Avnish Shah

Avnish Shah has extensive work experience in the field of marketing and communication. Avnish is currently serving as the Chief Marketing Officer at SmartCoin Financials since 2022. Prior to this, they held the position of VP & Global Head of CRM (Growth Marketing) at WhiteHat Jr and BYJU'S FutureSchool from February 2021 to May 2022. During this time, they built and led the CRM/Retention marketing initiative and headed the Global CRM team.

Before joining WhiteHat Jr, Avnish worked at Loylty Rewardz Mngt Pvt Ltd for several years in various roles. Avnish served as AVP-Marketing & Communication from October 2016 to February 2021, Senior Manager - Marketing & Communication from October 2015 to September 2016, Manager - Marketing & Communication from October 2013 to September 2015, and Assistant Manager- Marketing & Communication from December 2012 to September 2013.

Avnish also gained experience as an Executive-Marketing at Big Bazaar - Future Retail from April 2010 to November 2012. At Big Bazaar, they led and managed marketing strategies across multiple business units and was responsible for customer retention plans and the implementation of promotional offers.

In the early stages of their career, Avnish worked as a Customer Relationship Manager (CRM) at Barclays from June 2008 to March 2009, and as a Customer Care Executive at EXL Service from August 2005 to October 2005.

Avnish Shah's education history is as follows:

Avnish Shah received an Executive Education in Neuroscience in Marketing from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad in 2017. Prior to that, they obtained an MBA degree in Marketing & HR from the Indian Institute of Planning and Management, completing their studies in 2008.

Avnish Shah's undergraduate education was completed at The Bhawanipur Education Society College, where they earned a B.Com (Hons) degree in Accountancy in 2005. Before that, they completed their ISC (Commerce) degree at the same institution in 2002.

Avnish Shah's schooling began at South Point High School in Kolkata, where they completed their Madhyamik degree from 1987 to 2000.

In addition to their formal education, Avnish Shah has also obtained certifications in marketing. In 2018, they obtained the AdWords Fundamentals certification from Google. Avnish also completed the Online Marketing Fundamentals certification from Google in the same year. In 2020, they received a certification in Marketing Foundations: Automation from LinkedIn.