Manu Kumar Jain

CEO

Dubai, United Arab Emirates20 yrs 7 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • Led G42's AI expansion across Asia and Latin America.
  • Scaled Xiaomi India to $8Bn revenue and 50Mn units.
  • Co-founded Jabong, a leading fashion e-commerce platform.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in AI and consumer electronics sectors with extensive experience in scaling businesses.

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EntrepreneurshipStart-upsDigital MarketingMarketingRetailStrategic ConsultingVenture CapitalBusiness StrategyLeadershipStrategyBusiness PlanningBusiness DevelopmentCorporate DevelopmentSupply Chain ManagementAnalytics

About

Technology leader with 20+ years of proven record of building and scaling businesses across smartphones, consumer electronics, e-commerce, and AI infrastructure. Currently leading G42’s expansion across Asia and Latin America, with focus on building the sovereign AI stack – AI data centers, compute/GPU clusters, and local-language LLMs. Driving strategic partnerships with governments, hyperscalers, and infrastructure providers to build national-scale AI platforms. Former Global VP of Xiaomi. Built Xiaomi India and South Asia business from zero to to multi Bn annual revenue while achieving #1 market leadership across multiple countries. Scaled Xiaomi India from zero to approx. 50Mn+ units annually, 100Mn+ loyal users, and ~US$8Bn annual revenue. * #1 Smartphone brand for 5 consecutive years and #1 Smart TV brand for 4 years * Business scaled from 0 to $ ~8 Bn annual revenue, with 100M+ customers * Executed omni-channel strategy: e-commerce, 20,000+ offline retail points, and 3,000+ exclusive stores * Orchestrated and led Make-in-India program, thus generating 50,000+ jobs Co-founded and scaled one of India’s leading fashion e-commerce companies during early years of internet, that was acquired by Flipkart/Walmart. Worked at McKinsey & Company, advising Fortune 500 companies across India, Southeast Asia, and Africa. Select awards: - Multiple x Guinness World Records - Fortune’s Global 40 under 40 (2020) - World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leader (2019) - Forbes India’s best MNC CEO (2019) - GQ’s 50 Most Influential Young Indians (2019) - Economic Times' Most Promising Business Leader of Asia (2019) - Fortune India's 40 under 40 for four years (2015-2018) - Economic Times's 40 under 40 (2016)

Experience

G42

2 roles

Sr. VP - Asia (India, SE Asia) and Latin America

Mar 2026 – Present · 0 mo

  • Leading G42’s expansion across Asia and Latin America.

India CEO

Sep 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • G42 is a global leader in creating visionary artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities. Leading G42’s expansion, with focus on building the end-to-end sovereign AI stack - AI Data Centers, compute clusters and local language LLMs.
  • G42 launched ‘Nanda' in India, a Hindi and Hinglish LLM (v1 was 13Bn parameters; v2 was 87Bn parameters trained on 2.1Tn tokens)
  • G42 announced India’s largest AI Supercomputer deal (8 ExaFlops Supercomputer)
  • Exploring large scale investments in AI data centers, AI Supercomputers, GPU cloud and Digital Embassies.
  • Check out select announcements about the group below:

Workindia

Board Member

Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 · 2 yrs · Bangalore

Zestmoney

Board Member

Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 · 1 yr · Bangalore

Xiaomi technology

2 roles

Global Vice President

Jan 2017 – Jan 2023 · 6 yrs

  • Stepped into the role of Global VP, to drive the company’s international expansion.

CEO, Xiaomi India and South Asia

Jan 2014 – Jan 2021 · 7 yrs

  • Built and scaled Xiaomi India into one of the company’s most important global businesses, while also taking on broader international leadership responsibilities.
  • Built Xiaomi India from zero to approximately 50Mn units annually and ~US$8Bn annual revenue. Scaled category leadership and achieved the #1 position at national scale across multiple businesses:
  • #1 Smartphone brand for 5 consecutive years
  • #1 Smart TV brand for 4 consecutive years
  • #1 Single brand e-commerce platform (Mi.com) for 5 years
  • #1 Single brand retail chain with 3000+ exclusive stores for 4 years
  • #1 Trusted smartphone brand and #2 trusted overall brand for 3 years
  • Executed omni-channel strategy: e-commerce, 20,000+ offline retail points, and 3,000+ exclusive stores
  • Orchestrated Make-in-India program for Xiaomi. Led the efforts to localize manufacturing and key components; 100% of Xiaomi phones sold in India were Made-in-India
  • Helped generate 50,000+ jobs across manufacturing, retail, logistics, warehousing, and service in India
  • Launched Xiaomi across South Asia, achieving #1 in Nepal, #2 in Sri Lanka, and #3 in Bangladesh. Later on elevated to Global Vice President with responsibility for international expansion across key markets.

Hungama

Board Member

Jan 2017 – Jan 2020 · 3 yrs · India

Krazybee

Board Member

Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 · 2 yrs · India

Jabong

Co-founder and Managing Director

Jan 2012 – Jan 2014 · 2 yrs · Delhi-NCR

  • Co-founded and scaled one of India’s leading fashion e-commerce companies during early years of internet. Jabong offered the largest assortment with 100,000+ SKUs across 1,000+ brands. It received the highest traffic among all e-commerce platforms in India in the year 2012.
  • Led the company through rapid growth, resulting in its acquisition by Flipkart Group (now Walmart).

Dink couple

Co-creator

Jan 2011 – Jan 2013 · 2 yrs · Bangalore

  • Co-creator of cartoon series: DINK Couple, inspired by our real life experiences. Check out www.facebook.com/dink.couple

Mckinsey & company

Engagement Manager

Jan 2007 – Jan 2012 · 5 yrs

  • Advised Fortune 500 companies across India, Southeast Asia, and Africa on strategy, growth, sales, and marketing across FMCG, automotive, and technology sectors.
  • Best finishing school! Grateful for the invaluable learning and growth that McKinsey provided.

Tata administrative services

Summer intern

Apr 2006 – Jun 2006 · 2 mos

  • Worked with Tata Telecom to plan rural operations across India.

Headstrong

Sr Associate

Jan 2003 – Jan 2005 · 2 yrs

  • Developed software solutions for Investment banks.

Education

Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

Bachelor of Technology — Mechanical Engineering

Jan 1999 – Jan 2003

Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Jan 2005 – Jan 2007

ESCP Business School

MBA — Management

Jan 2006 – Jan 2006

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