Cuemath, online math learning platform present in 20+ countries with 200k students covering 25mn hours of teaching announced appointment of Vivek Sunder as its new Chief Executive Officer. Cuemath’s founder, Manan Khurma, will be chairman. Both Khurma’s and Sunder’s roles will take effect from 1 October 2021.
According to the company’s press release as CEO, Sunder will be responsible for Cuemath’s overall business and its global expansion. Sunder, 47, joins from Swiggy, India’s largest online food ordering and delivery platform, where, as Chief Operating Officer between (2018) and (2021). His 23 years of business and technology sector experience includes several leadership roles at Procter & Gamble, where he drove top and bottom-line growth, and expanded market share and margins in a challenging macroeconomic climate. He is an alumnus of IIM-Calcutta, a leading Indian business school.
As chairman, Khurma will focus on Cuemath’s initiative to help solve the world’s biggest economic and societal challenges caused by suboptimal education. As the architect of Cuemath’s STEM.org-certified curriculum, he will also focus on pedagogy and developing the curriculum to ensure Cuemath provides the best learning experience to children, parents, and teachers.
Manan Khurma, Cuemath’s founder and chairman, said “I am excited to welcome Vivek to the Cuemath family. I am confident his proven track record and extensive experience building consumer brands, coupled with a laser-focus on industry-leading operational practices, will drive and extend Cuemath’s upward trajectory and become a leader in global Math education.”
Vivek Sunder, CEO designate of Cuemath, commented “I’m excited to be part of Cuemath’s journey. I’m particularly impressed by Cuemath’s razor-sharp focus on a child’s learning outcomes. I am also drawn to the mission of democratizing math and aiming to create the next generation of thinkers and problem solvers. Manan’s passion for the subject and his focus on making math easy to love for all children is fascinating. I look forward to working beside Manan and scaling Cuemath to amazing new heights.”
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