MUMBAI: Former Disney India country head Abhishek Maheshwari has joined ed-tech company Byju’s as the president of international business. He will be responsible for growing and developing Byju’s business globally.

“We look forward to leveraging his experience and expertise in establishing Byju’s as an eminent global ed-tech company with a strong user and learner community while building a robust, sustainable and profitable business. We are confident that Abhishek will further boost the Byju’s learning story across international markets,” said Byju’s founder and CEO Byju Raveendran.

He will also look at adapting Silicon Valley startup Osmo’s products for the Indian market. Byju’s acquired Osmo for $120 million.

Speaking on his appointment, Maheshwari said, “Byju’s has transformed the way children learn in India and I feel privileged and thrilled to be part of the team and look forward to weaving the same story internationally. I am joining Byju’s at a very exciting time where I can contribute to building a global consumer tech product company out of India.”