he designation of CEO sits well on Ashish Kashyap's 33-year-old shoulders. One of the youngest achievers in the internet and media business, he is considered an industry veteran. For the record, Kashyap moved from Google, where he was the country head of Domestic Operations to MIH Internet, in early August. In 12 years, Kashyap has had stints at Indiatimes, Times FM as well as MTV.

MIH Internet is a $2.2 billion South African media company, under the aegis of Naspers, listed on the Johannesburg and Nasdaq exchanges. Naspers has interests in electronic as well as print media. The company operates in many countries and is now focusing on Brazil, Russia, India and China. It recently made an investment in Brazil in a company called Abril and already holds a stake in China in Tencent (an instant messaging service platform). ... more