Mumbai: Magnite has roped in Chandrahas Shetty as the demand facilitation lead in India. Shetty will lead the Magnite Demand Facilitation team in India, with a primary focus on building key strategic demand-side relationships with leading media agencies, DSPs and buyers in the country.

Magnite managing director Asia Gavin Buxton said, “Shetty joins us with vast experience across the ad tech industry and brings a track record of exceptional growth and effective results in India and APAC. We are excited to strengthen the team with his unique perspective, particularly as we look to accelerate our growth throughout India.”

Shetty joins Magnite from MediaMath where he was director of partnerships and successfully built out many of the company’s strategic DSP relationships. He brings a total of 13 years of experience to the role at Magnite, having previously held various senior positions at Oracle Advertising, Times Internet and Disney+ Hotstar.

Shetty commented, “I’m excited to be joining Magnite and leading the demand team in India. I look forward to working closely with the team to help deliver great results for buyers by ensuring they can leverage Magnite’s unique omnichannel capabilities to tap into quality content.”

Shetty joins the growing Magnite India team which includes senior account manager – supply Karnika Maroo, account manager - supply Jerit Kunjumon and senior account manager - Rohit Prasad Yeggina.