Anuj Tandon, the former senior executive at Krafton India, has been appointed as the chief executive officer of the gaming division by digital entertainment and technology company JetSynthesys.
He will be working closely with JetSynthesys’ founder and chief executive Rajan Navani to boost the company’s gaming business.
With the help of investors like Kris Gopalakrishnan, Adar Poonawalla, and Sachin Tendulkar, JetSynthesys has been developing a number of gaming enterprises under the Jet name.
JetSynthesys purchased Nautilus Mobile, a mobile game firm that had created the cricket simulation title Real Cricket, in October 2020. Tandon formerly held a position on the Nautilus Mobile board of directors as part of Krafton’s $5.4 million investment in the business in February 2022.
With Anuj joining the company Navani said, “Anuj, throughout his career, has not only built companies but has also been able to take well-established global gaming companies to the next level in India. We are optimistic that with Anuj’s industry knowledge and experience in the field of technology, esports, and gaming, we will be able to make JetSynthesys’ hold in the space stronger and deeper.”
Anuj was working as the head of corporate development for the India and Middle East and North Africa (MENA) regions at Krafton for almost two years, he was also involved in building a strategy for the South Korean gaming giant in India and the MENA regions.
Prior to joining Krafton, Tandon spent more than four years as the chief executive of a Chinese video games company called Yoozoo Games in India and has also helped Nazara Technologies build its mobile gaming publishing business.
Anuj, in a statement, said, “I truly believe we are on the cusp of the most transformative period for the gaming industry in India and have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to build quality video gaming organizations from India.”
“Along with Rajan and the team, I am excited to take the momentum forward to capture this gaming opportunity for an Indian company and plan to invest and keep growing the business and hopefully take it to new heights,” he added.