PayU India CEO Anirban Mukherjee elevated to global CEO position

Prosus-backed fintech platform PayU on Tuesday announced the elevation of Anirban Mukherjee from chief executive officer of PayU India to the position of chief executive officer at PayU, as part of the company’s transition towards an ‘India-centric strategy’.

Mukherjee will be responsible for PayU’s business operations. He will join the Prosus leadership team and report to Ervin Tu, Prosus and Naspers interim chief executive officer. Outgoing chief executive officer Laurent Le Moal will step back from the operational management of the company but will remain with Prosus and PayU in an advisory capacity, the company said in a statement.