MUMBAI, July 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ —
Appointment to Further Strengthen Company’s Rapidly Growing Global Operations
Komli Media, Asia Pacific’s leading media technology platform, announced the appointment of Rakesh Malani as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) as part of the company’s strategic objective to achieve rapid growth. In this role, Rakesh will be responsible for all of Komli Media’s financial operations including corporate governance, legal affairs and mergers and acquisitions. Additionally, he will lead and expand the Company’s engagement with the investor community.
“Bringing Rakesh onboard demonstrates Komli Media’s focus on building and scaling a leading people organization to capitalize on the tremendous opportunity in the marketplace. We have grown our operations by more than 150% CAGR over the last three years and expect to see significant future expansion,” said Prashant Mehta, Chief Executive Officer of Komli Media. “With Rakesh’s successful track record of driving growth by exceeding business objectives at leading companies, I am confident the company will be able to leverage his experience.”
Rakesh brings to Komli Media over two decades of strong financial leadership experience with technology companies, including nine years with Kanbay. At Kanbay, he was involved in positioning the company for a successful NASDAQ listing, managing several acquisitions and in eventually selling the company for $1.25 billion to Capgemini. At Capgemini, Rakesh was the CFO for the APAC region and for the Financial Services global business unit where he was the key architect in driving the business multifold to over a billion dollars. Prior to CapGemini and Kanbay, Rakesh held roles at AT&T, Oracle and Reliance Industries and co-founded two start-ups.
“Komli Media has been instrumental in bringing leading solutions to the digital marketplace,” said Rakesh Malani, Chief Financial Officer of Komli Media. He adds, “I am very happy to be a part of this exceptionally talented team. As a leader in rapidly expanding regions, Komli is very well positioned to take advantage of significant market opportunity. I look forward to helping the company reach its full potential.”
Komli Media continues to focus on hiring and retaining team members who contribute to the Company’s innovative and collaborative work culture, and who are passionate about addressing key challenges in digital advertising. With the addition of Rakesh, the Company has strengthened its leadership team to further scale its business operations. He joins the Komli Media team at an exciting time as the company continues to build on its industry-leading position. Komli Media has grown significantly over the past three years, and most recently announced its integration with Facebook Exchange (FBX) to help marketers multiply opportunities.
About Komli Media
Komli Media is Asia Pacific’s leading media technology company with solutions across display, mobile, video, social, search and data for advertisers, agencies, and publishers. Komli is leading the charge in developing the next-generation of digital advertising technologies, such as a real-time bidding (RTB) performance advertising platform (ATOM) that integrates audience data to improve ROI. Headquartered in Mumbai, Komli Media has over 350 employees across 12 offices in India, Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia and Middle East Find out more at http://www.komli.com
Natasha Bajaj
Senior Marketing Manager -Komli Media
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