Gagan Singla

CEO

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India23 yrs 1 mo experience
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Key Highlights

  • Over two decades of experience driving business growth.
  • Expertise in FinTech and digital marketing strategies.
  • Ranked Top 5 in YourStory's Emerging Voices of 2018.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert with a strong focus on digital marketing and analytics.

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Skills

Core Skills

FintechBusiness StrategyDigital MarketingAnalytics

Other Skills

Acquisition JourneysBrand ManagementBusiness AlliancesBusiness AnalysisBusiness AnalyticsBusiness DevelopmentBusiness GrowthBusiness Growth StrategiesBusiness IntelligenceBusiness Intelligence (BI)ConsultingCustomer Value CreationData WarehousingDigital LendingEnterprise Software

About

Currently leading the charge to create a platform that meets trading/investment goals of the billion Indians based on three pillars of deep analytics, technology and value creation at BlinkX. Over two decades, I've driven exponential business growth across 11 countries, leveraging expertise in analytics, data science, strategy, digital marketing, and product management. My journey includes pivotal roles at global firms like PwC, Deloitte, HDFC Securities, IIFL, Angel Broking, Simplilearn, Quikr, and Hughes.With a Computer Science degree from IIT Delhi and an MBA from IIM, I bring together the analytical precision of academic training with comprehensive industry insights spanning technical, business, and financial domains. Especially in digital broking & securities industry, I have created from scratch and optimised large scale digital operations including creating new age trading apps and web transaction platforms of latest technology and UX, achieving high growth acquisition set-up and building large revenue generation eco-systems to achieve overall business PnL.An internet business builder and passionate about innovation and research, I've also contributed to a string of global research publications in mathematics and data mining and have been a speaker at many US universities including the University of California at Berkeley, University of Indianapolis and University of Notre Dame, IIMs, IITs and more. Was ranked Top 5 in YourStory's Emerging Voices of 2018.

Experience

Blinkx

Managing Director - BlinkX by JMFL

Oct 2022Present · 3 yrs 5 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site

Customer Value CreationValue CreationFinTechBusiness StrategyBusiness GrowthStrategic Growth+2

Jm financial ltd

Managing Director - Digital Business

Dec 2021Present · 4 yrs 3 mos · India

  • Building an Internet Business with customer obsession at the center with 3 pillars of deep analytics, awesome technology and real value creation
Customer Value CreationValue CreationFinTechBusiness StrategyBusiness GrowthStrategic Growth+2

Hdfc securities

2 roles

Executive Vice President and Head - Marketing, CorpComm, Online Business and COE

Apr 2021Dec 2021 · 8 mos

Customer Value CreationValue CreationFinTechBusiness StrategyBusiness GrowthStrategic Growth+2

Chief Digital Officer (CDO) and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)

Apr 2021Dec 2021 · 8 mos

Customer Value CreationValue CreationFinTechBusiness StrategyBusiness GrowthStrategic Growth+2

Iifl (india infoline group)

Chief Strategy Officer

Nov 2019Mar 2021 · 1 yr 4 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

  • Handling Digital Strategy and execution for Finance, Insurance and Securities business including digital marketing, product management, online engagement, acquisition journeys, business and digital alliances, innovations and fintech partnerships.
  • Instrumental in already delivering multiplier growth in just 2 quarters
Customer Value CreationValue CreationFinTechBusiness StrategyBusiness GrowthStrategic Growth+2

Stealth-mode startup

Founder

Jan 2019Dec 2019 · 11 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

  • Worked on Multiple Ideas including Digital Lending, FoodTech, Trust & Safety.
Customer Value CreationValue CreationFinTechBusiness StrategyBusiness GrowthStrategic Growth+2

Angel broking

Director and CMO

Feb 2015Jan 2019 · 3 yrs 11 mos · Mumbai Area, India

  • Full focus on building the consumer internet business. Was heading all digital and growth aspects including Brand, PR & CorpComm and Digital Marketing (including all acquisition, performance, social media etc) for all Group businesses. Handled annual budget of 80 crores.
  • Particularly leading digital transformation with core focus on changing the mindset, culture and approach to everything to digital. Cutting across Marketing, Sales, Service, Technology and Product.
  • Also lead FinTech foray including mentorship at all leading Indian accelerators, partnership with numerous startups across Israel, UK, Singapore and planning the new FinTech business launch named Angel Bee.
  • Was specifically instrumental in :
  • 1. Customer acquisition transformation through digital marketing and online sales funnel implementation.
  • 2. Setting Up advanced analytics and creating the implementing the first few predictive models and text analytics projects.
  • 3. Launching new FinTech business for app based personal financial goal planning and investments.
Customer Value CreationValue CreationFinTechBusiness StrategyBusiness GrowthStrategic Growth+2

Simplilearn

Global CMO

May 2014Feb 2015 · 9 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Global CMO. Focus was on Digital Marketing both for performance and brand building including PR, Corp Comm and Brand story. The activities cut across Australia, Europe, USA and India including lead generation and performance marketing across all these geographies.
  • Worked closely with the investors in planning company strategy and growth. Was part of the acquisition plan and next round of funding from Mayfield.
Customer Value CreationValue CreationFinTechBusiness StrategyBusiness GrowthStrategic Growth+2

Quikr

VP and Head of Digital Marketing across all categories + Head of Analytics for Brand

May 2013May 2014 · 1 yr · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

  • Handled annual digital marketing budget of 110 crores. Was instrumental in multiplier (10X) growth of consumer traffic and engagement on the product to reach billion pageviews.
  • Was deeply involved in the largest funding round from beginning till closure including multiple due diligence, growth plans, digital marketing reviews etc with Kinnevik and Warburg team. Successfully closed the $90mn round in February 2014.
  • For the Brand piece, built an ROI model which was instrumental in evaluating the media plan and also estimating output metrics with 91% accuracy. This was a major highlight for the funding discussion to help in estimating growth from deployment of funds.
Customer Value CreationValue CreationFinTechBusiness StrategyBusiness GrowthStrategic Growth+2

Pwc

2 roles

(Senior)Manager

Jun 2012May 2013 · 11 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

  • Handled AML risk analytics assignments for one of world's largest financial services house. This was the largest engagement of the whole practice.
  • Also lead practice development activities including major technology initiatives that impacted business development and new acquisition.
Customer Value CreationValue CreationFinTechBusiness StrategyBusiness GrowthStrategic Growth+2

Principal Consultant

Apr 2004Mar 2009 · 4 yrs 11 mos · London, Mumbai

  • As a Principal Consultant in PwC Advisory - PI I was responsible for developing business as well as delivering consulting projects in the area of Business Intelligence and Performance Management. My industry focus is Financial Services.

Deloitte

Specialist Master - Deloitte Analytics

Mar 2009Jun 2012 · 3 yrs 3 mos · San Jose, Mumbai

  • Development of Advanced Analytics Solutions from business case identification all the way to development and deployment. Hands-On.
  • Management of Global Solution Portfolio for Deloitte Analytics
  • Core Solution lead of the San Jose Analytics Solutions Group.

Hughes software systems

Software Engineer

Jun 2000Jun 2002 · 2 yrs

  • Design, Development, Testing, Packaging and On-Site Implementation of 3G protocal stacks

Cadence design systems

Summer Internship

Apr 1999Jun 1999 · 2 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India · On-site

Education

Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

B.Tech. — Computer Science

Jan 1996Jan 2000

Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow

MBA

Jan 2002Jan 2004

St Francis College Lucknow

ICSE

Jan 1992Jan 1996

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