Vineet Bajpai
| Vineet Bajpai | |
|---|---|
 Vineet Bajpai Vineet Bajpai, Founder and CEO, Talentrack | |
| Born |
18 September 1977 Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Residence | Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management |
| Occupation | Founder, ceo, magnon group |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Awards |
a) Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Award (2011) b) CNBC TV Mercedes Benz Young Turks Award (2012) c) Amity Award for Corporate Excellence (2012) |
Vineet Bajpai is the Founder & CEO of talentrack, a leading digital/mobile hiring-platform for the Indian media, entertainment & creative industries.[1]
Vineet is the Founder & Chairman of the Magnon Group. Magnon Group comprises two digital & advertising agencies viz. Magnon\TBWA and Magnon eg+. Magnon is a part of the Fortune 500 Omnicom Group. Omnicom acquired a majority stake in Magnon in the year 2012.[2] Between March 2014 and January 2016 Vineet led the TBWA India Group in the capacity of Group CEO, where he led the advertising, digital & production businesses of the group.[3]
He founded Magnon Solutions in the year 2000[4] and Magnon International in the year 2006. He is also the author of two management books "Build from Scratch" (released in September 2004)[5] as well as "The Street to the Highway"[6] (released in January 2011).
Early life and education
Vineet was born in 1977 in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India. He did his schooling from Air Force Bal Bharati School, New Delhi. He completed his BA (Hons.) in Economics from Delhi University (Hans Raj College) in 1997 and later went on to complete his Masters in Business Administration specialising in Marketing and IT from Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management,[7] New Delhi. He is also the President of the Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management Alumni Association.[8]
Career
Vineet started his career in 1999 with GE Capital International Services as a Quality Associate[7] After his stint with GE for less than a year, he founded Magnon Solutions in the year 2000.[9] A full-service interactive agency, Magnon Solutions offers web design, application development, eCommerce, search and social marketing, digital marketing and online media campaigns. Vineet diversified the business and created a separate arm, Magnon International, which is an agency solely looking after international outsourced digital solutions business. In March 2010, Magnon Solutions was ranked among the Top 25 most promising Internet companies in the India by SmartTechie Magazine.[10][11]
Author and thinker
Vineet has authored two books so far. He launched his first book "Build from Scratch"[5] in September 2004. The book talks about various steps and strategies towards building an organisation from an idea. His second book "The Street to the Highway",[6] launched in January 2011, focuses on setting up and nurturing a successful business enterprise.
He is also on the Panel of Advisors of Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, New Delhi and also a member of its 'Vision 2015' Committee.
Awards and recognition
- Conferred with the "Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Award 2011"[12]
The Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards are organised by Enterprise Asia and supported by local governments and businesses. It recognises and honours excellence in entrepreneurship.
CNBC's popular program 'Young Turks' completed 10 years in January 2012 and they bestowed this honour upon select entrepreneurs among hundreds of 'Young Turks'. This program profiles successful entrepreneurs and organisation builders.
- Conferred with the "AmityAward for Corporate Excellence 2012" given by Amity University, India largest private university, for of being one of the most admired companies in the digital industry in India.
Reference links
- ↑ "Magnon founder Vineet Bajpai's talentrack gets off the ground". business-standard.com. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ↑ "Omnicom group's TBWA acquires Magnon Group". indianexpress.com. 9 January 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ↑ "Leadership change at TBWA\India; Vineet Bajpai takes over as group CEO, India". campaignindia.in. 14 March 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ↑ "How Magnon was built from scratch". Rediff.com. 24 July 2004. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- 1 2 "The club upstairs". The Hindu. 5 August 2004. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- 1 2 "Much Ado About The Much Appreciated". Dare.co.in. 28 February 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- 1 2 Aparajita Gupta, TNN 23 April 2011, 06.36am IST (23 April 2011). "Spinning a web – Times of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ↑ "Vineet Bajpai". Lbsimalumni.com. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ↑ "From scratch to success". business-standard.com. 7 September 2004. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ↑ "IndiaMART Corporate". Indiamart.com. 10 March 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ↑ "Magnon Solutions in the Top 25 Internet Companies of India List | News". News.pluggd.in. 6 April 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ↑ SolutionsMagnon (19 January 2012). "Vineet Bajpai (Magnon Solutions & Magnon International) wins APEA Award 2011". YouTube. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ↑ SolutionsMagnon (20 January 2012). "Mr. Vineet Bajpai (Magnon Group) Winner of CNBC TV Mercedes Benz Young Turks Award 2012". YouTube. Retrieved 23 August 2012.