Outbrain Appoints Allen Sharma As Director of Sales For India Region

Outbrain, a leading recommendation platform for the open web, has appointed Allen Sharma as Director Sales for India Region. Sharma will be responsible for growing the demand side business within the region as well as spearheading other sales initiatives across advertisers, brands and agency partners in India.

Prior to joining Outbrain, Allen was the Head of Digital Sales at ABP Network where he was responsible for launching the brands & agencies business, as well as new products and revenue verticals. A seasoned digital professional and sales leader in the digital and broadcast media industry, Sharma has also worked at ABP Network, Times Network, Bloomberg UTV and Network18.

“I am very excited to take up this new challenge and contribute to Outbrain's next phase of growth in India,” said Sharma. “Having been listed on NASDAQ last month, we recognize the need for Outbrain to continue to grow our business in India to the next level.

“We are delighted to have Allen on board as Director of Sales in India,” said Sandeep Balani, Head of India Outbrain. “Outbrain is rightly poised to grow as a preferred recommendation platform in coming years with premium publishers like Network18, Jagran and Hindustan Times. Allen’s prior experience in Digital Sales and his roles in previous companies and ventures will provide us insights to grow our revenue and brand offering.”,