Taxi hailing service Uber Technologies Inc. has hired Amit Jain, president of US-based real estate portal Rent.com, to head its India operations. Uber confirmed Jain’s appointment by email. “Amit will be running all business strategy, operations, and growth in a market of global strategic importance for Uber,” an Uber spokesperson said, adding that he is a “a proven leader and strategist with a depth of experience in consulting and leading operations for multinational companies”. US-based Uber, which is set to become the world’s most valuable venture-backed start-up, is seeking to improve relations with regulators and catch up with local rival Ola. Jain will join Uber as president of its India operations and relocate to Gurgaon to expand the firm’s team. Of late, many Indian-origin professionals have shifted to India’s booming start-up world from California’s Silicon Valley, the global nerve centre of tech-related activity.

 

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