AI adtech player Infomo Global has announced that former SoftBank India country head and Bharti Airtel CEO Manoj Kohli is joining the company as Chief Mentor, effective immediately.
He will lead Infomo Global’s mission to deliver advanced advertising personalisation to the ad ecosystem worldwide, said a company statement.
Ananda Rao, Managing Director and Group CEO of Infomo Global, said, “We are honoured and excited to welcome Manoj as Infomo’s Chief Mentor. His vast experience, credibility, insights and wisdom in technology industry and commerce sectors will be great accelerants for our global growth and success.”
He added, “Manoj is uniquely suited for the mentor position. He leads from the side, as a patient and supportive collaborator; teaching, guiding, and encouraging his teams. The folks at Airtel and SoftBank testify to that.”
Kohli said, “I’ve been impressed by what the Infomo team has achieved, and I was honoured to be asked to join. At SoftBank, we invested in and nurtured some of the leaders in artificial intelligence and machine learning. Infomo is doing cutting edge work in AI and ML for advertising. Consumers all over the world want privacy and personalisation, and the Infomo platform delivers both in new and exciting ways.”
On the cookieless era, he said, “With the era of cookies coming to an end, the $700 billion advertising industry is in turmoil, and Infomo is poised to deliver solutions that will make it a global leader.”
Kolhi brings with him over four decades of experience with 16 years in leadership roles in the manufacturing sector before heading up mobile startup Escotel. He was CEO of Bharti Airtel from 2002 to 2015. At SoftBank India, he was instrumental in mentoring portfolio companies including Ola, Paytm, Oyo, Flipkart, Swiggy, Delhivery, Lenskart, Grofers, Snapdeal, Meesho, InMobi, FirstCry and Uber.
Infomo is finalising engagements with multiple telecom carriers and hopes to have over 10 telco relationships across 23 countries by the end of 2023, the statement informed. Eight months ago, Infomo began its partnership with India’s Vodafone Idea (VI). In June 2023, Infomo announced their partnership with Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison, Indonesia’s second largest telco, with 100 million subscribers.
Infomo is headquartered in Singapore and has wholly owned subsidiaries in India, Australia and Indonesia.
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