LinkedIn Appoints Mahesh Narayanan As Country Manager For India

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
platform LinkedIn on Thursday announced the appointment of Mahesh Narayanan as Country Manager for India.Narayanan will assume his new
responsibilities from January 7, 2019, said LinkedIn which has over 59 crore members globally and more than 5.3 crore members in India.He
previously served as the India Managing Director for leading music and audio streaming service Saavn and led Google India's mobile
advertising business from 2010-2013.Narayanan spearheaded the digital transformation and market-entry strategies for a host of marquee
digital businesses such as Sociomantic Labs and AdMob among others in the past."I am grateful for the opportunity to further LinkedIn's
vision and mission in an important market that is rapidly digitizing," Narayanan said on his appointment.He will report to Olivier Legrand,
LinkedIn's Managing Director for the Asia Pacific (APAC) region and will join the company's Asia Pacific senior management team, the
professional network service said."India continues to be a strategic market for LinkedIn, and we are pleased to have Mahesh join our team to
take our business to its next growth chapter," Legrand said."As we continue to invest in the market, Mahesh's strong track record in leading
growth businesses and his deep market experience will bolster our efforts in India," Legrand added.As LinkedIn's fastest-growing and largest
market outside the US, India has seen its member base grow from 34 lakh members in November 2009 to more than 5.3 crore members in July
2018.