Sequoia Capital welcomes its new CMO Gayatri Yadav

Sequoia Capital has appointed Gayatri Yadav as Chief Marketing Officer – India. The announcement was made by Shailendra J Singh who is a VC at the firm.

The Tweet said, “We challenge founders to hire the best, most aspirational leaders who can raise their game. We're doing that to ourselves. Honored & humbled to welcome @GayatriPYadav as CMO, @AjeyGore as Operating Partner, Technology and @ShwetaRKohli as Head of Public Policy for @Sequoia_India”

We challenge founders to hire the best, most aspirational leaders who can raise their game. We're doing that to ourselves.

Honored & humbled to welcome @GayatriPYadav as CMO, @AjeyGore as Operating Partner, Technology and @ShwetaRKohli as Head of Public Policy for @Sequoia_India

— Shailendra J Singh (@singh_sequoia) August 4, 2020

Yadav was previously with Star India as President of Consumer Strategy and Innovation. She has over 20 years of experience in marketing across consumer products and media industries,

She started her career with Procter & Gamble in brand management, and worked across categories and brands. She later joined General Mills where, as the chief marketing officer, she was responsible for launching Pillsbury and developing a strong and differentiated portfolio of brands and creating multiple categories in the then-nascent packaged foods market.

Yadav is known in the industry for her leadership skills, brand management, business development, competitive analysis, business strategy, and keen customer insights.