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Rahul Sharma

CEO and Co-Founder

Micromax

POSITION

CEO and Co-Founder

COMPANY

Micromax

COUNTRY

India

AGE

48 years

Website

Micromax

SCENE

Technology

SOCIAL

Twitter

What makes Rahul Sharma a Global Shaker?

Recognised as one of the 40 under 40 entrepreneurs by Fortune magazine, Rahul Sharma is the man responsible for stopping the Samsung juggernaut in India’s mobile phone market.

Rahul co-founded Micromax Informatics Limited and currently serves as its Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of Product Strategy and Channel Sales since 1 April 2007.

Micromax became India’s largest selling mobile phone brand within 2 years of its launch leaving giants like Samsung and Nokia behind.

With a strong background in product and technology marketing; Rahul is widely known to be a genius marketing architect. Apart from his general business and marketing skills, Rahul also holds an extensive knowledge of building brands and launching new products.

He has kick-started and led a range of successfully campaigns for global brands like – Procter & Gamble, Microsoft Xbox, Shaw Communication’s on-demand television services, etc. Additionally, from February 2004 onwards, Rahul had also worked with Shaw Communications Inc as their Vice President for their On-Demand Television Services.

 

Last updated: August 6, 2018