Rediff.com appoints Vishal Mehta as chairman and managing director

Rediff.com, the news website that was acquired by payments solution provider Infibeam Avenues, on Tuesday announced the appointment of Vishal Mehta as its new chairman and managing director (CMD). Mehta succeeds Ajit Balakrishnan, who had been the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Rediff since 1996. Mehta is also the CMD at Infibeam Avenues.

“Mehta’s appointment… will steer Rediff.com into new areas of growth, particularly in consumer-facing digital payments and financial services.