Anand Sharma to take Leadership Role at TechPlus Media Group

New Delhi – April 24, 2020 – TechPlus Media today announced that Anand Sharma will join the Group Board as Executive Director with effect from May 1, 2020.

Sharma, who will be joining from Accenture, will be responsible for the Enterprise side of TechPlus Media Group offerings. He will spearhead the expansion plans of the group, both in terms of service portfolio as well as geographical expansion. Sharma brings close to two decades of experience in business management, sales, strategy and consulting. His wide array of exposure – in the field of cloud, mobility, data science, AI – would support TechPlus Media in pivoting to the new normal.

Commenting on Anand’s appointment, Anuj Singhal, Founder and MD of TechPlus Media, said, “We are excited to have Anand joining the group’s Board. His addition to the team is a testimony of our aggressive growth plans and creating value for the business segments we serve. As we continue to evolve as a group and support our customers’ aspirations, Anand’s leadership will be pivotal to our continued growth. Our mission at TechPlus Media, is to bring technology enabled Media services to industry verticals, like IT&ITeS, Health, BFSI, Education, to name a few. Our focus on specific target group – CxOs through cxotv.news and channels through ITVarNews – has been appreciated well in the industry.  Anand will help us to continue to deliver against this, and most importantly scale-up globally.”

Sharma commented, “TechPlus Media’s mission – Customer success is our success – shows the commitment and company’s strategy towards business and its clients. The requirement of a trusted marketing / media partner is essential, one that understands the domain / vertical and the market equally well. Furthermore, the landscape becomes complex owing to new technology advancements and the pace at which adoption is accelerating. The marketing partner needs to offer integrated services, while offering the new media platforms to the best use of the clients. I am excited to join the group at this transformational point and steer the plans globally.”

Sharma has served organizations like Accenture, Ramco, TechMahindra, and Hewlett Packard, in the past. Prior to this, he was at Accenture, where he was instrumental in migrating client businesses from Americas, LATAM, Europe, and APAC region to various locations of Accenture worldwide. Having spent most of his career at TechMahindra, Sharma recounts the amazing experience of being part of the core team to manage the integration with Satyam.

Sharma holds an executive MBA from XLRI and MCA from Indira Gandhi University. He started his career with Indian Army, at IMA Dehradun. He has varied interests from NASA to National School of Drama, and has performed at All India Radio as well as Doordarshan. Sharma has deep interests in leadership development and social causes.