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Arnab Kumar, Director of Business Development for India and South Asia.
Ride-hailing giant Uber has announced the appointment of Arnab Kumar as Director of Business Development for India and South Asia.
According to the company's statement, Arnab has over 17 years of experience across the technology and financial services sectors and has helped crypto giant CoinBase to build the India operations and led India fintech investments and strategic initiatives for Prosus (formerly known as Naspers)
Arnab has previously served as Program Director at NITI Aayog, where he contributed to the development of emerging technology initiatives, including Aarogya Setu, India’s COVID contact tracing app.
He has also worked as an investment banker for Deutsche Bank in Singapore and New York. Arnab is an alumnus of Birla Institute of Technology Mesra and Indian School of Business Hyderabad and is a CFA charter holder.
"Arnab has a strong track record of working across financial services and technology sectors. 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.
The development comes as the company completes a decade of operations in India and is focused on growing sustainable mobility options.
“I am excited to join Uber, which has transformed the way people move while creating earning opportunities for millions of people in India and across the region. 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,” said Arnab Kumar, Director ofBusiness Development, Uber India and South Asia.
Over the past few months, Uber has been ramping up its plans to turn its India fleet into a complete EV by 2030. Earlier this year, India's Tata Motors agreed to supply 25,000 EVs to fleets on the Uber platform.
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