Truecaller has appointed Gaurav Loomba as Senior Director of Public Affairs for India. Before this, Loomba served as AVP of Government and Public Affairs at Paytm and has held roles at the National Payments Corporation of India and ICICI Bank.

This appointment comes close on the heels of Seema Jindal joining from Bharti Airtel. Seema leads Truecaller’s Public Affairs mandate on the telecom business.

With two decades of experience in financial services and digital payments, Gaurav was instrumental in fostering relationships with government and industry associations on policy and regulatory reforms in the sector, as well as managing CSR and ESG initiatives.

At Truecaller, Gaurav will collaborate with government agencies to drive the execution of a public affairs strategy aimed at securing essential regulatory and policy backing to support Truecaller's continued growth and innovation in India.

Speaking on his new role, Gaurav said: "I am pleased to announce my appointment as the Senior Director of Public Affairs at Truecaller. In this role, I will be tasked with enhancing the organization's engagement with government ministries and agencies. My primary objective will be to develop and implement strategies that ensure comprehensive policy and regulatory support, thereby reinforcing Truecaller's commitment to the Indian market“.

Gaurav will directly report to Kari Krishnamurthy, Truecaller's Chief Commercial Officer.

Welcoming Senior Director of Public Affairs, Kari Krishnamurthy, Chief Commercial Officer at Truecaller, said: "Gaurav Loomba's leadership in Public Affairs marks a pivotal step as we deepen our focus on India, our largest market. His regulatory expertise and ability to cultivate meaningful stakeholder engagement will strengthen our partnerships and advance our strategic goals in telecommunications".