Manish Maheshwari Appointed as Twitter India MD
Twitter, on Monday, broke the news of appointing Manish Maheshwari, the former Network18 Digital CEO, as its new MD for India.
The hiring comes eight months after Twitter’s full-time India head Taranjeet Singh leaves. Balaji Krish, who was appointed as the interim head of Twitter India, will be moving back to the global headquarters in San Francisco to continue his role as global head of Revenue Strategy and Operations at Twitter.
Maheshwari, who previously served as the CEO of Network18 Digital, takes over the new role from April 29, Twitter said in a statement.
Maheshwari will begin in his new role from April 29, and will be responsible for “driving an integrated business strategy to accelerate Twitter’s audience and revenue growth in the country, overseeing Twitter India’s teams in Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru. He will be based in Delhi and can be found at @manishm345 on Twitter.” the company added in a statement.
Maheshwari will be reporting to Maya Hari, Twitter’s Asia Pacific Head.