Harappa Education, an integral part of upGrad, has appointed Avnish Datt as the Chief Business Officer (CBO), effective from September 2023. In this pivotal position, Datt will assume responsibility for the company’s overall business operations, collaborating closely with Shreyasi Singh. Prior to this, Datt has held significant leadership roles at distinguished organisations such as Info Edge India, Nucleus Software, Orange Business Services, Equant, Global One and Sprint RPG India, according to an official release.
Over the course of his 29-year career, Datt has successfully led substantial teams across India, the Asia-Pacific, Australia and Europe. In his most recent role, Datt led a team encompassing approximately 800 professionals in sales and customer success, the release mentioned.
“With him at the helm, we, both at Harappa and at upGrad Enterprise, are more determined than ever to expand our special category of thrive skills and leadership programmes to high-performing companies across the world. This is a big deal for us: to have someone like Avnish believe in our vision and potential, and partner with us to script the next phase of our growth,” Shreyasi Singh, founder, CEO, Harappa Education, said.
“Harappa’s unique approach to thrive skills and leadership development and the customer experience it delivers is the absolute best-on-class. Sharp and engaging online learning library and a purposeful pedagogy makes it an outstanding choice for today’s high-growth and growth-aspirant businesses. Combine that with the momentum and might of upGrad and you have an unassailable combination,” Avnish stated.