Maddy specializes in content marketing. He began his career 24 years ago at 19 with CyberMedia, India’s largest technology publisher, straight out of high school. In 1999, he was the Founding Editor of ZDNet’s Indian operations, acquired by CNET in 2000 and later by CBS in 2008.
His work profile includes Associate Editor at Silicon India, Technology Editor at ITP, and Managing Editor for IDG Middle East – the world’s largest IT publisher. He also set up the EMEA operations for Ramky Group and served as their ‘GM-at-Large’ for seven years, which was acquired by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR), a P/E firm, for over $510 million in 2018.
In 2006, he founded Content HQ, a leading digital content marketing platform that serves clients in over 35 countries and provides content in over 200 languages.
He also won ‘Best New Entrepreneur’ by VISA in 2008 and won several global awards in the US, UK, UAE and India from thousands of entrants.
An avid traveller, he has visited over 40 countries and hopes to see the other 160 someday. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Osmania University and an MBA from Cardiff, UK.