Bhav Singh
Born (1972-12-20) 20 December 1972
NationalityBritish
Alma materManchester Business School
OccupationInvestor & Businessman
Known forFounder & CEO of Sandbox Group

Bhavneet Singh (born 20 December 1972) is an Indian investor and businessman, founder and CEO of Sandbox Group, a UK-based digital learning company founded in 2015.[1] Formerly holding the position of managing director and Executive Vice President at Paramount Global (previously Viacom CBS).[2]

Career

Singh spent eight years as managing director and Executive Vice President at Paramount Global (previously Viacom CBS).[2] He later served as the President & CEO of Pearson English.[3]

Singh has held senior roles across digital, general management and business development with Manchester United, Endeavor (previously IMG) and Discovery Communications.[4] He served as the managing director and Executive Vice President, Emerging Markets, MTV Networks International (MTVNI).[5][6]

Singh sits on the board of various organisations. Singh is a Non-Executive Director on the Commercial Board at the BBC.[1] Singh also serves as an independent non-executive director for GB Group PLC[7] and is a member of the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader.[8]

In 2014, Singh founded Sandbox Group, a UK-based digital learning company with 17 market-leading properties across the US, UK, Europe and Brazil.[9][10]

Personal

Singh grew up with his parents and sister in India. He now lives with his wife and two children in England.

Honours

  • 2009 - Nominated as a Young Global Leader for the World Economic Forum[8]
  • 2018 - Recognised by the annual Top 100 Asian Stars in the UK Tech list[11]
  • 2021- Honoured as one of twenty-one of Britain’s leading Asian Tech Pioneers, by Equality Charity Diversity UK, on the publication of its annual Top 100 Asian Stars in UK Tech list[12]

References

  1. 1 2 "Bhav Singh Non-executive Director, BBC Commerical [sic]". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Bhavneet Singh joins Viacom18's board of directors". campaignindia.in. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Pearson announces a strategic investment in English language learning platform Voxy". thelearningcounsel.com. 21 April 2007. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Bhavneet Singh MD and EVP Emerging Markets MTV Networks International". theaibs.tv. 21 April 2007. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "Bhavneet Singh is Managing Director and Executive Vice President, Emerging Markets, MTV Networks International (MTVNI)". The Guardian. theguardian.com. 26 January 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "MTV Networks International (MTVNI) has promoted Bhavneet Singh as Senior VP and MD of its Emerging Markets Group". exchange4media.com. 21 April 2007. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  7. ↑ "Who We Are - Our Board". gbgplc.com. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  8. 1 2 "World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2014" (PDF). weforum.org. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  9. ↑ Rod Gilmour,"My first boss: CEO and founder of Sandbox, the digital learning company". uk.finance.yahoo.com. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  10. ↑ Alexandra Whyte,"Sandbox snags majority stake in Hopster". kidscreen.com. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  11. ↑ "Top 100 Asian Stars in UK Tech 2018" (PDF). asiansintech.com. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  12. ↑ "Leading Asian Tech Pioneers honoured in 2021". asian-voice.com. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
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