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MobiKwik appoints Mrinal Sinha as head of strategy
MUMBAI: MobiKwik, mobile wallet with 12 million users has roped in former Brattle Foods founder and executive director Mrinal Sinha as head of strategy. He will be helming the strategic roadmap with the management, identifying key opportunities for talent and technology acquisition, fostering crucial alliances and kick starting new revenue lines within the company.
MobiKwik founder CEO Bipin Preet Singh said: “We, at MobiKwik, are well-poised for the next stage of growth. Having established the brand as the leading mobile wallet in the country, we are now looking at strategic expansion and diversification. Sinha will play a pivotal role in our further evolution thanks to his years of business development and corporate strategy experience across domains. We are pleased to have him on board.”
Sinha opined: “MobiKwik has firmly positioned itself as a leader in the digital wallets space with a culture of excellence and technology-enabled user convenience. I am excited to join the team at this stage and be a part of its growth story. My objective will be to leverage my education and experience to chart out the expansion strategy for the company, form key partnerships with banks, device makers and other payments companies. I am also looking forward to identifying new business lines for MobiKwik and set the ball rolling for the same in the near future.”
Singh has a dual degree (Master’s and Bachelor’s in Technology) from IIT-Madras. He also has a Master’s in Business Administration from Harvard Business School, USA. He has diverse and prolific experience of working in globally-renowned organisations such as McKinsey and Company, Michael and Susan Dell Foundation and EMC Corporation.
MobiKwik has been witnessing tremendous growth with an exploding user base and partnerships with leaders in all e-commerce categories. The key appointments in the organisation are designed to contribute significantly to MobiKwik’s further expansion plans.
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Dish TV shareholders approve three independent directors
99.49 per cent vote of confidence strengthens board as company expands into connected TV, e-commerce and OTT.
MUMBAI: Dish TV has just been served a near-perfect vote of confidence and the shareholders have dished it out in style. Shareholders of the DTH operator have approved the appointment of three new Independent Directors with an overwhelming 99.49 per cent approval. The three appointees are Mr Arun Kumar Kapoor, Ms Heena Naishadh Bhatt and Mr Ashok Anant Paranjpe.
The strong mandate reflects continued investor faith in the company’s strategy, disciplined execution and long-term value creation. It comes as Dish TV focuses on stabilising its core DTH business while actively scaling new verticals connected TV platform VZY, B2B e-commerce ShopZop, and OTT service Watcho to build a more diversified and resilient growth trajectory.
Dish TV India Limited, CEO & executive director Manoj Dhobhal said, “We are encouraged by the shareholders’ approval of the appointment of the Independent Directors and sincerely thank them for their continued trust and confidence. The Board is already benefiting from the Directors’ collective experience, which will further sharpen strategic focus and support disciplined execution.”
With a fresh, strengthened board in place, Dish TV is well positioned to navigate the evolving media landscape. In a sector where every percentage point matters, a 99.49 per cent thumbs-up is the kind of ringing endorsement that suggests the company’s recipe for the future is already tasting right.
