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  • Network18 ropes in ex Flipkart exec Manish Maheshawari as CEO of Web18

    Network18 ropes in ex Flipkart exec Manish Maheshawari as CEO of Web18

    MUMBAI: The Network18 Group has roped in Manish Maheshawari as the new CEO of Web18. Maheshawari was previously with Indian eCommerce major Flipkart as VP and head of its seller ecosystem. Maheshawari will lead Network18’s digital and e-commerce assets which includes digital portals such as moneycontrol.com, ibnlive.com, in.com, firstpost.com, etc.

    As the CEO of Web18, Maheshawari’s immediate priorities will be  to drive content, monetization, new business, inorganic growth, and product portfolio management.

    Talking about the new appointment, Network18 group chairman Adil Zainulbhai said, “Manish brings with him a good mix of Silicon Valley tech product culture and an understanding of ground realities of India. Both these qualities will be crucial as we take Network18 to the next level of digital transformation. He has a proven track record of taking up projects and achieving a scale of tens of millions, building cross-functional teams that deliver in large setting with an unflinching focus on customer experience.”

    Maheshawari can be credited with growing Flipkart’s marketplace by 10x — from 10,000 sellers in February 2015 to over 100,000 sellers in February 2016.  Prior to that, he co-founded txtWeb and grew it from scratch with over 16 million mobile users in India alone.

     

  • Network18 ropes in ex Flipkart exec Manish Maheshawari as CEO of Web18

    Network18 ropes in ex Flipkart exec Manish Maheshawari as CEO of Web18

    MUMBAI: The Network18 Group has roped in Manish Maheshawari as the new CEO of Web18. Maheshawari was previously with Indian eCommerce major Flipkart as VP and head of its seller ecosystem. Maheshawari will lead Network18’s digital and e-commerce assets which includes digital portals such as moneycontrol.com, ibnlive.com, in.com, firstpost.com, etc.

    As the CEO of Web18, Maheshawari’s immediate priorities will be  to drive content, monetization, new business, inorganic growth, and product portfolio management.

    Talking about the new appointment, Network18 group chairman Adil Zainulbhai said, “Manish brings with him a good mix of Silicon Valley tech product culture and an understanding of ground realities of India. Both these qualities will be crucial as we take Network18 to the next level of digital transformation. He has a proven track record of taking up projects and achieving a scale of tens of millions, building cross-functional teams that deliver in large setting with an unflinching focus on customer experience.”

    Maheshawari can be credited with growing Flipkart’s marketplace by 10x — from 10,000 sellers in February 2015 to over 100,000 sellers in February 2016.  Prior to that, he co-founded txtWeb and grew it from scratch with over 16 million mobile users in India alone.

     

  • Rajan Srinivasan bids adieu to Web18

    Rajan Srinivasan bids adieu to Web18

    MUMBAI: Rajan Srinivasan has decided to move on from his role as CEO, IBNLive. During his stint with Web18, Srinivasan managed a variety of mandates including head of sales for moneycontrol, head of sales and marketing for Web18 and CEO, IBNLive.

     

    He has been part of the core team that has helped build some of country’s leading digital brands like moneycontrol.com and IBNLive.com.
    Rajan Srinivasan is proud of what Web18 achieved over the past many years with it

     

    Speaking on this development, Web 18 CEO Lakshmi Narasimhan said: “Rajan has been with our web business for over eight years and has been a pillar of strength for our business. He has taken on every challenge we have thrown at him and has come out tops. He has been an integral part of our team and has made a big difference to us in many ways. I would like to wish him the very best in all his future endeavours.”

     

    Rajan Srinivasan added: “I am proud of what we achieved over the past many years at Web18. I am more than grateful for the immense support I’ve received from the Network18 team, our customers and our partners. Clearly, this is a rather emotional and tough call but I am happy to know that the Web18 suite of products are well positioned as well as future ready and wish them every success.”

     

     Srinivasan has over eighteen years of experience in the media industry, including nine in the digital space. Prior to joining Network18 in 2003, he had stints with the Indian Express, Sony Entertainment Television and BBC World.

  • Web18 appoints CEOs for Moneycontrol and ibnlive

    Web18 appoints CEOs for Moneycontrol and ibnlive

    MUMABI: Web18, the digital content arm of Network18, has decentralised its operating structure built around key strategic business units by assigning new responsibilities to Joyson Thomas and Rajan Srinivasan.

    Thomas, who was earlier the COO at Web18, has now been entrusted the charge of leading Moneycontrol.com as CEO, while Srinivasan, who was serving as the sales and marketing head at Web18, will now take over the CEO of ibnlive.com.

    Web18 CEO Lakshmi Narasimhan said “At Web18, we have built some world-class digital brands which enjoy deep engagement across communities and stakeholders. We are now well-positioned to scale-up our leadership and this move is essential to achieving that objective. Moneycontrol has been central to our growth story and Joyson has been a force behind it since the beginning. His expertise will be critical in taking it to yet another benchmark in the financial space. Rajan has ably led our monetization and brand building effort and we‘re confident that he will now steer the ibnlive and digital news operations based in Delhi onto new successes”

    On his new role Thomas said “It‘s been a momentous journey so far and my experience with Moneycontrol has been intense and enriching over the years. I hope to bring it to bear as we thrust ahead and further strengthen its leadership. I look forward to working with the team to ensure we add new dimensions to Moneycontrol‘s growth path”

    “ibnlive has led from the front as general news has rapidly evolved in the context of social media and mobile growth. The brand is at a very exciting juncture in its journey and I look forward to working with the team to ensure we succeed on all fronts,” Srinivas added.

    Thomas has over two decades of experience in the financial media and advisory space. He was one of the founding members of the Moneycontrol team and has managed a variety of product and technology mandates at Web18 since 1999.

    Meanwhile, Srinivasan has eighteen years of experience in the media industry, including nine in the digital space. Prior to joining Network18 in 2003, he had stints with the Indian Express, Sony Entertainment Television and BBC World.