MUMBAI: LinkedIn has appointed Hetal Sonpal as director-strategic sales for India in order to further strengthen the professional networks‘ leadership team.

Sonpal joins in from Microsoft Corporation where he was lead- Telecom Alliances. At LinkedIn he will identify and build strategic relationships in the marketing and recruitment ecosystems. He will be focused on building and strengthening relationships with key clients and oversee the execution of strategic deals to help accelerate the growth of LinkedIn in India.

LinkedIn India country manager Hari V Krishnan said, "Having had operations in India for over two years now, LinkedIn has emerged as a platform of choice for recruiters and brands seeking to engage with an influential and highly educated audience. We have built a strong business across India with high quality sales and marketing professionals and Hetal‘s addition to the leadership team will add value and scale to our operations. It reinforces our commitment to our customers in India as we seek to build strong long-term relationships with our partners across the country."

Sonpal brings in over 13 years of experience and will work closely with LinkedIn Marketing Solutions and LinkedIn Hiring Solutions.

Prior to Microsoft, he has also worked with Wipro for over 11 years and was serving as regional sales head for North India before moving.