Tarun Sinha joins OLX India as Business Head for Advertising

OLX, the online classifieds marketplace for auto, real estate, goods and services, has announced the appointment of Tarun Sinha as the Business Head for Advertising.

In his new role, Sinha will head the advertising strategy and operations, build on the team strength, evangelise the product and platform roadmap and build OLX’s relationship with advertisers, to establish OLX as a preferred partner for marketers. He will report to Momtaz Moussa, General Manager at OLX India.

The announcement was made at ad:tech India, where OLX presented its suite of display and partnership solutions for marketers, enabling them to efficiently target and reach out to a highly engaged base of audience.

Sinha brings with him nearly 15 years of experience in sales and business development, having previously worked at Times Internet. During his seven-year tenure as the Head of Direct Sales at Times Internet, a digital venture of BCCL Group, he was responsible for accelerating sales and relations for the company’s clients across advertising and classifieds. He has also worked with financial firms such as HSBC and Royal Bank of Scotland.

Sinha holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing from Symbiosis Institute. He also studied an executive programme in ‘Digital marketing and e-commerce for businesses’, from Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

Momtaz Moussa

Momtaz Moussa, General Manager, OLX India, said, “We are happy to welcome Tarun to the OLX family, in midst of the exciting phase of our growth in India.  His market expertise and new perspective will strengthen the great team we already have in place for advertising. We are serious about cementing ourselves as one of the country’s top advertising destinations, and Tarun’s appointment will help us build key relationships that deliver value to our clients.”

Sinha said, “I am excited to take up this new role, working with a passionate team and a great brand. As a market leader in classifieds, OLX is in a great position to address a very pivotal space in the consumer purchase cycle. Catering to the world’s largest ready to buy audience, OLX offers immense value to advertisers and its partners. I am looking forward to scaling the advertising business to new heights.”

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