Hemant Jain

Hemant has been associated with Lokmat Media Pvt. Ltd. since 2016 as Sr.EVP & Head of digital business. At Lokmat, Maharashtra's No.1 read newspaper, Hemant is responsible for building the largest community of Marathi speaking audiences across a diversified portfolio of digital products and platforms, content genres and hyperlocal experiences, thereby creating an ecosystem for brands to connect with local communities in their local language.

Hemant is an entrepreneurial leader with over 2 decades of digital experience in delivering step function growth for leading companies in the digital media and mobile entertainment space. Pivoting into digital in the late 90's allowed Hemant to play an evangelist' role in shaping the digital media and entertainment industry in India. Hemant leverages his understanding of digital technologies, product development, multi-media content creation, digital distribution, content monetization and marketing in digital age - to build & scale businesses within a competitive framework. Fosters a winning attitude, leading as a "Player-Coach".

Hemant's professional journey in digital began in 1996, with the launch of indianexpress.com. During the period 1997 to 2002, he was part of the founding team which set up digital media division for some of the leading advertising agencies in India - TBWA, Euro RSCG & DDB Mudra. As part of the start-up team at Reliance WebWorld (2002-2006), he was instrumental in launching broadband services across 241 retail outlets in 105 cities and towns in India. At RadioCity91.1FM (2006-07), Hemant evangelised India's first social music site (www.planetradiocity.com) and launched alternate revenue streams. As Sr. VP & Head of India Business (2008-2014), Hemant led the growth transition at Hungama Digital Media Entertainment from a content licensing to a managed services company, responsible for scaling up the revenues 4x within a quick span of 3 years. In 2014, he started his own venture in the food tech space & launched Happitoo, India's No.1 nightlife app. He joined Lokmat in 2016 to lead the group's foray into digital business.