent months, apna has recorded growth with 22 million-plus users, more than 200,000 employer partners, and a presence in 48 cities in India. The platform is currently enabling over 18 million interviews and 35 million professional conversations monthly, said the statement.