Sunday 21 August 2022

upGrad appoints Myleeta AgaWilliams as CEO-International

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 (Bernama) -- Asia’s largest higher EdTech Company, upGrad has announced the appointment of Myleeta AgaWilliams as chief executive officer (CEO)-International to spearhead growth across the Asia Pacific, Europe Middle East & Africa and US regions.

With over two decades of experience in global and digital businesses, AgaWilliams will be responsible for managing end-to-end international operations and creating region-specific product pipelines, thereby driving high-impact revenue and profitability results.

upGrad co-founder & managing director Mayank Kumar commented on the appointment in a statement: “We are at such a high point of our international expansion that we require a leader who has seen these markets evolve to make sound business decisions.

“Myleeta, who has built and scaled operations across niche markets including Asia, will continue to accelerate our ambition of becoming a global leader within the LifeLongLearning segment.”

In her new role, AgaWilliams will be leveraging her experience in scaling businesses through strategic interventions across content and global distribution for broadcast and streaming media.

She will engage with managerial teams based in multiple geographies, to align short and long-term business objectives for accelerating profitability.

Previously she has managed diverse product portfolios and led marketing and sales teams across geographies at Netflix, BBC Studios, Discovery and UTV, among others.

upGrad is an integrated LifeLongLearning tech company that offers online higher education programmes to college learners and professionals in the age bracket of 18 to 55 years in partnership with over 300 universities globally. 

-- BERNAMA

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