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Tapan Acharya

Captain · DISC type DS
Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) at Keka HR
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Tapan Acharya is the Chief Revenue Officer at Keka HR, where he spearheads the companys expansion by unifying sales, marketing, and customer success. With over 24 years of experience, he has a strong track record of scaling B2B SaaS businesses at companies like CleverTap and Freshworks. Colleagues describe him as a "go-getter, " "quick decision maker, " and "great collaborator. "

Outside of his executive role, Tapan has a diverse range of interests cultivated since his school days, including singing, playing the tabla, debate, and sports like basketball and javelin throw. He maintains a strong focus on continuous education, holding an EGMP from IIM Bangalore and a marketing certification from Kellogg.

He actively supports community sports, having recently helped organize and secure hydration sponsors for the Taekwondo Asian Games.

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Personality Overview

How Tapan shows up

Dynamic But Sincere
Decisive But Calm
Output-Driven

They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together. They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily. They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time.

Priorities

Topics Tapan cares about

Scaling SaaS Businesses
His career is defined by leading revenue strategies and driving hypergrowth for B2B SaaS organizations like Keka, CleverTap, and Freshworks.
HR as Business Driver
He views HR challenges as core business problems, believing issues like payroll accuracy directly impact employee trust and attrition, and speaks on creating revenue-generating HR functions.
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Career

Work history

11-2024
Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)
Keka HR
2-2024 - 11-2024
SVP - Channel Business (East Globe)
CleverTap
3-2022 - 2-2024
Senior Vice President - India
CleverTap
3-2022 - 12-2022
SVP Sales India + META (Interim)
CleverTap
8-2019 - 3-2022
Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)
Arvind Internet - A Division of Arvind Limited http://omuni.com
In the press

Media appearances

Tapan Acharya – Chief Revenue Officer at Keka HR (Speaker). Featured in Informa Connect – HR Summit & Expo
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Tapan Acharya – Working at Keka HR (Weekday Works profile). Featured in Weekday Works
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Education
2014 - 2015
Executive General Management Program
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
1998 - 2000
MBA
DAVV
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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