Leadership

Meet the team

Vikash Mittersain

Chairman & MD

Vikash Mittersain is the Chairman and Managing Director of our Company. He has been associated as Director of the Company since its incorporation. He holds a diploma in industrial electronics from Walchand College of

Nitish Mittersain

Founder and Joint Managing Director

Nitish Mittersain is the Joint Managing Director of our company. He holds a bachelor of commerce degree from the University of Mumbai. He founded our Company in 1999 and has been associated in the promotion of our Company for the last 20 years.

Sasha Mirchandani

Non-Executive, Independent Director

Sasha Mirchandani is an Independent director of our Company. He has been associated with our Company since January 4, 2018. He holds a bachelor of science degree in business administration from Strayer University. He has more than a decade’s experience as an angel investor.

Shobha Jagtiani

Non-Executive, Independent Director

Shobha Jagtiani is an Independent Director of our Company. She has been associated with our Company since January 4, 2018. She holds bachelor of arts degree and bachelor of laws degree from the University of Bombay.

Probir Roy

Non-Executive, Independent Director

Probir Roy is an Independent Director of our Company. He has been associated with our Company since January 4, 2018. He holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and statistics from St. Xavier’s College from the University of Mumbai. He also holds a post-graduate diploma in energy economics from the University of Surrey.

Kuldeep Jain

Non-Executive, Independent Director

Kuldeep Jain is a Non-Executive, Independent Director of our Company. He has been associated as Director of the Company since August 20, 2013. He holds a post graduate diploma in management from The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.

Mr. Rajiv Ambrish Agarwal

Non-Executive Director

Rajiv Agarwal is a Non-Executive Director of our Company. He holds a bachelors degree in technology (chemical engineering) from Banaras Hindu University. He has been associated with RaRe Enterprises since 2006. His focus is on growing RaRe Enterprises’ strategic investments in diverse sectors.

Vikash Mittersain

Chairman & MD

Vikash Mittersain is the Chairman and Managing Director of our Company. He has been associated as Director of the Company since its incorporation. He holds a diploma in industrial electronics from Walchand College of

Nitish Mittersain

Founder and Joint Managing Director

Nitish Mittersain is the Joint Managing Director of our company. He holds a bachelor of commerce degree from the University of Mumbai. He founded our Company in 1999 and has been associated in the promotion of our Company for the last 20 years.

Rakesh Shah

Chief Financial Officer

Rakesh Shah is the Chief Financial Officer of our Company. He has been associated with our Company since May 10, 2010 and his employment with the Company shall continue until terminated in accordance with the terms of his employment agreement. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Commerce from University of Bombay

Manish Agarwal

Chief Executive Officer

Manish Agarwal is the Chief Executive Officer of our Company. He has been associated with our Company since June 1, 2015 and his employment with the Company shall continue until terminated in accordance with the terms of his employment agreement.

Sudhir Kamath

Chief Operating Officer

An alumnus of Delhi University and IIM Ahmedabad, Sudhir has 20+ years of experience in strategy consulting, private equity investing, operations and entrepreneurship. Across his career, he has handled strategy, asset acquisitions / exits, regulatory matters, fund-raising, and operations, including as a CEO and entrepreneur. Most recently, as the CEO and Founder of Sparskills Technologies, he developed and scaled the 9stacks gaming brand. He started his corporate career at strategy consulting firm McKinsey & Co, where he worked in their India, Dubai and London offices

Anupriya Sinha Das

Head of Corporate Development

Anupriya has a total of 13 years of experience across private equity, investment banking and consumer tech business. In her last stint, Anupriya led the Corporate Strategy team at Pocket Aces where she was driving M&A and fund-raising initiatives. Prior to this, she spent around seven years in private equity across General Atlantic and Everstone Capital, where she has managed more than $300 million across consumer and technology sectors among others. Anupriya has completed her Engineering in Computer Science from Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, and MBA in Finance from XLRI, Jamshedpur

Akshat Rathee

Managing Director - NODWIN Gaming

Akshat Rathee is the co-founder and executive director of Nodwin Gaming Private Limited. He has been associated with Nodwin Gaming Private Limited since 2014. He holds a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering from Manipal Institute of Technology and a master’s degree in business

Anshu Dhanuka

Co-Founder & CPO (Chief Product Officer) - Paper Boat

Anshu Dhanuka is the co-founder chief product officer of Paper Boat Apps Private Limited. She has been associated with Paper Boat Apps Private Limited since 2013. She holds a bachelor’s degree in management studies from the University of Mumbai. As chief product officer at Paper Boat Apps Private Limited

Anupam Dhanuka

Co-Founder & CEO - Paper Boat

Anupam Dhanuka is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Paper Boat Apps Private Limited. He has been associated with Paper Boat Apps Private Limited since 2013. He holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering from the University of Mumbai. He holds a master’s degree in information networking from Carnegie Mellon University.

Porush Jain

Sports Keeda Founder

Porush Jain is the founder and the chief executive officer of Absolute Sports Private Limited. He has been associated with Absolute Sports Private Limited since 2010. He holds a bachelor’s degree in technologies in mechatronics from the SASTRA University and a master’s degree in business administration from Symbiosis

Ajay Pratap Singh

Chief Operating Officer - Absolute Sports Pvt Ltd

10+ years of experience in growing businesses from ground-up. In the past held vertical lead and leadership positions for organizations like Tally Solutions, Ed-Tech Start-up SuperProfs, and one of the world’s largest vernacular daily, Dainik Bhaskar.

Anirudh Kumar

Chief Strategy Officer, Absolute Sports Private Limited

Joined Absolute Sports (Sportskeeda) in 2022. He holds a BA(H) in Economics from Delhi University and an MBA (Strategy and Finance) from ISB, Hyderabad. He has over 17 years of experience in Management Consulting, Marketing & Venture Capital. He started his career with McKinsey & Co., followed by an entrepreneurial stint. After that, he worked with the Directi Group & Snapdeal.com, where he led user growth, analytics, and digital marketing. He has also led investments across multiple verticals for Matrix Partners, one of India’s leading VC firms with $1B+ in AUM. He will drive overall strategy and M&A for Sportskeeda.

Jayashree Poochi Ramaswamy

co-founder & COO - Next Wave Multimedia Private Limited

Jayashree Poochi Ramaswamy, co-founder and chief operations officer of Next Wave Multimedia Private Limited. She holds a master’s degree in arts from the University of Madras. She has over 25 years of experience in various fields including digital media and gaming.

Rajendran Poochi Ramasamy

co-founder & CEO - Next Wave Multimedia Private Limited

Rajendran Poochi Ramasamy is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Next Wave Multimedia Private Limited. He holds a bachelor’s degree in arts from Osmania University. He has been associated with Next Wave Multimedia Private Limited since 1995. Rajendran started Next Wave Multimedia Private Limited

Savio Saldanha

CEO Nazara Digital

Savio Saldanha was appointed as the chief executive officer of Nazara Technologies FZ-LLC– (Middle East and Africa). He has been associated with Nazara Technologies FZ-LLC for over 10 years. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in economic legislation and business

Pratik Shah

CEO - Mastermindsports

Pratik Shah is an additional director of Halaplay Technologies Private Limited. He has been associated with Halaplay Technologies Private Limited, since 2020. He holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Vishveswaraiah Technology University, Belgaum. Pratik has over 16 years of experience

Deepak MV

CEO, Openplay

An alumnus of IIM Calcutta, Deepak has 15+ years of experience in delivering strategic transformations across customer lifecycle, P&L management, and operational efficiency.