Hetal Sonpal joins LinkedIn India's sales team

LinkedIn has brought in Hetal Sonpal as director, strategic sales for India. In his new role Sonpal will work closely with LinkedIn marketing solutions and LinkedIn hiring solutions. He will be focused on building and strengthening relationships with clients and oversee the execution of strategic deals to help accelerate the growth of LinkedIn in India. He joins LinkedIn from Microsoft Advertising.

Commenting on Sonpal's appointment, Hari V Krishnan, country manager, LinkedIn India, “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.” 

Along with Microsoft Advertising, Sonpal has also worked with Wipro.