Times Internet-owned Gaana ropes in Prashan Agarwal as COO

Prashan Agarwal, an entrepreneur in the consumer Internet space, has been appointed as Chief Operating Officer of Gaana, the online music streaming app from Times Internet.

Prior to joining Times Internet, Agarwal had co-founded multiple Internet ventures. Earlier, he was the Co-founder of PropTiger.com, a real estate transaction marketplace. He has 14 years of extensive experience on all aspects of consumer Internet businesses and tangible business models. In the past, he has held senior leadership roles at Naukri.com, GE Infrastructure and Sapient.

Commenting on Agarwal’s appointment, Gautam Sinha, CEO, Times Internet, said, “I’m excited to welcome Prashan Agarwal as Chief Operating Officer of Gaana. I’m optimistic that with his entrepreneurial approach and strong consumer Internet, business and product acumen, Gaana will further strengthen its position as the leading and most loved music streaming app.”

On his new role, Agarwal said, “I am looking forward to contributing and adding value to the team and making Gaana a household name and the future of streaming music.”

An ISB and IIT alumnus, Agarwal is an expert in strategy, sales, operations and product management. He has been awarded the GE Infrastructure CIO Excellence Award for Outstanding Six Sigma Project.