LinkedIn appoints Kumaresh Pattabiraman as India country manager

Professional networking platform LinkedIn has appointed Kumaresh Pattabiraman as the new country manager and product leader for India. With 135 million members, India is the second largest and one of the fastest growing markets for the company.

Pattabiraman has over 15 years of experience in product and engineering roles. He has held leadership roles at both LinkedIn and its parent company Microsoft. His stint at LinkedIn started in 2013 and his last role was senior director product, profile, search, and generative artificial intelligence (AI). He is an alumnus of College of Engineering, Guindy and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

“Having started my career as an engineer in Bengaluru and built teams in India across LinkedIn and Microsoft, I can say that the energy, ambition, and potential of Indian talent, especially in R&D, are unparalleled. India is among the top five countries with the fastest-growing AI talent and has the highest AI skill penetration globally, with our members using AI skills 3 times more frequently than the global average. This puts India at the forefront of the future of work, and sets us up brilliantly to build in India for the world,” said Pattabiraman in his LinkedIn post announcing his appointment. 

“I look forward to working closely with the India team and valued partners to drive innovation, build strong partnerships, and create economic opportunity for every professional in India.”

LinkedIn India’s former head Ashutosh Gupta stepped down from his position in April. Along with being the country manager for India, he was the APAC head of online sales for LinkedIn marketing solutions. In June, he joined venture capital (VC) firm Avataar Venture Partners as an operating partner and head of GTM CoE.