Byju's ropes in Abhishek Maheshwari as president of international business

Byju's, a school learning app and ed-tech company, has roped in Abhishek Maheshwari as President of its international business.

In his new role, Maheshwari will help the company to strategise, build and lead the global expansion of brand Byju's. He will be responsible for building and leading business and functional teams across key markets.

Prior to this engagement, Abhishek was the Country Head of Disney India. He was responsible to drive all of Disney’s brands, businesses and corporate functions in India. 

Byju Raveendran, Founder & CEO, Byju’s, said, “We are excited to have Abhishek on-board with us to lead our international business and strategy. We look forward to leveraging his experience and expertise in establishing Byju’s as an eminent global ed-tech company with a strong user/learner community while building a robust, sustainable and profitable business. We are confident that Abhishek will further boost the Byju’s learning story across international markets.”

Abhishek Maheshwari added, “Byju’s has transformed the way children learn in India and I feel privileged and thrilled to be part of the team and look forward to weaving the same story internationally. I am joining Byju’s at a very exciting time where I can contribute to building a global consumer tech product company out of India by capitalizing on the growth opportunities in the rapidly evolving ed-tech market worldwide.”