Edtech unicorn upGrad appoints Myleeta AgaWilliams as CEO – International
- ByStartupStory | August 17, 2022
Myleeta AgaWilliams has been appointed as CEO – International at upGrad, the higher EdTech company, to lead expansion throughout the APAC, EMEA, and US areas. Myleeta will be responsible for handling end-to-end international operations and establishing region-specific product pipelines, resulting in high-impact revenue & profitability results. She has over two decades of expertise in global and digital organizations.
Myleeta AgaWilliams will use her experience in developing businesses via strategic interventions in content and worldwide distribution for broadcast and streaming media in her new job. She will work with management teams across several geographies to connect short- and long-term company objectives to accelerate profitability. She has previously managed various product portfolios & led marketing and sales teams across countries at companies such as Netflix, BBC Studios, Discovery, and UTV.
Mayank Kumar, Co-founder and MD of upGrad, commented on her hiring, saying, “We are at such a high point in our worldwide development that we want a leader who has watched these markets mature to make solid business judgments.” Myleeta brings a strong entrepreneurial attitude and cultural intelligence to our operations in existing and emerging countries.
“Taking upGrad’s very successful online learning portfolio and using it to impact the lives and careers of learners all across the world is a tremendous opportunity.” In this next stage of expansion, we will examine each of the areas where we hope to achieve scale and implement a nuanced and focused plan, drawing on my previous expertise and extensive understanding of digital consumption habits. “I am happy to be joining Ronnie, Mayank, Phalgun, and the leadership team at this exciting stage of rapid growth,” Myleeta said of her new position at upGrad.
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