Mayank Jain joins CarDekho Group as CEO – new auto business

Mayank Jain joins CarDekho Group as CEO – new auto business

Mayank will be working closely with CEO & co-founder Amit Jain and be based in Gurugram.

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MUMBAI: Auto-tech company CarDekho has further fortified its leadership team by appointing Mayank Jain as CEO of its new auto business. He will be responsible for strengthening the organisation’s new auto offering, and deepening engagement with OEMs, dealer network and other enterprise partners. He will operate out of the company’s Gurugram office and report to CarDekho CEO & co-founder Amit Jain.

Mayank brings in rich experience of over 18 years working in technology, media and telecom sectors in India and Internationally. Prior to this, he was the CEO of the Hindi news cluster at Network18, where he managed a cluster of seven news channels. He has held leadership roles in sales, marketing, product management and strategy in companies such as Disney Star, British Telecom, Samsung, and HT Media.

CarDekho Group CEO & co-founder Amit Jain said, “I am delighted to welcome Mayank Jain to the CarDekho family. Mayank is a highly reputed professional in the media world and has an impressive track record of scaling businesses across varied industries. His deep customer understanding, and expertise will enable us to design and provide the best auto-tech solutions to our partner customers.”

Mayank Jain said, “I am delighted to join the CarDekho group and have the opportunity to work with one of the best teams in the auto-tech space. Our market leading portfolio of auto portals & platforms help customers buy cars, bikes, commercial vehicles and other products and services, whilst our suite of innovative solutions & technology enables auto manufacturers and dealers to build their brands and sell more.”

Over the years, Mayank has made an enormous contribution across different industries. In the year 2019, he received the IMPACT 40 under 40 award for achievement in Media, Marketing and Advertising industry. He is a Computer Engineer and an MBA from INSEAD, and also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from MDI Gurgaon.