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Bangalore-based mobile advertising network InMobi has appointed Mr. Sandeep Deshpande as the Country General Manager, India, and Mr. Vishal Nongbet as Business Head of Brands.

Sandeep will be responsible for InMobi's business operations and growth in India .The company has also opened offices in New Delhi and Mumbai to have a grip on the Indian mobile advertising market.

Prior to joining InMobi as their Country General Manager, Sandeep had spent nearly a decade in the Internet Industry, working for world-class organizations like Yahoo, Alibaba.com and Rediff.com.

Vishal Nongbet brings 13 years of varied experience in lifestyle and youth product marketing, largely in the fields of consumer goods and media & entertainment. He has worked with groups like Pepsi, Times Music, Kodak. He also spearheaded Mumbai Mantra as Head of Marketing and Alliances and SMSGupshup as Marketing Head.

In a press statement, Inmobi highlighted on the opportunities in the Indian market as it said, "With an increased penetration of smartphones across age groups and social strata, the mobile ad impressions too are witnessing an upsurge and the advertiser community is accepting this innovation. With the current mobile advertising market in India touching $25 million, it is expected to hit $60-80 million by 2014."