Sunil Nair moves on from Firework
His LinkedIn profile says that he stepped down in December 2022 and now functions as Mentor and Advisor for the Singapore-based Uplify
Sunil Nair, who was the APAC MD of Silicon valley-base company Firework, has moved on. His LinkedIn profile says that he stepped down in December 2022 and now functions as Mentor and Advisor for the Singapore-based Uplify.
Nair was appointed by Firework for its India operations in 2019. He was then elevated as MD for the company's APAC operations in July 2022.
Prior to this, Nair had a successful stint at Alt Balaji as COO for over four years, where he was responsible for building the pure-play original video content platform and creating a subscription-led business and bringing real-world innovations to the OTT space in India.
Nair has been credited with setting up India's first online video distribution platform Nautanki.tv, which was acquired by Hungama in 2010. . In his previous stints, he has held leadership positions with One Channel Media, Reliance Jio, Star India Pvt Ltd, amongst others. Nair continues to be active in the start-up circle as an advisor and mentor. With a Master’s Degree in Management Sciences from the University of Pune, Sunil is a certified systems analyst from National Computing Centre, UK.
