Hitesh Oberoi
#147Managing Director and CEO
53
Age
29y
Exp
26y
Tenure
8/10
Risk
🎓 B.Tech Computer Science · IIT Delhi
📜 PGDM · IIM Bangalore
🏛️ IIT+IIM
CompensationTBP
Personality
8
Open
6
Cons
6
Extr
7
Agre
3
Neur
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Info Edg.(India)
Communication Services · Large Cap
High Growth · Performance-Driven
About
Hitesh Oberoi is the Managing Director and CEO of Info Edg.(India), a Large Cap company in the Communication Services sector with a market cap of ₹63K Cr. A Visionary leader with 29 years of experience, he is known for intuition-driven decision-making and aggressive acquirer strategy. He has consistently driven the company's aggressive venture capital investment strategy, successfully identifying and scaling digital unicorns.
FAQ
What is Hitesh Oberoi's leadership style?
Hitesh Oberoi is classified as a Visionary leader. He is intuition-driven in decision-making, with a category creator motivation and steady-marathon pace of execution.
What is Hitesh Oberoi's educational background?
Hitesh Oberoi holds a B.Tech Computer Science from IIT Delhi and a PGDM from IIM Bangalore.
Who is the CEO of Info Edg.(India)?
Hitesh Oberoi is the Managing Director and CEO of Info Edg.(India). He has been with the company for 26 years and in the current role for 15 years.
Leadership DNA
ArchetypeVisionary
MotivationCategory Creator
CrisisRevenue Hunter
DecisionIntuition-Driven
GrowthAggressive Acquirer
PeopleInstitution Builder
InnovationDisruptor
PaceSteady-Marathon
PurposeProfit-Pure
CustomerB2B-Enterprise
EmployerLearning Ground
BrandTrusted
FocusDigital Transformation
OrientationDeep Specialist
Leadership Evidence
“He has consistently driven the company's aggressive venture capital investment strategy, successfully identifying and scaling digital unicorns.”
⚡ Crisis●●●●○
During the COVID-19 downturn, Info Edge aggressively increased marketing spend and continued to invest in new tech startups to capture market share while competitors pulled back.
🎯 Motivation●●●●●
Oberoi has spent his tenure cementing Naukri.com as the dominant, category-defining leader in the Indian online recruitment space.
👥 People●●●●○
Info Edge is widely recognized as a talent factory where many early employees and leaders have stayed for decades to build the company's various internet verticals.
📈 Growth●●●●●
He has led Info Edge's transformation into a powerhouse through strategic investments and acquisitions in companies like Zomato, PolicyBazaar, and 99acres.
💡 Innovation●●●●●
Pioneered the online recruitment space in India with Naukri.com, effectively digitizing a market that relied on print classifieds.
🏃 Pace●●●●○
Maintains a consistent, long-term approach to building market-leading platforms like 99acres and Jeevansathi while managing a stable core business.
🌱 Purpose●●●●○
Operates primarily as a high-margin internet conglomerate focused on shareholder value and aggressive capital allocation into startups.
🏷️ Brand●●●●●
Naukri is the default, synonymous brand for job searching in India, built on decades of reliability and market dominance.
🤝 Customer●●●●●
The primary revenue driver is the B2B recruitment business serving corporate HR departments and enterprise clients.
💼 Employer●●●●○
Known for a strong professional culture that produces high-caliber alumni who go on to lead or found other major Indian tech companies.
📋 Mandate
To maintain market dominance in classifieds and sustain VC portfolio growth, the company requires a leader capable of fostering digital-first product evolution.
🏢 Culture●●●●○
Known for a meritocratic, professionalized environment centered on scaling digital platforms through data-backed decisions.
Financials
Revenue FY25₹3K Cr
PAT FY25₹962 Cr
Rev CAGR 5Y21.5%
OPM31%
NPM33.8%
ROE2.8%
ROCE2.2%
P/E45.9
Fwd P/E31.2
P/B1.3
D/E0.5
Promoter47.4%
Institutional37.2%
Mkt Cap₹63K Cr
Compensation
To Be Published
Data being verified from audited reports
