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  • Himanshu Bajaj appointed as BYJU’S Learning Centre business head

    Himanshu Bajaj appointed as BYJU’S Learning Centre business head

    Mumbai: Ed-tech company BYJU’S on Thursday announced the appointment of Himanshu Bajaj as head of business to lead its BYJU’S Learning Centre.

    BYJU’S Learning Centre offers students a hybrid model of learning by combining the best of offline and online learning methodologies.

    In his role, Bajaj will be responsible for development and expansion of BYJU’S Learning Centre, along with providing strategic business growth and thought leadership direction for the brand and the business. He will report directly to BYJU’S chief operating officer Mrinal Mohit. 

    BYJU’S chief people officer Pravin Prakash said, “With Himanshu’s extensive years of diverse experience in front-ending business for various corporates, he will help scale and add value to the offerings of BYJU’S Learning Centre. We are pleased to welcome him on board and look forward to working with him to strengthen our business further and support him in achieving the goals.”

    With over 18 years of consulting and industry experience working with the both public and private sectors, Himanshu has worked for leading local and global transformation programs for consumer goods and retail clients across Asia, Europe, and Africa. He has also led projects in sales and marketing, real estate, chemicals, energy, and logistics. His experience includes managing global projects as well as country-specific projects across India, Paris, UK, the US, Singapore, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Dubai, South Africa.

    Before joining BYJU’S, Bajaj worked with Kearney and led its consumer and retail practice across Asia Pacific. He has also worked with Fedex in Singapore and Hong Kong and TSMG in Mumbai. 

    Commenting on his appointment, Himanshu Bajaj said, “I am delighted to be associated with BYJU’S first of its platform that offers a hybrid model of learning. Since its inception, BYJU’S has led the way forward with its transformative power of education through an innovative online learning model. I am looking forward to furthering the value and developing the business across geographies – displaying a promising future in revamping the face of education for students.”

  • Mukut Deepak joins BYJU’S as head of business

    Mukut Deepak joins BYJU’S as head of business

    Mumbai: Edtech company BYJU’S on Monday announced the appointment of Mukut Deepak as head of business to lead its class 4 to 10 school segment. He will report to BYJU’S COO Mrinal Mohit.

    In this role, Deepak will be responsible for expanding and leading the flagship business for the class 4 to 10 segment, said the company. “Working in conjunction with the product, marketing, and sales teams, he will forecast, build and propose strategies for the growth of his vertical and establish systems and operations to optimise the company’s goals,” it added.

    Before joining BYJU’S, Deepak was with Tata Sky Ltd as chief business development and as director for Tata Sky’s digital venture. A business leader with over two decades of experience in varied sectors, he brings on board his expertise in envisioning and building new-age digital businesses, entrepreneurship, sales, strategy, service excellence, and more. He has been an entrepreneur twice over, once as a founder of a distribution venture focussed on retailing innovative financial services products called Distribution 2.0 and then as director and head of advisory for a logistics start-up called Thinklink Supply Chain Services.

    “Mukut’s strong expertise in developing businesses for various corporations will help scale the offerings of brand BYJU’S for classes 4 to 10,” stated BYJU’S chief people officer Pravin Prakash. “We are confident that under his able leadership the business will further strengthen and we look forward to extending all the support in his journey with us.”

    Deepak spent nearly a decade in management consulting across Boston Consulting Group and Bain & Company working with CEOs and board members across a host of topics. He started his career in the sales and marketing function at Unilever (India), often cited as the school for CEOs. He has won several awards and accolades during his professional career in various domains such as consumer goods and services, IT, media, telecom, and private equity. 

    “BYJU’S has taken the transformative power of education to students in every part of the country through its innovative online learning model. The company has grown exponentially in the past couple of years, displaying a promising future in revamping the face of education,” said Deepak, on his new role. “I am looking forward to further building and scaling the business and making Byju’s the most preferred after-school destination for students across the country.”