LeEco strengthens top management in India

Chinese internet conglomerate LeEco on Friday roped in three industry veterans to bolster its leadership team in India for key business operations.

The company hired Shrinivas Bairi as senior director (R&D) and Manish Aggarwal as vice president, marketing communications for smart electronics business. For LeEco's content marketing business, Divya Dixit joins in as director from Percept Live.

"The three industry veterans bring with them a wealth of experience which is exceedingly valuable at this juncture of our growth in India," Atul Jain, chief operating officer (smart electronics business), LeEco India, said in a statement.

"These hires are well in line with our initiative of attracting top talent to strengthen our leadership team in India," he added.

Bairi has spent 17 years at Qualcomm as director engineering and is a well-known professional in the R&D field. He moved back from Qualcomm San Diego and was part of initial Qualcomm India R&D Centre setup team.

Aggarwal joins LeEco from Myntra where he was vice president (marketing) and head of monetisation.

Dixit will be responsible for growing the company's content platform across India and will help the company establish the brand leadership.

--IANS

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