A veteran sports marketing professional with a keen eye for emerging trends, Nimish transitioned from traditional sports to eSports around 2013-2014. His move to mainstream eSports began with Riot Games, followed by a leadership role in India with Fnatic, one of the world's top eSports teams.
Prior to his eSports foray, Nimish honed his skills managing sports marketing for Red Bull in India. He spearheaded projects like Red Bull Kite Fight, Red Bull Tashan, and Red Bull Jod Ke Tod, successfully building regional relevance for the brand. After Red Bull, he transitioned to StarSports, joining their product team.
At StarSports, Nimish focused on developing new sports products for both StarSports and Hotstar. This involved exploring and experimenting with eSports integration alongside niche properties like F1, Hockey, Badminton, Football, Cricket, Marathons, and more.
Over the past decade, he has amassed a wealth of experience working on global sporting events like the ICC World Cups, Indian Premier League, Hockey India League, World Series Hockey, English Premier League, and many others.
- MBA (Operations & Strategy), Middlesex University, London, UK
- Post Graduation in Media & Events Conceptualization, National Institute of Event Management, India
- PGDA (Advertising), Wellingkar Institute of Management, India
- TYBSc (Computer Science), University of Mumbai, India
- Head of Global E-Sports Partnerships and Business Development, NODWIN Gaming, India
- India Lead, Fnatic, India
- Senior Manager-E-Sports (South East Asia + Greater China), Riot Games, Singapore
- Product Strategy & New Sports, Star TV Network, India
- Country Head: Sports & Events, Redbull, India
- Business Director: Special Projects, Jack in the Box Worldwide, India