PwC India appoints Navnit Nakra as Technology Sector Leader and Rajesh Sethi as Media, Sports and Entertainment Sector Leader

These appointments underscore PwC India’s strategic focus on deepening engagement with technology, media sports and entertainment sector clients, helping them harness the opportunities of kal ka Bharat.

Bengaluru, Monday, 10 November 2025: PwC India has announced two key leadership appointments to accelerate its growth in the Technology-Media-Telecom (TMT) sector. Navnit Nakra joins as Partner and Leader – Technology Sector, and Rajesh Sethi joins as Partner and Leader – Media, Sports and Entertainment. Together, they will drive PwC India’s strategic direction, deepen client engagement, and shape differentiated solutions across the fast-evolving TMT landscape.

Navnit Nakra brings over two decades of experience across consumer technology, enterprise sales, digital payments and e-commerce and has held senior CXO roles including India CEO at OnePlus. At PwC India, Navnit will play a key role in helping clients accelerate growth, market share, business model shifts, leveraging his deep understanding of how technology-led enterprises scale and grow.

Rajesh Sethi brings over three decades of leadership across media, sports and financial services, with deep expertise in digital business models and enterprise transformation. He has served as Global CEO of Ten Sports and Head of NBA India, along with other senior leadership roles across major global and Indian organisations. At PwC India, Rajesh will shape strategy and delivery for clients navigating the growing convergence of content, data and technology.

“We are delighted to welcome both Navnit and Rajesh to PwC India. Their deep industry expertise, strong leadership experience and passion for client impact will play a pivotal role in strengthening our Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) practice. Navnit’s ability to bridge commercial strategy and ecosystem partnerships complements Rajesh’s proven track record in driving digital transformation across media, sports, and entertainment. Together, they bring an exceptional blend of strategic vision and execution capability that will help our clients reimagine growth in a world being reshaped by technology,” said Arnab Basu, Partner and Leader – Clients & Industries, PwC India.

Navnit and Rajesh’s deep, hands-on understanding of their sectors, gained through close engagement with high-growth enterprises, position them to help PwC India sharpen its insights and tailor solutions more precisely to client needs. Their ability to decode how Tech, Media, Sports and Entertainment businesses adopt and scale innovation will enable the firm to craft more customised, transformation-focused strategies that resonate with the realities of the sectors.

As part of a strategic initiative to strengthen market presence in the TMT sector, PwC India also brought in Vinish Bawa, as Partner and Leader – Telecom in 2024. Vinish adds deep telecom expertise across 5G, R&D, enterprise growth, and large-scale transformation. He joined PwC from Nokia Networks India, where he led Enterprise & Emerging Business across India, Nepal, and Bhutan, focusing on expanding sales in the non-service provider segment including government, defence, hyperscalers, and utilities. These strategic leadership additions reflect PwC India’s deep commitment to the TMT sector—bringing together domain expertise, leadership, and innovation to help clients stay ahead of disruption.

“As GenAI and digital infrastructure accelerate disruption across industries, technology and media are converging faster than ever before. The addition of leaders like Navnit, Rajesh and Vinish significantly strengthens PwC India’s ability to support clients through this transformation. Navnit brings depth in consumer technology and ecosystem-led growth; Rajesh brings the storytelling power and strategic insight that drive brand reinvention and content-led ecosystems. Together with Vinish Bawa in Telecom, they complete a formidable TMT leadership team — one that embodies PwC India’s ambition to be the trusted orchestrator of growth across kal ka Bharat,” said Manpreet Singh Ahuja, Partner and Leader – Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT), PwC India.