MUMBAI: Online and mobile video monetization player Vdopia has appointed Debadutta Upadhyaya as VP India.

Prior to this, Upadhyaya was Yahoo! India head sales strategy.

In her new capacity, she will report to company chief business officer and co-founder Saurabh Bhatia.

Said Bhatia, "We are delighted to have Upadhyaya joining our senior management team. Her joining could not have come at a better time for Vdopia which is geared up for some major product launches in 2010. Her domain experience and strategic inputs will add immense value to our overall operations." 
 
Vdopia VP (India) Upadhyaya says, "My role would be to assist company scale up its operations and drive this leadership position to the next level. What really got me excited about Vdopia is its proprietary cutting edge technology expertise, execution finesse and the gigantic vision of the founders." 
 
She was with Yahoo! for around six years. She was also associated with the Times Group for nearly eight years.