Renowned Audio Brand boAt Reinforces its Leadership Team


Renowned Audio Brand boAt Reinforces its Leadership Team

Homegrown top audio and consumer lifestyle brand boAT has announced to emphasize its leadership team. It intends to intensify its manufacturing and supply chain network in India and accelerate business transformation.

The firm has roped in Shashwat Singh as Chief Information Officer; Ankur Sharma as Chief Financial Officer and Prashant Kamal as Head of India Manufacturing and Supply Chain.

The new team would work closely with co-founders Aman Gupta and Sameer Mehta and CEO Vivek Gambhir to drive the swift growth of the company.

Vivek Gambhir, CEO, boAt states, "Their values, skills and expertise will enable us to dramatically scale up and build a high-performance organisation. Together, we look forward to bringing the best we have to offer to our community of boAtheads."

At present, boAt has nearly 250 members across its team in Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru. Prior joining boAt, Kamal worked in companies like Nokia, Microsoft and Flextronics at a global level. Singh brings in more than 14 years of corporate experience in companies like Unilever, Kimberly Clark and Asian Paints.

As an Ernst & Young scholarship holder and industry expert, Sharma will lead the company's financial functions. In January 2021, boAt had raised approximately $100 million that makes around 731 crore from an affiliate of Warburg Pincus, a leading global private equity fund, towards ramping up manufacturing and go global.

After distracting the earwear and wearable category, boAt has now ventured into personal grooming with MISFIT and launched their line of Gaming headphones called "Immortal".