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MobiKwik promotes Anshuman Misra as chief product & technology officer
Mumbai: MobiKwik has promoted its senior vice president – product Anshuman Misra to the new position of chief product and technology officer. This new announcement will take place with immediate effect.
In his new role, Misra will be responsible for driving ‘product, design, engineering, infrastructure and security’ at the company.
“With this change, MobiKwik aims to build the best and most loved fintech product in India,” said the statement.
“The company has demonstrated exceptional revenue growth in the last few years on the back of BNPL & payments,” Misra said on his promotion. “With our technology first DNA, I am confident we will build a world-class stack to offer the full fintech suite on the MobiKwik app. I look forward to working with our immensely talented product and engineering teams and further hiring creative minds to drive user delight via constant innovation.”
Misra joined the fintech company in May 2021. Over his 18+ years of journey in the industry, he has worked with several companies including Hike Messenger, Microsoft, IBM, Quark, Spice etc.
MobiKwik CEO, co-founder and managing director Bipin Preet Singh appreciated Misra for his efforts at the company. “Anshuman has done phenomenal work in building product leadership for the business. He spearheaded the UX refresh of MobiKwik Zip, making it the most loved BNPL product. His zeal for continuous improvement has led to elevation in our core technology and infrastructure,” said Singh.
He further added, “Our next growth frontier is to become a digital bank for Bharat fulfilling all the financial needs of 500 million Indians. As we embark on this growth journey, Anshuman and his team will play a key role in translating our vision into reality.”
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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.
