Byju’s appoints ex-Ola exec Puneet Bhirani as senior VP for operations

Byju’s, the world’s most valuable edtech company with a valuation of $16.5 billion, said it has appointed Puneet Bhirani as senior vice president-operations.

In his role, Bhirani will oversee the company’s overall operations strategy and build strong and innovative technological support to scale the business. Given the company’s growth across new products and platforms, he will strengthen internal capacity in line with the strategic objectives.

“Puneet (Bhirani) brings in a wealth of experience coupled with a deep understanding of business operations,” said Pravin Prakash, chief people officer, Byju’s. “We believe his joining will be a great value addition to the team and look forward to supporting him along the way.”