Category: People

Nazara Games ropes in Times Internet’s Rashmi Ranjan Mishra as business head

MUMBAI: Nazara Games has appointed Rashmi Ranjan Mishra as their new business head – Brand Solutions. He will be heading ad sales nationally across all the games published by Nazara.

Prior to Nazara, Mishra was the Regional Sales Manager at TIL (Times Internet Limited) where he was looking after Mobile/Digital Ad Sales and Solutions for West and South India. Rashmi has over 10 years of experience in Mobile/Digital domain with expertise in Sales and Business Development.

Mishra started his career with Mumbai based Mobile Marketing start up called Cellent Tech where he was heading the domestic business. Rashmi has, in his past work experience, led revenue growth for companies like; Times Internet, Start Corp and Cellent. He comes with deep industry relationships and flair for offering pertinent brand solutions to brands. He has successfully demonstrated abilities in customer relationship management with his expertise in key account management and ensured an increase in revenues through cross selling.

Nazara Games CEO Manish Agarwal said, “We at Nazara Games welcome Rashmi to the super exciting world of gaming and we are confident that he will soon carve a niche for himself in mobile gaming”.

Mishra said, “The excitement of brands around mobile gaming, in my numerous meetings with agencies and brand marketers, reinforces my belief that gaming is the new frontier for innovative work to happen in space of brand solutions. I am confident that with the large bouquet of high quality local IP based games in the Nazara portfolio, the Indian market will see many innovative solutions via partnerships between brands and Nazara in the coming months.”

October 17, 2016
Nazara Games ropes in Times Internet’s Rashmi Ranjan Mishra as business head

MUMBAI: Nazara Games has appointed Rashmi Ranjan Mishra as their new business head – Brand Solutions. He will be heading ad sales nationally across all the games published by Nazara.

Prior to Nazara, Mishra was the Regional Sales Manager at TIL (Times Internet Limited) where he was looking after Mobile/Digital Ad Sales and Solutions for West and South India. Rashmi has over 10 years of experience in Mobile/Digital domain with expertise in Sales and Business Development.

Mishra started his career with Mumbai based Mobile Marketing start up called Cellent Tech where he was heading the domestic business. Rashmi has, in his past work experience, led revenue growth for companies like; Times Internet, Start Corp and Cellent. He comes with deep industry relationships and flair for offering pertinent brand solutions to brands. He has successfully demonstrated abilities in customer relationship management with his expertise in key account management and ensured an increase in revenues through cross selling.

Nazara Games CEO Manish Agarwal said, “We at Nazara Games welcome Rashmi to the super exciting world of gaming and we are confident that he will soon carve a niche for himself in mobile gaming”.

Mishra said, “The excitement of brands around mobile gaming, in my numerous meetings with agencies and brand marketers, reinforces my belief that gaming is the new frontier for innovative work to happen in space of brand solutions. I am confident that with the large bouquet of high quality local IP based games in the Nazara portfolio, the Indian market will see many innovative solutions via partnerships between brands and Nazara in the coming months.”

October 17, 2016
Rishi Iyengar joins CNNMoney as India editor

MUMBAI: CNN Digital Worldwide has announced the appointment of Rishi Iyengar as India editor for CNNMoney. He will assume his duties from 17 October and will succeed Charles Riley who has moved to London to lead the CNNMoney team in Europe.

Iyengar will be based in the national capital New Delhi and will be responsible for reporting on key economic stories and developing new editorial content from India and expanding the network’s business coverage from the region. He joins as India’s rapid growth and young population offers a bright spot in the global economy, providing new opportunities for local and international business.

“As the world’s fastest growing big economy, India has the global business community’s interest,” said CNNMoney International managing editor Mark Thompson. “Rishi Iyengar’s appointment reaffirms our commitment to cover the latest economic developments from this vibrant country consistently and extensively.”

Iyengar has studied politics from Pune before getting his Masters in Journalism from Columbia University. His previous assignment was with Time Inc. in Hong Kong, where he covered the full range of news, business, politics and sports for the website and magazine.

CNNMoney is one of the world’s top business and financial online news destinations which claims to attract 40 million unique multiplatform users, 43 million video starts and 191 million page views globally every month.

October 17, 2016
Rishi Iyengar joins CNNMoney as India editor

MUMBAI: CNN Digital Worldwide has announced the appointment of Rishi Iyengar as India editor for CNNMoney. He will assume his duties from 17 October and will succeed Charles Riley who has moved to London to lead the CNNMoney team in Europe.

Iyengar will be based in the national capital New Delhi and will be responsible for reporting on key economic stories and developing new editorial content from India and expanding the network’s business coverage from the region. He joins as India’s rapid growth and young population offers a bright spot in the global economy, providing new opportunities for local and international business.

“As the world’s fastest growing big economy, India has the global business community’s interest,” said CNNMoney International managing editor Mark Thompson. “Rishi Iyengar’s appointment reaffirms our commitment to cover the latest economic developments from this vibrant country consistently and extensively.”

Iyengar has studied politics from Pune before getting his Masters in Journalism from Columbia University. His previous assignment was with Time Inc. in Hong Kong, where he covered the full range of news, business, politics and sports for the website and magazine.

CNNMoney is one of the world’s top business and financial online news destinations which claims to attract 40 million unique multiplatform users, 43 million video starts and 191 million page views globally every month.

October 17, 2016
Network18 appoints Puneet Singhvi as corporate development head

MUMBAI: In a move to strengthen the organization by bringing in the best and most experienced talent, Network18 Group has announced the appointment of Puneet Singhvi as head – corporate development. He will lead and oversee investments, M&As, partnerships, strategic alliances and business development across all media platforms within the group. Singhvi will report to Network18 news CEO and group editor in chief Rahul Joshi.

“I am delighted to take on the new role with Network18 and work with the management in driving the next level of growth for the organization. With the recent launches and developments in the group, I am looking forward to significantly leveraging opportunities in media, infotainment and digital landscape,” said Singhvi.

Prior to joining Network18, Singhvi was the chief operating officer of Times Global Partners, a division of Times Internet that he set up and that works with global digital companies to power their growth in India. He has worked for Times Internet for about thirteen years in different roles.

Singhvi is a Master of Business Administration from Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi University. His hobbies and interests include traveling, movies, soccer and reading.

October 13, 2016
Network18 appoints Puneet Singhvi as corporate development head

MUMBAI: In a move to strengthen the organization by bringing in the best and most experienced talent, Network18 Group has announced the appointment of Puneet Singhvi as head – corporate development. He will lead and oversee investments, M&As, partnerships, strategic alliances and business development across all media platforms within the group. Singhvi will report to Network18 news CEO and group editor in chief Rahul Joshi.

“I am delighted to take on the new role with Network18 and work with the management in driving the next level of growth for the organization. With the recent launches and developments in the group, I am looking forward to significantly leveraging opportunities in media, infotainment and digital landscape,” said Singhvi.

Prior to joining Network18, Singhvi was the chief operating officer of Times Global Partners, a division of Times Internet that he set up and that works with global digital companies to power their growth in India. He has worked for Times Internet for about thirteen years in different roles.

Singhvi is a Master of Business Administration from Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi University. His hobbies and interests include traveling, movies, soccer and reading.

October 13, 2016
Aidem ropes in Sanjay Hemady, Sandeep Singh

MUMBAI: Aidem Ventures recently roped in Sanjay Hemady and Sandeep Singh thereby constructing a robust management team along with Alok Rakshit and Joydeep Ghosh.

Hemady and Singh come with over two decades of media experience. Both have been appointed as the senior vice presidents.

Aidem Ventures president Alok Rakshit, said, “I am confident that their rich experience & leadership assets will definitely be valuable for Aidem in the long run.”

Prior to joining Aidem, Hemady worked with Clear Media India. He has donned senior managerial roles across organizations like Clear Media India Pvt Ltd & CNBC TV18. He has been actively involved in driving the business at media companies like MTV, Indya.com, BBC World, IndusInd Media & Communications, Mid-Day and Indian Express. He will be heading Broadcast Sales for Aidem.

Hemady said, “I am excited to be a part of such an environment and lead the high-spirited sales teams in their challenging yet fascinating responsibilities. I look forward to identify and scale up Aidem’s growth opportunities in the coming years.”

Singh who has served organizations like R. K. Swamy, HTA [WPP], A.C. Nielsen, Sab TV and Sahara TV will be spearheading strategy and business development for Aidem.

Singh added, “Aidem’s repertoire, strong presence, network, work-culture and passionate team of employees enticed me to consider this role. With a strong vision and strategy, I look forward to lead a committed squad in exploring new methods of functioning.”

October 7, 2016
Aidem ropes in Sanjay Hemady, Sandeep Singh

MUMBAI: Aidem Ventures recently roped in Sanjay Hemady and Sandeep Singh thereby constructing a robust management team along with Alok Rakshit and Joydeep Ghosh.

Hemady and Singh come with over two decades of media experience. Both have been appointed as the senior vice presidents.

Aidem Ventures president Alok Rakshit, said, “I am confident that their rich experience & leadership assets will definitely be valuable for Aidem in the long run.”

Prior to joining Aidem, Hemady worked with Clear Media India. He has donned senior managerial roles across organizations like Clear Media India Pvt Ltd & CNBC TV18. He has been actively involved in driving the business at media companies like MTV, Indya.com, BBC World, IndusInd Media & Communications, Mid-Day and Indian Express. He will be heading Broadcast Sales for Aidem.

Hemady said, “I am excited to be a part of such an environment and lead the high-spirited sales teams in their challenging yet fascinating responsibilities. I look forward to identify and scale up Aidem’s growth opportunities in the coming years.”

Singh who has served organizations like R. K. Swamy, HTA [WPP], A.C. Nielsen, Sab TV and Sahara TV will be spearheading strategy and business development for Aidem.

Singh added, “Aidem’s repertoire, strong presence, network, work-culture and passionate team of employees enticed me to consider this role. With a strong vision and strategy, I look forward to lead a committed squad in exploring new methods of functioning.”

October 7, 2016
Divya Verma new PTC HR head

MUMBAI: Leading Punjabi television network from India, PTC, has roped in Divya Verma as the chief HRO global. Her responsibility would be to handle the HR operations of the three channels under the banner — PTC Punjabi, PTC News, PTC Chakde — in India and overseas.

Verma is a highly creative professional with over 23 years of experience in diverse areas of HR operations in the media industry and BFSI sector. She is a keen strategist with a flair for designing and implementing innovative HR strategies and interventions for accelerated growth of the organisation. Additionally, she has developed new strategies for employee retention.

Before joining PTC, she headed the HR departments of Focus News Network and Zee News Network.

October 6, 2016
Divya Verma new PTC HR head

MUMBAI: Leading Punjabi television network from India, PTC, has roped in Divya Verma as the chief HRO global. Her responsibility would be to handle the HR operations of the three channels under the banner — PTC Punjabi, PTC News, PTC Chakde — in India and overseas.

Verma is a highly creative professional with over 23 years of experience in diverse areas of HR operations in the media industry and BFSI sector. She is a keen strategist with a flair for designing and implementing innovative HR strategies and interventions for accelerated growth of the organisation. Additionally, she has developed new strategies for employee retention.

Before joining PTC, she headed the HR departments of Focus News Network and Zee News Network.

October 6, 2016