Mumbai: Mohalla Tech has appointed Udit Sharma as chief revenue officer for its social media platforms Sharechat, Moj and Takatak. He was previously associated with Disney+ Hotstar as head of ad sales for five years.

Sharma announced his new role on LinkedIn, where he said, “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!”

“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.”

Sharma is an experienced business leader with a history of working in media, mobile payments, fintech and consumer electronics. During his career of 18 years, he has been associated with Freecharge, Zomato and Samsung Electronics among others.

He has completed his MBA from The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.