AOL names Indian CEO as global ops head
By INDIATIMES NEWS NETWORK |
Highlights
NEW DELHI: America Online Limited (AOL) has announced that Maneesh Dhir, who was so far heading its Indian operations, will lead the company's international operations as executive vice-president, reporting directly to AOL President and COO Ron Grant.
In this role, Dhir will oversee the growth of AOL's international portals and review new overseas business opportunities in Europe, Asia and the Americas. He will be based in Bangalore.
Dhir has had a long stint at AOL. He has been until now senior vice-president and country manager of AOL's Indian entity where he has led all of the company's operations, including technology development, back-office operations, and even call centre operations.
Prior to that, he served as vice-president and general manager of Netscape in Mountain View, CA. Earlier in his career, he was also on the management team of a start-up that was later bought by Netscape, and has also served in various technology and business roles at technology major Sun Microsystems.
AOL has also announced that Dana Dunne will serve as head of AOL Europe, reporting to Dhir. Dunne has worked in several European countries for most of the past 15 years, most recently as president of Belgacom, a $10 billion telecommunications company in Belgium.
He was also president of US West International, and was one of the leaders of McKinsey & Company's telecom practice, working from London, Brussels and Madrid.
���AOL is in a terrific position to grow internationally, and with Maneesh and Dana, we have a leadership team that can expand our global presence as an advertising-supported web company," Ron Grant, AOL President and COO, said in a statement.
"I am extremely excited to take up this new responsibility. The experience of setting up and developing businesses in India will no doubt help me as AOL enters new and challenging markets globally" said Dhir.
In this role, Dhir will oversee the growth of AOL's international portals and review new overseas business opportunities in Europe, Asia and the Americas. He will be based in Bangalore.
Dhir has had a long stint at AOL. He has been until now senior vice-president and country manager of AOL's Indian entity where he has led all of the company's operations, including technology development, back-office operations, and even call centre operations.
Prior to that, he served as vice-president and general manager of Netscape in Mountain View, CA. Earlier in his career, he was also on the management team of a start-up that was later bought by Netscape, and has also served in various technology and business roles at technology major Sun Microsystems.
AOL has also announced that Dana Dunne will serve as head of AOL Europe, reporting to Dhir. Dunne has worked in several European countries for most of the past 15 years, most recently as president of Belgacom, a $10 billion telecommunications company in Belgium.
He was also president of US West International, and was one of the leaders of McKinsey & Company's telecom practice, working from London, Brussels and Madrid.
ADVERTISEMENT
���AOL is in a terrific position to grow internationally, and with Maneesh and Dana, we have a leadership team that can expand our global presence as an advertising-supported web company," Ron Grant, AOL President and COO, said in a statement.
"I am extremely excited to take up this new responsibility. The experience of setting up and developing businesses in India will no doubt help me as AOL enters new and challenging markets globally" said Dhir.
Download
The Economic Times Business News App for the Latest News in Business, Sensex, Stock Market Updates & More.
The Economic Times Business News App for the Latest News in Business, Sensex, Stock Market Updates & More.
Download
The Economic Times News App for Quarterly Results, Latest News in ITR, Business, Share Market, Live Sensex News & More.
The Economic Times News App for Quarterly Results, Latest News in ITR, Business, Share Market, Live Sensex News & More.
ADVERTISEMENT
