Former Times of India technology head Sulabh Puri joins Skateboard Media to lead its Digital Vertical

 5th April 2018    PR News 
 Paarul Chand

Skateboard Media today announced the joining of Sulabh Puri as Director, Digital Reputation Management for the firm. Sulabh Puri will enable and grow the digital wing of Skateboard Media. This will include social media, video integrations/partnerships, community building, online reputation management, digital growth, associations among other services.

Shailaja Rao, co-founder - Skateboard Media said, "It is indeed an exciting moment for Skateboard Media to have Sulabh Puri join us as the lead for the Digital Reputation Management verticle. His expertise in the domain is unparalleled and we are confident it will bring value to our existing and potential clients." 

Sulabh Puri joins Skateboard Media from Times of India – Technology/GadgetsNow.com, where he was the Editor. At TOI, he led the complete editorial, growth and social media teams, and was partly responsible for SEO developments for the business. He grew the digital media business multiple folds for them, bringing it to the number one position in desktop unique visitors and page views, in India.

“I am extremely pleased to join Skateboard Media who I have known from the last 5 years from the other end of the table, as a journalist and editor. My association with the founders, Manas and Shailaja, goes much before that and today we are partners, and not just associates, who want to bring a digital revolution in the PR and media industry. I am proud to be part of the young, enthusiastic team who is ready to cater to all-round digital needs of any organisation” said Sulabh Puri, Director – Digital Reputation Management, Skateboard Media

Prior to that, Sulabh Puri was associated with Business Insider India and Tech Radar India as the Editorial Head. In this capacity, he made Business Insider the fastest growing business and related news website in India. Before that he has worked with leading media brands like India Today’s G&G and CyberMedia’s PC Quest.  Sulabh holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from Delhi University and is an adept Graphic Designer and Video Editor.