Sameer Kapoor has joined Meta as Partnerships Lead- Business Messaging.
In this role, he will be responsible for building the partnerships ecosystem for WhatsApp Business Messaging.
He took to LinkedIn and wrote, “WhatsApp in India is deeply rooted in the social fabric of both Consumers and Businesses alike and I couldn’t be more excited about the incredible opportunity that lies ahead.”
Earlier, Kapoor was associated with Paytm Ads for over four years. He joined the company in February 2020 as Vice President (VP) Business, a role he served until May 2022. Later, he served as Senior Vice President (SVP) from May 2022 to August 2024.
Before this, he was VP- Head of Agency Ad Sales at Hotstar from October 2018 to February 2020.
Previously, he was associated with Google for five years. He joined the tech giant as Industry Head- Agency Business- India and Southeast Asia (SEA) in October 2013. Later, he was elevated to Head of Brand Measurement- India and SEA, a role he served from September 2016 to September 2018.
Prior to this, he was associated with Starcom as VP from January 2013 to October 2013.
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Before joining Starcom, he was associated with Madison World for over six years. He joined the network agency in October 2006 as Account Controller. Later, he was promoted to Business Leader in April 2008. He then served as Deputy General Manager from August 2010 to August 2011. Finally, he served as General Manager from September 2011 to January 2013.
Previously, Kapoor was Media Group Head at Initiative Media from May 2006 to September 2006.
In his previous stint with Madison, from April 2004 to May 2006, he worked as Account Manager at Madison Communications. In the past, he served as Media Planner at Lodestar Universal from 2002 to 2003.
