Tag: Nishant Rao

  • IAMAI names FreeCharge’s Kunal Shah as new chairman

    IAMAI names FreeCharge’s Kunal Shah as new chairman

    MUMBAI: The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) has named FreeCharge co-founder and CEO Kunal Shah as its new chairman.

     

    The move was necessitated following Nishant Rao’s move to join Freshdesk as global chief operating officer, from LinkedIn.

     

    The Association has also named CCAvenue CEO Vishwas Patel as the new treasurer. Saavn Vinodh Bhat co-founder, president & chief strategy officer remains the vice-chairman of the association. 

     

    Shah co-founded FreeCharge in August 2010 with the aim to build a business that turned recharges into rewarding experiences for its consumers. In April 2015, FreeCharge was acquired by Snapdeal. Post acquisition, FreeCharge continues to be an independent entity under Shah’s leadership.

  • One-in-four digitally connected Indian will ensure growth of medium: IAA

    One-in-four digitally connected Indian will ensure growth of medium: IAA

    MUMBAI: The International Advertising Association (IAA) India Chapter conducted its 12th Webinar on 19 December 2014 as part of the ‘World Goes Digital’ webinar series.

     

    GroupM South Asia, veteran digital media specialist and managing partner, Tushar Vyas was a guest speaker in this series of the webinar.  As part of the GroupM South Asia ExCo, Vyas leads the digital media practice for GroupM South Asia. He is also responsible for investments and corporate business development.

     

    Commenting on the importance of the digital medium, Vyas said “The number of people who have embraced digital as a medium is a testimony to its growth and importance. There are 5 million smartphones being bought every month in India, which has ensured that 25 per cent of the Indian population is digitally connected.”

     

    IAA India Chapter & vice president, development (Asia pacific region) Srinivasan K Swamy commented, “Having experts like Tushar Vyas, ensures that our members and the fraternity in general gets the latest and most authoritative view on the digital media.”

     

    The Free Press Journal director and Webinar Series chairman Abhishek Karnani said “We were delighted to have Tushar Vyas addressing the 12th in the series of ‘World Goes Digital’ Webinar series hosted by the IAA India Chapter. These sessions go a long way in spreading the awareness of the digital media.”

     

    The International Advertising Association (IAA) India Chapter has hosted speakers like Citi India CMO Sanjeev Kapoor, Bookmyshow.com founder and CEO Ashish Hemrajani, Google India managing director Rajan Anandan, Linkedin India managing director Nishant Rao, Rediff.com founder Ajit Balakrishnan SAP chief story teller Julie Roehm, Hungama Digital Media managing director and CEO Neeraj Roy and mCordis co-founder & managing partner (EMEA) Paul Berney.

     

    Recently, Ram Subramanian and Rajjat Barjatya were also invited as guests on ‘World Goes Digital’ webinar series.

  • LinkedIn India country manager Nishant Rao on CNN-IBN’s ‘CEO Of Life’

    LinkedIn India country manager Nishant Rao on CNN-IBN’s ‘CEO Of Life’

    MUMBAI: Continuing with its commitment to providing viewers with differentiated programming, CNN-IBN announces a one-of-its-kind series ‘CEO of Life’, in association with Urbana, a premium men’s formal brand from Indus League, a division of Future Lifestyle Fashion Ltd. The show hosted by CNN-IBN’s Business Editor Karma Paljor, celebrates India’s distinguished young entrepreneurs who not only believe in driving their business but in doing it with a lot of passion.

     

    This week on CEO Of Life, Nishant Rao, the Country Manager, LinkedIn India, humbly reveals his life’s journey and his remarkable experience with LinkedIn. His mantra in life is to dream big, embrace authenticity, be focussed and simultaneously drive a healthy work-life balance. He talks about how his one-year-old child inspires the simplicity that he promotes. Aspiring to be seen as an inspirational leader, Rao believes that the secret to success in any company is transparency within employees at all levels.

     

    Tune into ‘CEO of Life’ this Saturday, December 20, 2014 @ 4:30 pm with repeat telecasts on Sunday @ 12:30 pm & 4:30 pm, only on CNN-IBN