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  • CredAvenue appoints Krishnendu Majumdar as chief product officer

    CredAvenue appoints Krishnendu Majumdar as chief product officer

    Mumbai: Debt marketplace CredAvenue on Monday announced the appointment of Krishnendu Majumdar as chief product officer.

    In his new position, Majumdar will drive CredAvenue’s product strategy and build deeper synergies within different product verticals through technology-oriented solutions, said the statement.

    Krishnendu has over two decades of extensive experience in building scalable solutions for complex and disruptive businesses in both – B2B & B2C domains. He has derived customised solutions for complex business challenges and has managed and mobilised cross-functional teams under the product, engineering and operations verticals in multiple leadership roles at InMobi, SGT Global and TCS, among others.

    “We are redefining debt markets through our product-first approach. We have built India’s most comprehensive debt product suite under one marketplace, and we aim to only expand our product offerings across each of our sub platforms in the near future” said CredAvenue founder and CEO Gaurav Kumar. “We are delighted to have Krishnendu in this mission-critical role. Krishnendu’s deep domain expertise will help us elevate the operations of our current product portfolio while also driving the development of innovative new products to fuel further growth. Krish will be integral to our leadership team as we continue to penetrate deeper into the Indian financial market.”

    Most recently, Krishnendu served at Flipkart at vice president of catalogue and buying experience. He has experience across domains like banking, online brokerage, supply chain management, advertising, and e-commerce. 

    At Flipkart, he played an instrumental role in automating the entire cataloguing experience by leveraging hundreds of ML/AI models. Over the years, Krish has demonstrated strong product management, operational, technical and strategic leadership capabilities.

    “CredAveneue is a category creator and has built a truly one-of-a-kind debt marketplace paving the way for a transformational approach to the Debt markets. I am elated to be joining them at this juncture of their journey,” stated Krishnendu Majumdar. “India has been underserved with respect to the availability of credit to the largest section of the population. With the democratisation of credit availability, India can truly aspire to become a $5 trillion economy. CredAvenue has also demonstrated immense potential to unlock significant economic growth by allowing easier credit accessibility which is aiding growth and aspiration of people.”

  • BAFTA names Krishnendu Majumdar as TV Committee chair

    BAFTA names Krishnendu Majumdar as TV Committee chair

    MUMBAI: The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has named the newly elected chairs and deputy chairs of its Sector Committees (Film, Television and Games), who will also sit on the Academy’s Board of Trustees.

     

    Krishnendu Majumdar has been elected as chair of the Television Committee alongside Emma Morgan, who has been elected as deputy chair.

     

    Majumdar is an award-winning producer and director and was trained on the BBC Production Trainee scheme, the ITN News Trainee scheme and the BBC Drama Series Directors Academy. He is the co-founder of an independent production company called Me + You Productions with partner Richard Yee and is developing a slate of factual, comedy and drama projects.

     

    On the other hand, Pippa Harris has been elected as chair of the Film Committee, having held the position of deputy chair for four years. Pippa serves alongside Marc Samuelson, who has been elected as deputy chair.

     

    Harvey Elliott enters the second half of his two-year term as chair of the Games Committee. All Sector Committee chairs and deputy chairs are directors of the Academy, and sit on the Board of Trustees.

     

    Anne Morrison continues as chair of the Academy for the remainder of her two-year term alongside Jane Lush, who was elected to deputy chair earlier this month.

     

    BAFTA chief operating officer Kevin Price said, “I’m delighted to welcome three new members to our Board of Trustees as a result of our recent Sector Committee elections this month. These committees – Film, Television and Games – represent a BAFTA membership of around 7,500 industry professionals and experienced practitioners in the UK and around the world, and they help us, as an Academy, develop and promote the art forms of the moving image, inspire practitioners and benefit the public.”

     

    BAFTA’s Board of Trustees comprises:

    • Chair of the Academy: Anne Morrison

     

    • Deputy chair of the Academy: Jane Lush

     

    • Chair, Film Committee: Pippa Harris

     

    • Deputy Chair, Film Committee: Marc Samuelson

     

    • Chair, Television Committee: Krishnendu Majumdar

     

    • Deputy Chair, Television Committee: Emma Morgan

     

    • Chair, Games Committee: Harvey Elliott

     

    • Chair, Learning & Events Committee: Sara Putt

     

    • Two co-opted Trustees: Medwyn Jones, Samir Shah

     

    Samuelson, Majumdar and Morgan are new Board members in 2015.

     

    BAFTA’s Sector Committees recommend to the Board of Trustees how best to carry out the Academy’s mission in their respective industry sectors, while the Board itself manages the business of the Academy and is the ultimate authority on its affairs.