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  • Rajan Anandan takes over as new IAMAI chairman

    Rajan Anandan takes over as new IAMAI chairman

    MUMBAI: Google India MD Rajan Anandan has to take over as the new chairman of the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI). He replaces InfoEdge MD and CEO Hitesh Oberoi, who was at the helm of IAMAI‘s affairs since April 2011.

    Facebook director online operations and head of office India Kirthiga Reddy has replaced Yatra co-founder and CEO Dhruv Shringi as the vice-chairman replacing of the mobile and internet body.
     
    On his new role, Anandan said, “I am excited to take over this responsibility at a time, when the industry is going through an exciting transition. The digital industry has reached an inflection point and is growing steadily. IAMAI, which has been working persistently towards the growth of the medium, is also growing. We plan to engage and interact more closely with the government to ensure that the online industry registers a balanced growth in the years to come and the internet user base widens.”

  • Google’s Rajan Anandan joins Asci board

    Google’s Rajan Anandan joins Asci board

    MUMBAI: The Advertising Standards Council of India (Asci) has appointed Google India MD and country head Rajan Anandan as a member of its board of directors.

    Anandan’s induction immediately follows the appointment of Asci’s new chairman I Venkat during the last AGM.

    Asci said that Anandan’s appointment is strategic to the council’s plans to step up its efforts to promote fair advertising practises in the online domain. With a large percentage of India’s population being very young, digital adoption is expected to increase going forward as more of the population comes of age and there will be a proportionate increase in online revenue spends. Thus, it becomes imperative for Asci to ensure that advertising on the internet conforms to the current code of conduct, it said.

    Venkat said, “The internet is increasingly becoming a significant touch-point for brands to connect with consumers. Thus, it becomes essential that online advertising is aligned to the primary objects of Asci. Rajan‘s appointment will help Asci generate the necessary consciousness towards fair advertising practises in the online domain.”

    Anandan added, “The Internet in India has over 100 million users is quickly becoming a scale advertising medium for companies in many industries. Being on the Board will quintessentially help Asci and Google to jointly create awareness about fair advertising practises across a large bandwidth of consumer touch-points on the internet.”

  • Rajan Anandan to lead Google India

    Rajan Anandan to lead Google India

    MUMBAI: Google Inc. has roped in Rajan Anandan as vice president of India sales and operations.

    Anandan will replace Shailesh Rao, who has been covering two roles. Rao will now focus only on his role as full-time Japan and Asia-Pacific managing director, media and platform sales.

    Says Japan and Asia-Pacific operations president Daniel Alegre, “India is an important growth country for Google. With Internet users growing at 50 per cent year-on-year, a strong leadership team will ensure that Google captures this tremendous opportunity.”

    Anandan‘s 18-year career includes key roles at Microsoft, Dell and McKinsey & Company.

    Most recently Anandan was MD of Microsoft India, responsible for all aspects of Microsoft‘s software, OEM and services business in India.

    Prior to joining Microsoft, Anandan was the vice president and country general manager of Dell in India. He also played several leadership roles including being the executive assistant to chairman Michael Dell.

    Before that, Anandan was a Partner with McKinsey & Company in Chicago. He holds an MSc from Stanford and a BSc from MIT.