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  • Twin Health expands into India, onboards Prabh Singh as CEO

    Twin Health expands into India, onboards Prabh Singh as CEO

    Mumbai: Twin Health has announced the appointment of Prabh Singh as the CEO for its India operations. The health tech firm had recently raised $155 million series C funding to scale its presence in India and the United States.

    Singh is currently associated with Disney+ Hotstar as EVP and head of subscriptions and he will take over his new position at Twin Health in January 2022.

    At Twin Health, Singh will head the India operations for strategy, marketing, regulatory, public policy, go-to-market, product, and technology divisions. He will be responsible for scaling the health company in India as the country has the second-highest number of lifestyle-related diseases in the world after China, said the statement.

    Prabh Simran Singh moves on from Disney+ Hotstar

    “I am delighted to have the opportunity to transform the quality of life for millions in India through the revolutionary technology invented by Twin Health,” said Prabh Singh. “Twin Health’s consumer-centric technology will be a game-changer in reimagining and redefining healthcare in India. I look forward to partnering with Twin Health’s missionary founder – Jahangir, who wants to make a huge and positive impact on the World.”

    Singh has two decades of consumer and technology experience across India and Asia. He has worked at Hindustan Unilever, Google, and most recently with Hotstar. He is an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow and College of Business Studies, University of Delhi.  

    “Prabh is a tremendous leader and has demonstrated expertise in strategically growing strong businesses. His track record, experience, and excitement about joining our team makes him an ideal leader for India as we continue to grow the business, transform healthcare and impact lives,” stated Twin Health founder and CEO Jahangir Mohammed.

  • Mandiant taps Balaji Rao as country manager to lead India operations

    Mandiant taps Balaji Rao as country manager to lead India operations

    Mumbai: Mandiant Inc, a global player in dynamic cyber defense and response, on Monday announced the appointment of Balaji Rao as its new country manager for India and SAARC markets. In this role, Rao will be responsible for revenue generation, strategic business development and operations at the company.

    An industry veteran with over 25 years of experience working with large MNCs and enterprises in leadership roles, Rao will be spearheading the team to help organisations in India gain their cyber security advantage with Mandiant’s innovative portfolio of solutions and services, said the company in a statement.

    “No organisation in the world is immune to breaches. We are committed to scaling our business in India by empowering our Indian customers and partners to take decisive action, minimise risk, regardless of their size or security controls,” stated Mandiant Asia Pacific and Japan president Eric Hoh. “With Balaji joining our dynamic team, I am confident that we will sharpen our focus to enable more organisations to deploy our controls-agnostics security solutions and services while expanding our growing presence in the Indian subcontinent.”

    Rao brings with him deep experience in building successful teams and a demonstrated track record of bringing business back to profitability and enabling the adoption of new technologies by customers and partners.

    “There is no better time than now for organisations in India to take a proactive stance to defend against cyberattacks in this changing threat landscape,” said Balaji Rao on his new role. “Powered by unmatched intelligence and response expertise, Mandiant Advantage SaaS platform provides organisations with the tools they need to build an effective cyber security program and I look forward to helping them gain their cyber security advantage with Mandiant.”

  • Musafir.com appoints Vijay Kesavan as CEO India Operations

    Musafir.com appoints Vijay Kesavan as CEO India Operations

    MUMBAI: Last year, the Indian hospitality industry welcomed one more entrant – Musafir.com – and it is all ready to face the fast–growing Indian online travel agency (OTA) market by strengthening its team.

     

    The online portal has appointed Vijay Kesavan as the new CEO for its Indian operations. In this new role, Kesavan will be responsible for driving Musafir.com’s business strategy which is aimed at capturing the brand’s position among the top five OTAs in India.

     

    Oh his new role, Kesavan said, “With the ever increasing demand in Travel and Tourism Industry, India offers tremendous business opportunities for a new brand like Musafir.com. Having proved its credibility in the UAE, Musafir has already made an impact in the Indian segment. I look forward to the new challenges and great experiences that the brand has to offer.”

     

    Prior to this, Kesavan ran operations for Thomas Cook as the senior vice-president and head of online sales and distribution. He comes with extensive experience in the travel industry having worked across the sector with akbartravelsonline.com and Indigo Airlines. He has in-depth knowledge of the e-commerce industry having started his career with the Interglobe Technology Quotient.

     

    Commenting on the announcement, Musafir.com MD Sachin Gadoya said, “We are delighted to welcome Vijay to Musafir.com, he has a wealth of experience in the travel and tourism sector, which will greatly benefit the organisation.  Being a young and innovative brand, we aspire to be among the top 5 OTAs in India by 2018. To achieve this ambitious goal, we continue to add talent and expertise to the organisation. Vijay’s appointment is an example of the high calibre team we continue to build. We are positive that his rich pool of knowledge would contribute towards strengthening our base and accelerating growth in India.”