MUMBAI: After a four-year stint with Twitter India, country director Taranjeet Singh has stepped down from his role. He was one of the earliest Twitter employees in the country. The company’s Twitter's global head of revenue strategy and operations Balaji Krish has been named as the interim country head until the replacement of Singh is hired.

“India is one of our largest and fastest growing markets worldwide today. We have hired many Tweeps at Twitter India, diversified our client base across the country and continue to be the pulse of Indian society - breaking news, sports, entertainment, politics,” Singh tweeted.

As Indian country director, he built the up the sales team from the ground up and led the social media giant’s expansion and investments. He worked closely with brands and agencies to increase their commercial opportunities and leading overall Twitter operations in India. Twitter compared to its competitors like Facebook, has not been dragged into in any major controversy yet.

The media veteran has 20 years of sales and business development experience. He also spent close to a decade with BBC as head of advertising and sales director of South Asia.

“I'm proud to say that Twitter India is in a strong position and will continue to grow stronger in the years to come. I want to thank all our partners, brands and agencies for their continued belief, trust and support in making my journey so incredible at Twitter,” he tweeted.