Byju's Strengthens Senior Tech Leadership
Educational technology (edtech) firm, Byju's is strengthening its senior leadership team. The company announced the appointment of former Amazon executives Sunil Sharma as Vice-President, Engineering Student and Teacher Experience, and as Vice President, Engineering, Tuition Centre and Devices.
Byju’s tech-first approach makes it home to some of the world’s finest tech experts,” said Anil Goel, President, Tech Division, commenting on the development.
With a career spanning over Sunil Sharma brings with him 21 years of expertise in scaling up tech teams across Amazon, Hewlett Packard, and AGT International. Prior to this, he was head of tech for freight auditing and payments at Amazon. At Byju's he will be responsible for technologies to enhance student, parent, and teacher experience, along with customer care and mentor connection.
Meanwhile, Darshan Bhandari will lead the firm’s hybrid learning platform, Byju’s Tuition Centre. to scale up its tech capabilities. He brings in over 18 years of experience in building talent across companies such as Amazon, Reliance Jio Infocomm, and Amdocs
The announcement comes at a time when Byju's has been facing slack for laying off hundreds of employees.
Byju Raveendran-led firm, Byju's is currently valued at USD 22 billion, and is planning an initial public offering (IPO) by next year.
