Manish Agarwal
CEO, Nazara Technologies Ltd.
Manish Agarwal (40), CEO at Nazara Games has over 18 years of industry experience, most of it dedicated to the digital industry. In view of his rich expertise in the digital space that ranges across consumer marketing, product development, developer evangelism and digital monetization, Manish was handed over the responsibility of heading the gaming venture in 2015.
At Nazara, Manish leads a young team of professionals. In the decade since the digital buzz, Manish has guided his teams towards adopting business models that can accommodate the changes of the recurrently shifting digital trends by keeping the monetization arrangement unharmed. ‘Mobile First’ being Manish’s mantra, the company today concentrates primarily on bringing entertaining and engaging mobile content, catering to audiences the world over.
A self-confessed voracious reader, Manish’s strength is his ability to completely get in sync with any current digital trends and mould it towards the betterment of his business. He is passionate about all things related to technology and gadgets with a deep interest in mobile gaming. “I want to see India on the world map of mobile gaming and it satisfies me that my company is playing a significant role” he says. Manish today is living his dream to see India on the world map of mobile gaming by creating immensely successful mobile games for global audience
Prior to Nazara Games, Manish led various gaming companies like Zapak and Reliance Games etc. Manish has been associated with some leading corporations in the technology and media sector such as Microsoft, Rediff, Infosys and UTV. At Rediff, Manish put forth his experience and expertise of new media businesses and his passion for product innovation and development thereby leading some great projects. He later spent a year at Microsoft as the Director of Marketing and with a rich consumer understanding of the industry, he moved to UTV taking over the responsibility of CEO – New Media Venture Ltd.
He holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Warangal along with an MBA from the prestigious Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA).
Manish Agarwal (40), CEO at Nazara Games has over 18 years of industry experience, most of it dedicated to the digital industry. In view of his rich expertise in the digital space that ranges across consumer marketing, product development, developer evangelism and digital monetization, Manish was handed over the responsibility of heading the gaming venture in 2015.
At Nazara, Manish leads a young team of professionals. In the decade since the digital buzz, Manish has guided his teams towards adopting business models that can accommodate the changes of the recurrently shifting digital trends by keeping the monetization arrangement unharmed. ‘Mobile First’ being Manish’s mantra, the company today concentrates primarily on bringing entertaining and engaging mobile content, catering to audiences the world over.
A self-confessed voracious reader, Manish’s strength is his ability to completely get in sync with any current digital trends and mould it towards the betterment of his business. He is passionate about all things related to technology and gadgets with a deep interest in mobile gaming. “I want to see India on the world map of mobile gaming and it satisfies me that my company is playing a significant role” he says. Manish today is living his dream to see India on the world map of mobile gaming by creating immensely successful mobile games for global audience
Prior to Nazara Games, Manish led various gaming companies like Zapak and Reliance Games etc. Manish has been associated with some leading corporations in the technology and media sector such as Microsoft, Rediff, Infosys and UTV. At Rediff, Manish put forth his experience and expertise of new media businesses and his passion for product innovation and development thereby leading some great projects. He later spent a year at Microsoft as the Director of Marketing and with a rich consumer understanding of the industry, he moved to UTV taking over the responsibility of CEO – New Media Venture Ltd.
He holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Warangal along with an MBA from the prestigious Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA).
