Big Moves: Dreame, MediaMint
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Dreame India appoints Manu Sharma as Managing Director to lead its India operations and market expansion
Dreame Technology, a smart home appliance brand, has appointed Manu Sharma as Managing Director for its India operations. In this leadership role, Sharma will be responsible for developing and executing strategic initiatives to drive Dreame's growth and establish a strong brand presence in the Indian market. He will also oversee Dreame’s regional product strategy, marketing and sales operations as well as build a team in India.
Manu Sharma brings over 25+ years of experience in the consumer electronics industry. Previously, he held key leadership positions at Nothing India (Vice President and General Manager) and Samsung India (Vice President and Head of Product Strategy), where he played a crucial role in developing and implementing successful go-to-market strategies. Before that, he also had a successful 12-year stint at Hewlett-Packard across key business roles.
Expressing his enthusiasm for his new role, Manu Sharma says, "I am excited to lead Dreame’s India business and I look forward to working with the team to build Dreame's brand presence, and operational capabilities and deliver innovative products that resonate with our consumers."
Under Sharma’s leadership, Dreame India is committed to delivering exceptional products and services while maintaining its position as an innovator of customer-centric solutions and smart home appliances.
MediaMint appoints Rajeev Butani as Chief Executive Officer
MediaMint, a global AI-powered revenue and media operations services provider, has appointed Rajeev Butani as Chief Executive Officer. Butani replaces current CEO and co-founder Aditya Vuchi, who will continue to support MediaMint as a member of the company’s Board of Directors.
“As we continue to accelerate innovation and revenue realisation for businesses worldwide, we are excited to have Rajeev serve as CEO to guide us through the next phase of MediaMint’s expansion,” comments Vuchi, who served as MediaMint’s CEO for the previous 14 years. “Rajeev has served as Executive Chairman of the company and understands our business and culture and we look forward to his collaboration with MediaMint leadership, employees, and customers to build on our past successes.”
Before joining MediaMint in 2023 as Executive Chairman, Butani served with Accenture for more than 25 years, most recently as the Senior Managing Director and Group Technology Officer for Accenture’s communications, media, and technology operating group globally. He also served on Accenture’s global leadership counsel.
“Rajeev is the right person to help drive adoption of MediaMint’s next-generation services and going forward to help us identify acquisitions that will complement MediaMint’s vision of an AI-powered platform of services,” shares Avnish Mehra, Vice Chairman, Private Equity at Everstone Capital, and David Wasserman, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Recognize. “We are delighted to have Aditya’s full support in this transition and look forward to Rajeev’s stewardship as we expand MediaMint’s global business.”