Sajith Sivanandan, previously associated with Disney+ Hotstar as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), has now joined Jio Platforms as President- Jio Mobile Digital Services.
Sivanandan was associated with Disney+ Hotstar for over two years. Before that, he worked with Google for 15 years, between October 2007 and September 2022.
At Google he transitioned through various roles, including Head of Sales- Travel, Automotive and Retail Verticals, South East Asia; Country Head, Google Malaysia; Managing Director- Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines and New Emerging Markets; Managing Director and Business Head, Google Pay and Next Billion User Initiatives, India and Managing Director and Business Head, Google Pay and Next Billion User Initiatives, Asia Pacific.
Between October 2006 and October 2007, Sivanandan served as Director, Market Development and Consumer Insight at Affle UK. In the past, he was also associated with Star TV and The Gallup Organisation.