LinkedIn Appoints Hari V. Krishnan as Country Manager for India

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. & MUMBAI, India--(Business Wire)--
LinkedIn, the world`s largest professional network with more than 52 million
members globally and 3.4 million members in India, today made another important
stride in its expansion in India with the appointment of Hari V. Krishnan as
country manager.

Krishnan`s long-term responsibility will be to grow the company`s diverse
business model comprised of user subscriptions, advertising sales and enterprise
software licensing for the Indian market. Near-term this will include a focus on
user engagement, strategic partnerships, marketing and general operations. For
more information visit the LinkedIn blog
http://blog.linkedin.com/2009/11/15/linkedin-india-country-manager/.

"India is one of our fastest growing and most exciting opportunities," said Jeff
Weiner, chief executive officer of LinkedIn. "Hari`s addition to the LinkedIn
team will not only help us better serve our membership and customers on a local
basis, but will also help accelerate our goal to connect the world`s
professionals."

Prior to joining LinkedIn, Krishnan served as country head for MySpace in India
where he helped drive user growth and managed overall operations. In his more
than 10 years of industry experience he also served in leadership positions at
Travelguru, Yahoo! India and Cisco. He earned a master`s of business
administration from INSEAD in France. Krishnan`s LinkedIn profile can be viewed
at http://www.linkedin.com/in/harivk.

The LinkedIn user base in India is growing at approximately 70,000 per week,
runs more than 2 million searches per week and has created more than 30,000
groups to date. Currently, the company has more than 60 advertisers in India
which include brands such as General Motors, Microsoft, Reuters and Tanishq.

About LinkedIn

LinkedIn is an internet platform company focused on connecting the world`s
professionals. The company boasts a diverse business model with revenues driven
from user subscriptions, advertising sales and software licensing. The LinkedIn
web site was launched in 2003 and is the largest professional networking site in
the world with more than 52 million members representing 200 countries and every
Fortune 500 company. The company is based in Mountain View, Calif., and is
privately held.

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Bhavna Jagtiani (India), +91 (22) 2281 0168 ~ 72 x 271
Bhavna.jagtiani@edelman.com
or
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Jose Mallabo (U.S.), 650-687-3560
jmallabo@linkedin.com

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