Bengaluru-based work-as-a-service platform Awign has appointed Rohit Gupta as the Senior Vice President of Business Development. The move is expected to help Awgin to strengthen its leadership team and the growth of its business team.

Gupta will be responsible for building sustainable demand growth for Awign. Prior to Awign, he was associated with organisations such as Myntra, Shadowfax and Mondelez International. According to a company statement, he played a pivotal role in building a high-performing sales team and leading a 10x growth in Shadowfax as a head of growth. 

Awign is seeking to expand its team and recruit additional leadership talent for the product, customer solutions, supply acquisition and demand marketing roles. Additionally, in CY (calendar year) 2023, the company is planning to expand its business development team with a focus on driving tech-enabled work fulfilment and shaping the future of work in India.

Speaking on the appointment, Annanya Sarthak, Co-Founder and CEO, Awign said “We are thrilled to welcome Rohit to Awign’s leadership team. Rohit will play a critical role in driving the next phase of Awign’s expansion, through his strategic thinking, rigour and proven capabilities in propelling business growth.”
 
Rohit Gupta, Senior Vice President of Business Development at Awign, said “It gives me great pleasure to be a part of Awign during its exciting phase of advancing towards the future of work and expanding to the next level. As we dive into the next tranche of growth at Awign, I’m excited to establish a sustainable demand engine, and develop strategic initiatives to strengthen our market positioning. I look forward to being a part of this journey of revolutionizing gig work with Awign. “