– As the first appointed international CEO, Saranjit will be driving the edtech major’s revenue goal from these markets in the next 4-5 years
MUMBAI, India » Sept. 28, 2020 » India’s » Saranjit Sangar » Europe » Middle East
, /PRNewswire/ — upGrad, largest online higher education company, in a move to strengthen its penetration into the international markets, announced the appointment of as the CEO – UK, , and .
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Saranjit is an experienced leader with a diverse international career across e-commerce (Amazon, UK), last-mile logistics (Amazon, UK, and Honestbee, ), cloud kitchens (Grab, ) & FMCG (Godrej, ). She has a successful track record of building and scaling businesses, growing teams, and creating value for customers and partners for over a decade. In her last role as Director – Grab Ventures and New Businesses at Grab, first decacorn leader in ride-hailing, on-demand deliveries, and payments – she has been instrumental in building Grab’s cloud kitchens in , from the ground up while defining the country targets, building the organisation structure & owning the entire P&L.
Europe » Middle East » , Co-Founder & Chairman, upGrad, said » “upGrad’s international expansion is a multi-pronged strategy. While last year we saw good traction for our existing programs from the large 40 million South Asian diaspora, we are now focused on leveraging our global tech platform, our strong wireframe model of deep learning, high-touch counselling in the digital world to replicate our success in these very large and interesting markets. Our goal was always to be a strong international edtech company and this is one step closer to achieving it. I welcome Saranjit whose passion for tech and building a consumer business resonates with upGrad’s vision of impacting a billion working professionals with LifeLongLearning.”
On welcoming the new leader at the helm of its UK, , and business, ,
said » “In my personal experience, I have immensely valued and benefited from my education, guidance from my mentors, and their advice on continuous learning and self-improvement. But I also understand that these invaluable resources are not widely accessible to everyone. I want to help create a level playing field for the aspiring youth and professionals by democratizing education and making these resources available, to help them make the right choices through their careers. At upGrad, we will now be providing internationally, a) relevant programs to prepare them for the future of the workforce b) immersive learning experience with real-life work simulations c) mentors and counselors who are industry experts d) career services – matching the skills-sets of our students, and helping them achieve meaningful outcomes. And I am thrilled to be embarking on this mission with upGrad.”
On her new role, ,
1st October 2020 » London UK
Saranjit joins her new role from and will be based out of .
In line with our growth agenda to establish upGrad as the global leader in the Lifelong Learning space, we’re setting up our subsidiaries in the international markets. We will soon announce the appointment of our CEO – APAC,” » concluded
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upGrad is largest online higher education company, which has impacted almost 9 lakh individuals globally. upGrad has ranked No.1 in the #LinkedInTopStartups India 2020 list. This is the third time in a row that upGrad has been featured in the #LinkedInTopStartup list.
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