Mobile internet company One97 has appointed Milind Pathak as its Global Head of New business. Pathak comes with over 18 years of experience having worked with companies like Comviva Technologies, Buongiorno Hong Kong and Mitsui.

Most recently, Milind Pathak served as Vice President – Asia Market Unit at Comviva where he led and managed sales, business development and strategy. Prior to Comviva, Milind headed Buongiorno Hong Kong as its Co-CEO and Country Manager, where he set up the company from scratch in India and built it as a respectable VAS company riding on the back of many innovative solutions.

Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Managing Director, One97, said, "Milind is an exceptional addition to the One97 leadership team. I am a great admirer of his enthusiasm and hands-on leadership. With his deep understanding of the direct to consumer business and mobile, media convergence, I believe Milind will be able to create a great demand for our offerings in the global markets.”

Milind Pathak, said, “I have known Vijay for many years and we have been toying with the idea of working together for a long time. I am excited to join a solid team and look forward to building one of the largest mobile Internet Companies in India and across emerging markets. The future holds promise for the mobile payments and mobile Internet industries and we will work on attaining leadership in these domains, globally. ”

One97 offers mobile first services to consumers using feature phones and smart phones. The key offerings from the company include mobile content, mobile marketing and mobile commerce services under the Paytm brand name.