KnowledgeHut chief Subramanyam Reddy quits Upgrad
upGrad on Tuesday said Subramanyam Reddy, the division head of its KnowledgeHut business, has quit the firm.
Asheesh Sharma has taken over as president of the short courses and bootcamps division effective Tuesday, upGrad said in a statement.
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Reddy, who founded KnowledgeHut in 2011, had stepped down on December 5 and did not serve any notice period, the company said.
His was the second high-profile exit from UpGrad in 2023 after its erstwhile chief executive Arjun Mohan stepped down in January. Mohan joined K-12-focused edtech Byju’s.
KnowledgeHut had a presence in over 70 countries by the time upGrad had acquired it. It contributes majorly to upGrad’s enterprise business as a skills transformation partner to clients.
For the year ended March 2023, upGrad had nearly doubled its turnover year on year to Rs 1,194 crore. Losses at the Mumbai-based company, however, widened 67% to Rs 1,142 crore in FY23 from Rs 684 crore in the previous year.
Changes in FY23 included a reduction in marketing costs, making up 19% of total costs at Rs 371 crore, lower than 33% of costs at Rs 403 crore a year earlier. Employee costs remained the highest contributor at 36%, amounting to Rs 707 crore, which also
