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January - 2010 - issue > Movers and Shakers

Passionate for Achieving Goals

Sikta Samantaray
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Sikta Samantaray
Pratik Mazumder has been appointed as the Head of Marketing at Yatra.com. He will be responsible for the overall marketing function including developing and launching new marketing initiatives, managing the brand, consumer intelligence, and ad sales.

Mazumder ropes in over 15 years of experience in marketing. Prior to joining Yatra.com he was a Director with Trojan Horse, a boutique marketing and brand consultancy firm. He also served as Head of Marketing at Bharti Airtel. His earlier associations include Ogilvy One Worldwide and Enterprise Nexus Direct.

Mazumder believes that his strengths – determination, understanding the need of consumers, and the ability to have a macro picture of the organization – have helped him to successfully achieve all his goals. His leadership mantra follows the simple line of being approachable and motivating the team to contribute to a larger vision for the company. Standing on his beliefs, Mazumder advises the young techies to develop a core understanding of the technology they are involved in.

Outside work, Mazumder loves reading several books, writing scripts, and listening to music. He holds a postgraduate diploma from the Clarion College of Communication, Calcutta, and has a bachelor’s degree in commerce from St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata.
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