{
  "id": 16880187,
  "title": "Sanjeev Bikhchandani To Take Over As Info Edge Group CEO, Hitesh Oberoi Steps Down",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/sanjeev-bikhchandani-to-take-over-as-info-edge-group-ceo-hitesh",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-28T09:05:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Inc42",
    "slug": "inc42",
    "url": "https://inc42.com/buzz/sanjeev-bikhchandani-to-take-over-as-info-edge-group-ceo-hitesh-oberoi-steps-down/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Info Edge Group, the parent company of job portal Naukri, has announced a leadership change. Founder and vice chairman Sanjeev Bikhchandani will assume the role of executive vice chairman, MD, and group CEO starting December 3, 2026. He will replace Hitesh Oberoi, who has served as managing director and CEO for nearly 27 years. Oberoi's decision to step down is attributed to his desire to focus more on his interests in education, entrepreneurship, institution building, investing, and philanthropy. Additionally, he plans to spend more time with his family. Despite stepping down as CEO, Oberoi will remain with Info Edge as a non-executive, non-independent director from December 3. The news of the leadership change coincides with Info Edge's strong Q2 FY27 results, with consolidated net profit rising 87% to ₹649.8 Cr, driven by a 32.6% year-over-year increase and a 12.2% revenue growth.",
  "summary": "Naukri parent Info Edge said founder and vice chairman Sanjeev Bikhchandani will take over as executive vice chairman, MD and…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}