Uber appoints Arnab Kumar director of business development for India & South Asia
Uber on Thursday said it has appointed Arnab Kumar as director of business development for India and South Asia.
Kumar has had previous stints at cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, investment fund Prosus Ventures, and at Indian think tank Niti Aayog, where he worked on India's Covid contact tracing app Aarogya Setu.
“During his work at Niti Aayog he delivered impact and change at scale. Under his leadership, our business development team will continue to be a key accelerant for our partnerships and new growth opportunities.” said Prabhjeet Singh, president, Uber India and South Asia
Arnab has also worked for Deutsche Bank as an investment banker in Singapore and New York.
An alumnus of Birla Institute of Technology Mesra and Indian School of Business Hyderabad, he is also a CFA charterholder.
“India and South Asia present tremendous growth potential and I look forward to joining forces with the incredibly talented team at Uber and supporting the company’s growth ambitions in this important region,” Kumar said.
Kumar’s appointment as director of business development for the region has come at a time when Uber has been doubling down on its business and corporate partnerships in India. Earlier this year, Uber and Tata Motors agreed to supply 25,000 electric vehicles to fleet operators on the ride-hailing platform.
Further, it entered into partnerships with several stakeholders in the EV ecosystem such as fleet operators Everest Fleet, Lithium Urban Technologies and Moove.
