Edtech firm Aakash Educational Services appoints Deepak Mehrotra as new CEO

Edtech firm Byju’s group firm Aakash Educational Services Ltd on Monday said it has appointed Deepak Mehrotra as its managing director and chief executive officer.

The position of CEO at Aakash has been lying vacant after Abhishek Maheshwari resigned from the company in September 2023.

Mehrotra’s appointment fills in the position of CEO after a gap of about seven months.

Mehrotra joined the office with immediate effect, the company said in a statement on Monday.