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Time of India
28-04-2025
- Business
- Time of India
YouTube appoints Gunjan Soni as Country Managing Director for India
Global streaming major YouTube on Monday announced the appointment of Gunjan Soni as the Country Managing Director for India. With over two decades of leadership experience spanning business, technology, marketing, and e-commerce, Soni is set to lead YouTube's growth and innovation efforts in India. "YouTube's journey in India continues to be vibrant and dynamic, representing a country filled with immense creative energy and potential. I am excited to welcome Gunjan, a seasoned leader to guide our next phase of growth," said Gautam Anand, VP, YouTube APAC. Her deep understanding of the creator economy and India's video commerce landscape, combined with her leadership, "will enable us to accelerate creator growth, unlock new opportunities, engage users, and contribute meaningfully to India's digital journey," he said in a statement. She joins YouTube from ZALORA, where she served as Group CEO for six years based in Singapore. During her tenure, she was instrumental in introducing new categories and business models, fostering innovation, and enhancing user experience through personalization and a successful loyalty programme, according to YouTube. Soni also possesses significant Indian media and marketing experience, having worked as EVP at Star India and CMO at Myntra. Prior to that, she was a Partner at McKinsey in the Consumer and Marketing practice. She serves on the board of CBRE Group , a Fortune 500 company. "I am both humbled and thrilled to join this dynamic team and lead a platform that has long supported the powerhouse of talent that is the Indian creator economy," said Soni. Witnessing how YouTube empowers creators and connects communities across India is truly inspiring. "I'm particularly excited about building on this foundation, fostering innovation, and further enhancing the platform's role in helping creators unlock new storytelling opportunities and reach audiences globally. I am excited to work with and support our incredible partners across the ecosystem, " she added.
Time of India
28-04-2025
- Business
- Time of India
YouTube names Gunjan Soni as country managing director for India, ETHRWorld
Advt Join the community of 2M+ industry professionals Subscribe to our newsletter to get latest insights & analysis. Download ETHRWorld App Get Realtime updates Save your favourite articles Scan to download App New Delhi, YouTube on Monday announced the appointment of Gunjan Soni as the Country Managing Director for India. Soni has had successful stints at ZALORA, Star India and Myntra. She steps into her new role, following the exit of Ishan Chatterjee last over two decades of leadership experience spanning business, technology, marketing, and e-commerce, Soni is set to lead YouTube's growth and innovation efforts in India, the Alphabet-owned video platform said in a joins YouTube from ZALORA, where she served as Group CEO for six years based in Singapore. During her tenure, she was instrumental in introducing new categories and business models, fostering innovation, and enhancing user experience through personalisation and a successful loyalty also possesses significant Indian media and marketing experience, having worked as EVP at Star India and CMO at Myntra. Prior to that, she was a Partner at McKinsey in the Consumer and Marketing practice. She serves on the board of CBRE Group, a Fortune 500 company."YouTube's journey in India continues to be vibrant and dynamic, representing a country filled with immense creative energy and deep understanding of the creator economy and India's video commerce landscape, combined with her leadership, will enable us to accelerate creator growth, unlock new opportunities, engage users, and contribute meaningfully to India's digital journey," Gautam Anand, Vice President, YouTube APAC said the way YouTube empowers creators and connects communities across India, is "truly inspiring"."I am both humbled and thrilled to join this dynamic team and lead a platform that has long supported the powerhouse of talent that is the Indian creator economy," she said.
Time of India
28-04-2025
- Business
- Time of India
YouTube appoints Gunjan Soni as new India managing director
YouTube has appointed Gunjan Soni as the new country managing director for India . She succeeds Ishan Chatterjee who stepped down from the position in 2024 to join Viacom18-owned JioCinema as chief revenue officer, ending his 13-year long stint at Google. "As India remains one of YouTube's most vibrant and crucial markets, brimming with creativity and opportunity, I'm delighted to announce that Gunjan Soni has joined YouTube as our new Country Managing Director for India," Gautam Anand, vice president and managing director for YouTube APAC, said in a LinkedIn post. In her professional experience spanning two decades, Soni has held crucial offices across industries. Before joining YouTube, she was the group CEO of Singapore-based online fashion retailer Zalora. She has also worked with Myntra, Star India and McKinsey and Company in the past. Soni holds an MBA in Finance from XLRI, Jamshedpur and and Bachelor of Engineering from Bhopal's Barkatullah Vishwavidyalaya. Commenting on new role, Soni said she is looking forward to building on YouTube's foundation, "fostering innovation, and further enhancing the platform's role in helping creators unlock new storytelling opportunities and reach billions of audiences globally". "There's so much potential to unlock — evolving how creators connect with their audiences, video commerce and shopping, Shorts, Connected TV and helping viewers engage with content, creators and brands they love. I'm excited to explore innovative formats and video commerce, in ways that feel intuitive and natural," Soni said on her appointment.
Hindustan Times
28-04-2025
- Business
- Hindustan Times
YouTube names Gunjan Soni as managing director for India
YouTube on Monday announced the appointment of Gunjan Soni as the Country Managing Director for India. Soni has had successful stints at ZALORA, Star India and Myntra. She steps into her new role, following the exit of Ishan Chatterjee last year. With over two decades of leadership experience spanning business, technology, marketing, and e-commerce, Soni is set to lead YouTube's growth and innovation efforts in India, the Alphabet-owned video platform said in a release. Soni joins YouTube from ZALORA, where she served as Group CEO for six years based in Singapore. During her tenure, she was instrumental in introducing new categories and business models, fostering innovation, and enhancing user experience through personalisation and a successful loyalty program. Soni also possesses significant Indian media and marketing experience, having worked as EVP at Star India and CMO at Myntra. Prior to that, she was a Partner at McKinsey in the Consumer and Marketing practice. She serves on the board of CBRE Group, a Fortune 500 company. 'YouTube's journey in India continues to be vibrant and dynamic, representing a country filled with immense creative energy and deep understanding of the creator economy and India's video commerce landscape, combined with her leadership, will enable us to accelerate creator growth, unlock new opportunities, engage users, and contribute meaningfully to India's digital journey,' Gautam Anand, Vice President, YouTube APAC said. Soni said the way YouTube empowers creators and connects communities across India, is "truly inspiring". 'I am both humbled and thrilled to join this dynamic team and lead a platform that has long supported the powerhouse of talent that is the Indian creator economy,' she said.
Time of India
28-04-2025
- Business
- Time of India
YouTube appoints Gunjan Soni as new India head
YouTube has appointed Gunjan Soni as the new country managing director for India . She succeeds Ishan Chatterjee who stepped down from the position in 2024 to join Viacom18-owned JioCinema as chief revenue officer. "As India remains one of YouTube's most vibrant and crucial markets, brimming with creativity and opportunity, I'm delighted to announce that Gunjan Soni has joined YouTube as our new Country Managing Director for India," Gautam Anand, vice president and managing director for YouTube APAC, said in a LinkedIn post.
