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SHEROES Expands Leadership Team: Onboards Deepti Beri, Ankoor Dasguupta, Vikrama Dhiman and Merril DinizNEW DELHI, September 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- SHEROES, the women's network has expanded its leadership team as the company hits a high growth trajectory. Close on the heels of its successfully concluded multi-city flagship series, the SHEROES Summit, SHEROES, the largest network for women, gears up for its next leap as the definitive high trust, growth space for women on the internet. Joining the team are industry veterans - Deepti Beri, Vikrama Dhiman, Ankoor Dasguupta and Merril Diniz. Deepti Beri joined SHEROES, earlier this year, as Chief Commercial Officer to lead commercial strategy, customer relationships and finance. Deepti also doubles up as company's CFO. A hands-on professional, Deepti brings with her a stellar understanding of finance, fund raising, commercial strategy and commercial partnerships in technology led environment. With over 18 years of experience in Consulting, IT/ ITES, media and consumer internet businesses, Deepti has worked with PricewaterhouseCoopers, Exlservices, Apollo Hospitals Group, Tangerine Digital and American Swan. In her previous role, she served as Chief Financial Officer and Head of Channel Partnerships at American Swan. Deepti outlines her vision, "We at SHEROES wish to associate with progressive organisations bringing in educational, employment and entrepreneurial opportunities for women. Businesses and institutions creating new formats on women's inclusion will be our long-term partners. The deeper we engage with the women of India, the higher the value we deliver to the corporates, we partner with." Previously an advisor to the company, Vikrama Dhiman, joins the team to scale product and growth as Head - Products and Growth. Vikrama brings with him 10+ years of product management, data science and leadership experience from MakeMyTrip, Hike, myAirtel, Zeta and WizIQ. His vast experience as a premier Agile Consultant will also see him contribute to strengthening the #SHEROES cultural advantage. A voracious reader and a speaker on product management and lean startups, Vikrama has a long-standing relationship with SHEROES. "Having known Sairee for years, and hanging around as a friend and supporter of SHEROES, this feels like coming home. SHEROES is a purpose driven tech-startup and resonates deeply with my values of a world with empathy and opportunities," shares Vikrama. "The mission that SHEROES is driving, pivoting each day, in a fast-paced environment is what enticed me to join the high energy SHEROES team. I strongly believe in the mission along with two things - 'what we do' and 'why we do'. SHEROES products create high value, and with a cohesive team enveloping product, technology, mentors, counsellors, design, content, digital and our own set of events, I am sure this is going to be an exhilarating journey," says Ankoor. Joining this team, Merril Diniz, former Executive Editor at Careers360, leads the Content and Communications at SHEROES, bringing her experience of digital media, content strategy, brand campaigns, and communications to the table. Having started her career at Zee Interactive, she has worked with brands like Network18, Rediff.com, BC Webwise and Youth Ki Awaaz, wearing multiple hats. "I have followed SHEROES since inception. It is a brand that carries deep trust and faith among women in India. As the narrative expands to include a cross-section of women across class lines, I am excited to be a part of SHEROES' growth story," shares Merril. Starting out as a career destination for women, SHEROES has developed into a multi-modal, multi-channel network for women with over 3 million members who benefit from its stack of communities, champions, content, conversations and companies. Founder and CEO of SHEROES, Sairee Chahal says, "SHEROES is a unique proposition that can impact women and their journey very positively. As a platform, we are just getting started and will be a 100 million women network in the next 60 months or so. A strong high empathy team, generating high business value is crafting the SHEROES story. Building deep commitment to technology, consumer centricity and market focus will create an unparalleled story for consumer internet. We are making early investments into machine learning, artificial intelligence, sentiment analysis and fintech to build this platform as a global product out of India." About SHEROES SHEROES is the world's largest network for women delivered via growth channels of community, content, champions, conversations, commerce and companies. A safe and trusted, #TakeCharge space for women, SHEROES is home to 3 million women, who find value in work, play and support via the SHEROES ecosystem. The platform has a stack of enterprise products, which over 17,000 companies use to connect and engage with women as users, consumers, employees, business partners and creators. The platform offers - a dedicated 24x7 helpline; SHEROES Remote - a virtual office that bridges the gap between businesses and work-from-home professionals; SHE - our corporate diversity stack, apart from prevention of sexual harassment at work platform. SHEROES also hosts the SHEROES Summits, a multi-city flagship event and The SHIFT - Men's Conference alongside with community meets across geographies. For more information, visit www.sheroes.com Images: Ankoor Dasguupta Merril Diniz Irfat Hasan |