Arjun Mohan, who served as the Chief Executive Officer of Byju’s India operations, has resigned from his position after seven months with the edtech company. His departure is part of Byju’s efforts to restructure and streamline its business operations.
In September 2023, Byju’s had announced Mohan’s appointment as the CEO of its India operations, succeeding Mrinal Mohit at that time. Mohan, who previously held the position of CEO at upGrad, had a decade-long tenure at Byju’s, including serving as the Chief Business Officer from 2019 to 2020.
According to a press release by the company, Mohan will now transition to an external advisory role, providing his extensive expertise in the edtech sector to support the company and its founders during this period of transformation.
In addition to Mohan’s departure, Byju’s has unveiled a significant restructuring of its business divisions aimed at enhancing operational efficiency and strategic positioning. As part of this initiative, Byju’s will consolidate its operations into three distinct divisions: The Learning App, Online Classes & Tuition Centres, and Test-prep.
Byju’s states that this new organizational structure will enable each division to operate with agility, cost-effectiveness, and a sharper focus on market opportunities, while leveraging the company’s brand and ecosystem. Each division will have its own leaders responsible for overseeing its operations independently.
Founder and Group CEO Byju Raveendran commented on the reorganization, describing it as the beginning of “BYJU’S 3.0,” emphasizing a leaner and more adaptable organization ready to respond to evolving market dynamics, particularly in personalized education.
Raveendran himself will resume a more hands-on operational role, overseeing the company’s day-to-day activities, after focusing primarily on strategic aspects such as fundraising and global expansion over the past four years.
This restructuring follows another significant transition within the Byju’s group, as Aakash Educational Services, a subsidiary of Byju’s, recently appointed Deepak Mehrotra as its Managing Director and CEO. However, both companies continue to operate independently as separate entities under the Think and Learn brand.
