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Rakesh Kannan

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Senior Manager - Sales at Freshworks
📍 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Senior Manager - Sales
Job Level
Middle
Location
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Career

Work history

4-2023
Senior Manager - Sales
Freshworks
10-2021 - 4-2023
Regional Sales Manager - India, Middle East & ANZ
Freshworks
4-2020 - 9-2021
Lead - Inside sales - MEA
Freshworks
8-2016 - 3-2020
ASL - MENA Region
Freshworks
2-2015 - 8-2016
Business Development Executive - US West
Freshworks
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Education
2008 - 2010
MBA
Vellore Institute of Technology
2005 - 2008
BBM
Dr.G.R.Damodaran College of Science
1996 - 2005
Chennai
ST. JOHNS INTERNATIONAL RESEDENTIAL SCHOOL.
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