Truecaller appoints Rishit Jhunjhunwala as managing director of India unit

Caller identifier utility Truecaller on Wednesday stated it has appointed Rishit Jhunjhunwala as managing director for its India operations. Jhunjhunwala, who’s at present based mostly in Stockholm (Sweden) at Truecaller’s headquarters, will transfer again to Bengaluru and might be answerable for spearheading enterprise methods to develop the corporate’s footprint and speed up income progress in India, the corporate stated in a press release.

He’s at present chief product officer and continues to deal with this duty as effectively.

“We needed a frontrunner like Rishit who can join deeply with prospects, staff and companions alike along with his 6 years of in depth expertise inside the firm.

“That is vital as India is closest to the center of the corporate with over 60 per cent of our customers from India. It is a pure match for Rishit who will lead the India enterprise to better heights along with his exemplary management and talent to usher in innovation,” Alan Mamedi, CEO and co-founder of Truecaller, stated.

Jhunjhunwala joined Truecaller in 2015 as vice-president (product) and has led the evolution of the product since then, turning into chief product officer in 2020.

Not too long ago, Truecaller introduced 200 million lively customers in India and over 270 million lively customers globally.

“I’ve seen the corporate develop to be the third most used app in India. I’m wanting ahead to my subsequent enterprise with Truecaller in India.

“I firmly consider that Truecaller will proceed to rework the best way the world communicates and convey nice worth to individuals world wide,” Jhunjhunwala stated.