LinkedIn appoints Nishant K. Rao as Country Manager, India

LinkedIn announced the appointment of Nishant K Rao as the new country manager for India. Nishant's appointment at LinkedIn India comes following the promotion of former country manager, Hari V Krishnan into a larger role as the Managing Director of Asia- Pacific and Japan.

In his new role as the country manager for LinkedIn India, Rao will focus on scaling up operations and staying committed to LinkedIn's value proposition of connecting India's professionals to make them more successful and productive and helping enterprises hire, market and sell effectively.

"With a member base of 18 million professionals, India is one of our fastest growing markets and the largest outside of the US. Indian marketers and recruiters are fast realizing the potential of LinkedIn's affluent member base and are leveraging the platform for targeted and thought leadership oriented campaigns. I am excited about the opportunity to work with the LinkedIn India team to serve our customers and members in India," said Rao.