Friday 19 August 2022

UPGRAD APPOINTS MYLEETA AGAWILLIAMS AS CEO - INTERNATIONAL, IN PUSH TO EXPAND ITS GLOBAL EDTECH BUSINESS

Myleeta assumes Office in August to accelerate the brand's international footprint and support expansion plans

SINGAPORE, Aug 18 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- upGrad, Asia’s largest higher EdTech Company, announces the appointment of Myleeta AgaWilliams as CEO - International to spearhead growth across the APAC, EMEA and US regions.

With over two decades of experience in global and digital businesses, Myleeta will be responsible for managing end-to-end international operations and creating region-specific product pipelines, thereby driving high-impact revenue and profitability results.

upGrad is an integrated LifeLongLearning tech company that offers online higher education programs to college learners and professionals in the age bracket of 18 to 55 years in partnership with 300+ universities from across the globe. It boasts a program completion record of 85% through its high engagement curriculum and is also backed by a further 80%+ career outcomes-guaranteed performance. The company recently closed the investment round of USD 210 million to further propel growth.

In her new role, Myleeta AgaWilliams will be leveraging her experience in scaling businesses through strategic interventions across content and global distribution for broadcast and streaming media. She will engage with managerial teams based in multiple geographies, to align short and long-term business objectives for accelerating profitability. Previously she has managed diverse product portfolios and led marketing and sales teams across geographies at Netflix, BBC Studios, Discovery, and UTV amongst others. 

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