Kumaresh Pattabiraman Appointed as LinkedIn India’s Country Manager and Product Head

LinkedIn, the professional networking platform owned by Microsoft, has appointed Kumaresh Pattabiraman as India’s Country Manager and Product Head. Pattabiraman, a long-time LinkedIn executive, will succeed Ashutosh Gupta, who left in April after an 11-year tenure to join Avataar Venture Partners as an operational partner.

Since joining LinkedIn in July 2013 as Group Product Manager for the Search and Discovery division, Pattabiraman has played a pivotal role in enhancing key products like Feed and Search, while also introducing innovative features such as Career Breaks and Profile Videos. These contributions have significantly improved the member experience on the platform.

India, with over 135 million members, is LinkedIn’s second-largest market globally, following the United States. The platform has more than a billion users worldwide and reported approximately $15 billion in revenue for fiscal year 2023.