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Google appoints Nitin Gajria as MD for Southeast Asia and South Asia Frontier Markets

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Google has appointed Nitin Gajria as its new Managing Director for Southeast Asia and South Asia Frontier Markets.

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Follow Us Google has appointed Nitin Gajria as Managing Director for Southeast Asia and South Asia Frontier Markets, expanding his regional leadership responsibilities as the company continues to focus on digitalisation and artificial intelligence across emerging Asian markets. Gajria shared the development on LinkedIn, describing his return to Southeast Asia as a "full-circle moment". He noted that he began his Google journey in Southeast Asia 12.5 years ago and is returning to the region after spending the past three years scaling Google's publisher and creator monetisation business across Asia Pacific. "It's amazing to see how much the ecosystem has evolved since then. With regional consumer AI interest running three times higher than the global average, what excites me most isn't just the technology - it's what people in this region will do with it," Gajria said in his post. In the new role, Gajria will work with businesses, partners, developers and creators across Southeast Asia and South Asia's frontier markets. The mandate comes as Google looks to build on growing adoption of digital and AI technologies across the region. Google has said that active users of its Gemini app in Southeast Asia have more than doubled over the past year, while consumer interest in AI in the region is three times the global average. Gajria has been with Google for more than 12 years and...

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Executive hire

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Nitin GajriaManaging Director for Southeast Asia and South Asia Frontier Markets

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Sep 28, 2026
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