LINE Corporation, owner and operator of LINE, a free call and messaging app, has announced today that they have appointed Damandeep Singh Soni as Head of India Business Development w-e-f February 01, 2014. Damandeep will hold the core responsibility of enhancing the brand’s offer to consumers in India. He will lead the brand’s focus in developing partnerships and unique offerings for the market that will attract and retain users for LINE.
LINE’s appointment of Damandeep is in alignment with the growing importance of the market in the region for LINE. 2013 was a defining year for LINE, with a fast growing user base that touched a staggering 15 million users by December and saw the appointment of Indian LINE brand ambassador Katrina Kaif. Damandeep will accelerate LINE’s marketing and business development efforts in the country with his understanding of the digital & social media space.
‘LINE has shown extraordinary commitment to the market and I am excited about building and growing the business overtime.Instant messaging apps are the future of personalized communication and LINE with its unique features of stickers, free voice/video call and official accounts is well placed to be the app of choice for young Indians’, said Damandeep Singh Soni, Head of India Business Development.
A technology sector veteran, Damandeep has over the past decade, served varied roles in the U.K., U.S.A. and India leading functions spanning strategy, sales and new product development. During the course of this period he headed the telecom business development for Infosys in the U.K. and shepherded aggressive sales program for Nokia in North Indian states. Damandeep has been an entrepreneur in the education space and also co-founded PK Online Ventures in his previous assignment apart from heading AdChakra Network. In these roles he has been deeply involved in leading the digital media marketing & content space and built a formidable understanding and expertise of the domain.
