Navien M. Makhija

Navien is the Regional Head of Bennet Coleman & Co. Ltd., based in Singapore. He oversees Southeast Asia, HK & Taiwan business of BCCL. He manages the regional strategy for sustainable business growth across all lines of business.

Navien has spearheaded Brand Capital’s expansion into APAC. Based out of Singapore, he leads Investments across Asia Pacific in Digital and Enterprise Technology companies, wanting to scale internationally. He is also responsible for Brand & Communication strategies for portfolio companies from the region.

He has more than two decades of experience driving strategic growth and product & service visibility for leading companies across diverse industries - media, IT, telecom, education & hospitality, with multi-geography experience of working with clients & partners in APAC, LATAM & EMEA.

Prior to BCCL, Navien has worked at Dell Services, paytm, IBM, Airtel, ARI & Taj Group of Hotels.

He is a Commerce Graduate from Delhi University, General Management from IIM Ahmedabad, Certification on Fundraising Strategies from Berkeley HaaS, and Program in Marketing from Wharton, UPENN.

Navien is member of Singapore Business Federation and Singapore Fintech Club.