Disney+ Hotstar's Udit Sharma joins ShareChat as CRO
Sharma was Head of Ad Sales at the streaming platform
Disney+ Hotstar’s Udit Sharma has joined ShareChat as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), as per his LinkedIn profile.
At Disney+ Hotstar, Sharma was Head of Ad Sales and was leading Large Clients (LCS), SMB, and agency businesses. He was with the Disney Star-owned streaming platform for over five years.
ShareChat (Mohalla Tech Pvt Ltd) is India’s largest homegrown social media company. It had recently raised $520 million in multiple tranches at a $5 billion valuation.
"For the last 5 years - I had the front-seat view of a platform that evolved from being just another streaming player to India's most loved entertainment provider. Disney+ Hotstar - Thanks for an amazing journey!" Sharma said in a post on LinkedIn.
"As for my next adventure, I am super stoked to be joining Ankush Sachdeva and Ajit Varghese at ShareChat/Moj and getting the opportunity to shape the local language content revolution in India," he added.
He has worked in industries like Media, Mobile payments/Fintech, and Consumer Electronics. Prior to Disney+ Hotstar, he had stints at Freecharge, Zomato, Oxigen Services, and Samsung Electronics among others.
