Former Star and Disney head Sanjay Gupta Appointed As Country Manager for Google India
Sanjay Gupta joins Google from Star and Disney India where he was the managing director.
This appointment comes after Rajan Anandan quit in April this year to join Sequoia Capital. Gupta will also serve as Vice President of Sales and Operations for India.
Vikas Agnihotri, currently Google’s country director for sales in India, was serving as the Internet giant’s interim managing director.
Gupta said that he is delighted to take on the challenge of leading and shaping Google’s charter in India. “It is an exciting opportunity to leverage the power of technology to solve some of India’s unique challenges and make Internet an engine of economic growth for people and communities. I am happy to join the passionate teams across Google and look forward to contributing to India’s digital journey as it becomes an innovation hub for the world.”
A post graduate from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kolkata, Gupta is an engineer from Delhi College of Engineering. Gupta joins Google from Star and Disney India where he was the Managing Director. He also had stints at HUL and Bharti Airtel as Chief Marketing Officer.
Scott Beaumont, President of APAC, Google said “Our ongoing engagement in India is a source of pride for both our Googlers in India but also around the world. Our Indian operation is important and strategic for its own sake but also for the innovation which then feeds breakthroughs elsewhere in Google. We are delighted to have Sanjay join us. We are excited to combine his expertise, experience and leadership with our teams and build further on our existing efforts in this highly dynamic, competitive and exciting digital economy, looking to build a more helpful and inclusive Internet for everyone in India.”