As part of its South Asian expansion strategy, Riot Games has announced the appointment of Arun Rajappa as country manager for India and South Asia. With effect from 6 February 2023, he has assumed the position and will be stationed in Mumbai.
Rajappa joins the executive team as the country manager for India and South Asia. He will be responsible for business development in those regions, as well as hiring, managing, and supervising a team that will create immersive player experiences for Riot’s expanding player base across a variety of games, esports, and entertainment.
He has a plethora of experience working for prestigious technological companies like Google and Microsoft. At Google, he served as director of product for Android & Play, where he concentrated on advancing India’s digital transformation with product capabilities that were unique in the market for Android and Play.
From the advent of the gaming era, Rajappa has played a variety of video games, including Donkey Kong Jr., Prince of Persia, Doom, Duke Nukem 3D, FIFA, Forza, Stray, Descenders, and his current favourite, VALORANT. He will represent India at Riot Games, and will be under Shinji Komiyama who is the director of country management, APAC at Riot Games.
“India is a vibrant market with high potential for gaming, and esports is vital to our growth in the market. We are committed to building our footprint across the country, with new and exciting experiences that help us better hyper-serve our players and local community. We are very excited to welcome Arun onboard as the country manager for India & South Asia and are confident that his experience and passion for gaming will further help us identify growth opportunities to strategically expand and drive success in the Indian market,” said Komiyama.
“I am thrilled to be joining Riot Games and taking on this exciting new role as the country manager for India and South Asia. I have always been passionate about gaming and look forward to working with all our incredible teams and partners to deliver a fantastic player experience which will surely define the future of gaming in the region,” said Rajappa.
