Quikr appointed Vineet Sehgal as the company’s Chief Marketing
Officer. Vineet will be responsible for marketing strategy and plans
across all areas including brand building, performance marketing,
partnership and alliances at Quikr.
Vineet brings to the company more than 18 years of experience in
marketing and business strategy across diverse industries such as
telecommunication, FMCG, banking and management consulting. He has
helped scale several operations from start up to maturity in some of
the world’s leading organisations such as Nokia, Nestle, Accenture,
Cadburys and HSBC.
Commenting on his appointment, Pranay Chulet, Founder & CEO of
Quikr said, “We are delighted to welcome Vineet to Quikr. Quikr is
made in India and for India, and Vineet has built his career scaling
consumer businesses in the country so there was natural chemistry
here. Vineet knows the Indian consumer and he knows the Indian
consumer on mobile. His arrival was particularly well timed with our
own plans, as the fun is just beginning."
Prior to joining Quikr, Vineet headed Nokia’s programs and
planning portfolio. He led large scale launches of some of the most
used mobile devices in India. He also founded the Nokia Money start
up team and drove its growth from conception to market roll out. He
began his career in consumer marketing with Nestle.
Commenting on his role as CMO of Quikr, Vineet Sehgal said, “It
is an absolute pleasure for me to have the opportunity to join the
team at Quikr which is writing such an interesting chapter of the
Indian internet story. Quikr's business is growing exponentially and
its super exciting for me to be a part of this growth curve. Quikr
has always been one of the most exciting internet brands and I look
forward to further building it as the Indian internet becomes more
and more synonymous with mobile internet.”
Vineet has earned his Bachelor of Technology (BTech) in Chemical
Engineering from IIT, Delhi and is a graduate from IIM Calcutta
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