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VINIT THAKKAR
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP INDIA & SOUTH ASIA
With over 17 years of experience, Vinit is an entrepreneurial and creative leader with a proven track record of delivering strategic and commercial goals in the fast paced, constantly evolving Music & Entertainment industry. As Senior Vice President (India & South Asia) at Universal Music, Vinit is responsible for all strategic initiatives and P&L delivery of the region. He also drives UMG India’s domestic artist and content strategy. Under his leadership, Universal Music collaborated with leading Bollywood director Mohit Suri to launch the sub-label EMI Records India in May 2015. EMI Records India’s vision is to discover, nurture and promote new music talent. In 2018, he launched the VYRL Originals property with the objective of promoting independent artists from India. His area of expertise spans across the Artist & Repertoire, Digital Strategy, Music Publishing, Licensing and Music Festival businesses. Prior to Universal Music, Vinit has worked with Sony Music, Citibank and Titan.