Bengaluru: KLAY, an early childhood education and care provider in India, has appointed Abhishek Joshi as its Chief Executive Officer, marking a significant leadership transition as the company looks to strengthen its position in the country’s early childhood education sector.
Joshi assumes leadership at a time when early childhood development is receiving increased attention within India’s education landscape. He will be responsible for expanding KLAY’s integrated offerings across learning, care and parenting support, while broadening access to quality early education for families across the country.
The company said its long-term vision is to establish KLAY as a comprehensive early childhood ecosystem and help set new benchmarks for early education in India.
With more than two decades of experience in building and scaling consumer-focused businesses, Joshi has held leadership positions at Licious, Jubilant FoodWorks (Domino’s India), Hindustan Unilever (HUL), and GCMMF (Amul). His experience spans business transformation, category development and customer-centric growth initiatives.
Commenting on the appointment, Sandeep Reddy, Chairman, Founding Years Learning Solutions, said, “India is at an inflection point in how it thinks about the early years. The science is settled – what happens before a child turns six shapes the rest of their life. Our ambition is to make world-class early childhood education the norm, not the privilege, for Indian families. Abhishek has spent his career building brands that millions of Indians trust, and scaling them without ever compromising on quality. That is precisely the leadership KLAY needs to take its mission to its next chapter.”
Speaking about his appointment, Abhishek Joshi, Chief Executive Officer, KLAY (Founding Years Learning Solutions), said, “Few things matter more than how a child experiences the first years of life. KLAY has earned something rare – the deep, daily trust of parents. I am joining to build on that trust and widen our impact: to ensure that more children across India begin life with the strongest possible foundation, and that more parents have a partner they can count on through their parenting journey. This is a mission worth giving the best years of one’s career to.”
An alumnus of the Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA), where he completed a PGDM in Sales & Marketing, Joshi also holds a B.Tech degree from Govind Ballabh Pant University. Beyond his professional responsibilities, he is a fitness enthusiast with interests in trekking, surfing and travel.
