Byju’s appoints Mukut Deepak as new Head of Business
Indian edtech unicorn Byju’s recently announced that the company has appointed Mukut Deepak as the company’s new Head of Business for the 4th to 10th standard segment. He was previously Chief Business Development Officer at Tata Sky Limited and a Director for Tata Sky’s Digital venture.
Deepak will be in charge of expanding and leading the startup’s business in the aforementioned segment. He will forecast, build and propose strategies for the growth of the segment under his purview and establish systems and operations to optimize operations in collaboration with product, sales, and marketing. He will be reporting directly to Chief Operating Officer, Mrinal Mohit.
“Mukut’s strong expertise in developing businesses for various corporations will help scale the offerings of brand BYJU’S for classes 4 to 10. We are confident that under his able leadership the business will further strengthen and we look forward to extending all the support in his journey with us,” commented Byju’s Chief People Officer Pravin Prakash.
The newly appointed head of business stated, “I am delighted to be associated with the vertical that formed the bedrock of BYJU’S foundation. BYJU’S has taken the transformative power of education to students in every part of the country through its innovative online learning model. The company has grown exponentially in the past couple of years, displaying a promising future in revamping the face of education. I am looking forward to further building and scaling the business and making Byju’s the most preferred after-school destination for students across the country.”