Reliance-Facebook JV Appoints ex-Google MD as CEO of its AI Venture

Reliance Enterprise Intelligence Limited (REIL), a venture between Reliance Intelligence Limited (70 per cent) and Facebook Overseas Inc. (30 per cent), has announced the appointment of Parminder Singh as its Chief Executive Officer. 

Parminder Singh is one of Asia’s most recognised technology leaders, with a career spanning Google, Apple, Twitter, and IBM, said REIL in a statement. 

“He has successfully built and transformed digital businesses at scale across the Asia-Pacific region. His executive roles have included Chief Commercial and Digital Officer at Mediacorp, Singapore’s largest media group, where he led a wide-ranging digital and AI-driven transformation of the organisation. More recently, he co-founded ClayboxAI, an AI fluency and leadership advisory firm, and WeKamp, an AI-powered community platform currently in pilot,” the statement added.

“Over a year ago, I plunged into the AI journey to shape AI fluency with my venture, ClayboxAI. We received a tremendous response. Sometime last year, I was approached by the Reliance Group to lead their new enterprise AI JV with Meta. Over the course of several conversations, it was clear that this is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to shape Enterprise AI, not just in India, but beyond,” said Singh on his X post. 

Parminder Singh received his MBA in 1993 from the University Business School, Panjab University, and joined HCL as regional sales manager later that year. 

Singh has held various roles, such as country sales head at Apple, GM (marketing) at IBM, and MD at Google. More recently, he co-founded ClayboxAI, an AI fluency and leadership advisory firm, and WeKamp, an AI-powered community platform currently in pilot.

Akash Ambani said in a statement that building India’s enterprise AI capability is a generational opportunity, and REIL was created to lead that charge.

“Parminder brings precisely the blend of global technology leadership, deep Asian market intuition, and executive credibility that this role demands. He has built digital businesses at scale, navigated complex transformations, and earned the trust of boards, engineers, and customers alike. Parminder’s appointment is a critical first step towards assembling a world-class team that will define enterprise AI in India — and set a benchmark well beyond it,” said Ambani.