Prior to the newest appointment, Ankit Khirwal was related to Pepperfry as Marketing Head
upGrad, Asia’s largest larger EdTech at present introduced the onboarding of Ankit Khirwal who has joined the upGrad administration workforce because the Vice President – Marketing. As half of his new function, Ankit will lead the end-to-end advertising efforts throughout the organisation. He will handle all elements of Brand Marketing and Public Relations, Performance Marketing, CRM Marketing, Creative and Content Marketing.Welcoming Ankit to his new function, Arjun Mohan, CEO-India, upGrad stated, “We are thrilled to have Ankit onboard. His confirmed expertise in deepening model presence, increasing the buyer funnel, and scaling up income shall be invaluable in serving to upGrad preserve its fast development to fulfill the sturdy demand with the enlargement of our footprint in worldwide markets and new verticals.”Ankit Khirwal was earlier Marketing Head at Pepperfry the place, as a component of the senior management workforce, he managed your complete advertising operate. In addition to advertising, he has additionally led numerous verticals together with Category Management, Financial Planning & Strategy. Prior to Pepperfry, as an analyst at RBS International, he labored on key Debt Capital Market transactions for Indian corporates. An IIM-Bangalore alumnus, Ankit is a Chartered Accountant by qualification and a graduate of the Shri Ram College of Commerce. Ankit Khirwal, Vice President – Marketing (Head of Marketing, India), stated, “I used to be the primary individual in my complete household to pursue research past under-graduation. I perceive and worth the significance of schooling in life. It is an thrilling time to be half of the worldwide on-line schooling revolution and it will likely be a satisfying expertise to take upGrad’s philosophy of LifelongLearning forward.”The just lately turned unicorn with a valuation of $1.2 Bn is making back-to-back boardroom additions which can additional gasoline the model’s development throughout geographies.
