Jan 2025 – Mar 2025 · 2 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• - Build a digital services business at scale for Jio Mobile underpinned by AI

Oct 2022 – Dec 2024 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• Responsible for the overall strategy, growth, product development, and P&L of Disney+ Hotstar in India (then India’s largest SVOD platform).
• Led a cross functional organisation, encompassing functions such as ad sales, growth, partnerships, analytics, product management, engineering, UX, marketing, content, customer service, HR, legal, policy and finance.
• Collaborated closely with EMEA and APAC regions to support the rollout of Disney+.
• Member of the India Leadership Team responsible for setting and driving overall country strategy across the Disney Star network in India.

Apr 2021 – Sep 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos

• Helped build Google's payments business across APAC.
• Led a cross functional team across the region.
• Regulation and policy: navigated very complex and rapidly evolving regulatory policies amidst increasing scrutiny.
• Product: worked very closely with product and engineering teams to launch products and features that drove growth and user engagement.
• Member of the India Management Group and chair of the India Sales Management group.

Oct 2018 – Mar 2021 · 2 yrs 5 mos

• Helped set up the business organisation for Google Pay and built a high performing team
• Led our efforts to hyper-scale on UPI, helping drive the adoption of digital payments in India
• Navigated a rapidly evolving regulatory landscape and represented Google in complex regulatory matters (data localisation, market share cap).
• Collaborated closely with product, engineering, UX and other cross functional teams to launch multiple product lines.

Apr 2015 – Sep 2018 · 3 yrs 5 mos

• Responsible for driving Google's growth across the region
• Leading a cross functional team across the region, implementing a strategic plan to drive high growth.
• Engaging with regulators on evolving online regulations
• Worked with CEOs across multiple industries like FMCG, tech, e-commerce, travel and more to grow business, revenue and customer base.
• Served on the Southeast leadership group.

Apr 2014 – Apr 2015 · 1 yr

• Served on the Southeast Asia leadership group.
• Served on the APAC hiring committee.

Jan 2011 – Apr 2014 · 3 yrs 3 mos

• Founded Google’s operations in Malaysia
• Built the team from the ground up and grew the business 9X in 3 years.
• Managed regulatory relations, product launches (Street View, YouTube), and crisis management (tax raids).
• Served on the Southeast Asia leadership group.

Oct 2007 – Jan 2011 · 3 yrs 3 mos

• Joined Google during its early growth phase in Singapore, focused on building the ads business across Southeast Asia. Worked across multiple verticals, contributing to the growth of the internet ecosystem in the region.
• Built our vertical sales team from the ground up.
• Grew and managed Google’s largest account in the APAC region in the travel vertical between 2008 to 2010.

Feb 2021 – Dec 2023 · 2 yrs 10 mos · India

• Formerly known as Xoogler Angels, XA is a technology leaders’ investment network with the mission of providing smart capital to startups in Southeast Asia.

Oct 2006 – Oct 2007 · 1 yr · Singapore

• Mobile media start up building for Nokia and Symbian OS.
• Built strategic and commercial partnerships with telcos & advertisers in India, Singapore, Malaysia.

May 2001 – Sep 2006 · 5 yrs 4 mos · Singapore

• Expanded Gallup’s Southeast Asia business, leading strategic consulting engagements across retail, telecom, and oil & gas sectors.

Jan 1996 – Jan 1999 · 3 yrs · India

• Managed Channel [V]’s (music channel) North India business; developed new ad categories through creative brand integrations.