People Group, the Anupam Mittal led New Media and Entertainment Group, welcomes Mr. Badri Sanjeevi as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Badri will be responsible for managing profitable growth across group businesses, in line with the company's overall vision.
Post the appointment, Badri says, "I have joined at a time when People Group is looking at a robust growth plan ahead. We have able leadership team in place, and I am excited to be a part of the next wave of growth. I look forward to engaging in some creative disruption that the company is known for, and to have the opportunity to work with visionaries in the New Media Business."
Prior to joining the group, Mr. Sanjeevi was with Deloitte MCS Ltd. London (Corporate Strategy Advisory Group) in-charge of Strategic Business Planning, Operational Improvement, Cost reduction, Shared Services and M&A related projects. Badri, an MBA from INSEAD-Wharton, France, has supported the Global Executive Team across Deloitte worldwide and has assisted in developing strategy and facilitated strategy workshops for the organization globally.
Talking about the new changes in the organization, Mr. Anupam Mittal, CMD, People Group says, "We are delighted to have Badri join us at the table amongst our top management. We are now largely focused on scaling up our existing businesses and take at least one of our companies public in the next 18-24 months. In addition we have several businesses in investment phase. With Badri's experience and skills we can deliver growth without compromising on fiscal discipline".
About People Group
People Group was founded in 1997 by Anupam Mittal to explore opportunities in New Media,Information Technology, Communication and Entertainment industries. The group recognized early on that the on going 'content digitization' was fundamentally and dramatically going to change these industries and lead to ultimate convergence. Today the group owns and manages companies in the Internet, Mobile VAS, and Entertainment industries and boasts businesses such as Shaadi.com, Shaadi.com centre, Fropper.com, Makaan.com, Mauj Mobile and People Pictures.
The group has grown significantly over the last few years and was awarded the Deloitte Technology India Fast 50 as well as the Red Herring Asia 100 Awards in 2006. The company has also been nominated as Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific for the years 2006 & 2007. In 2007 People Group won the IT People Award for Excellence in Information Technology and was also selected as one of the Top 10 marketers in the country by Business Today.
