Reddit appoints Durgesh Kaushik as Vice-President of APAC and Emerging Markets

Durgesh Kaushik has joined Reddit as Vice-President of APAC and Emerging Markets Growth.

In this newly established role, Kaushik will set the strategy for responsibly growing communities, scaling user adoption, and identifying international expansion opportunities in emerging markets throughout the world.

Before this, Kaushik led market expansion for Coinbase across APAC, EMEA and America.

Kaushik had over a decade of experience leading growth efforts for companies across emerging markets, including at Snap, where he oversaw the platform’s expansion to India in his role as Managing Director, India and South Asia.

Now based in Singapore, Kaushik will report to Reddit’s Vice-President of Product Management, Vaibhav Sahgal.

Kaushik said, “I’m a long-time Redditor myself and I understand how important it is for people in all parts of the world to feel empowered to participate in meaningful discussions around the topics and interests that matter most to them. I believe Reddit is unique in its ability to connect people via real communities and quality conversations that are not happening anywhere else online. As our international user base continues to grow, I am excited to help build our presence in APAC and other emerging markets to optimise even more culturally relevant, local experiences for people around the world.”

“Building out a meaningful global footprint is key to our internationalisation strategy and requires local context and perspective as we further grow our user base in emerging markets throughout the world,” said Reddit’s Vice-President of Product Management, Vaibhav Sahgal. “Durgesh brings a clear vision for Reddit’s growth outside of the US, and a proven track record for successfully scaling user bases across APAC and other emerging markets, and I’m thrilled to have him at the helm of our own local growth efforts.”

Kaushik holds a Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology Engineering from the Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, Delhi University and an MBA from the University of California. Outside of work, Kaushik enjoys spending time with his one-year-old daughter, playing tennis and chess.

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