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  • Abhishek Kumar joins Balaji Telefilms as Group CEO

    Abhishek Kumar joins Balaji Telefilms as Group CEO

    Mumbai: Balaji Telefilms on Wednesday announced the appointment of Abhishek Kumar as group chief executive officer.

    Kumar was ssociated with private equity fund Jupiter Capital, wherein he was working as the COO & general partner of the new funds of the group. Before Jupiter Capital, Kumar was running a venture capital network, at Rainforest Venture Network as managing partner. He was also an advisor and partner to multiple family offices for technology and consumer investments.

    Balaji Telefilms managing director Shobha Kapoor said, “We are pleased to have Abhishek as group CEO, and are confident that he is the right person to lead Balaji to the next stage of growth and value creation. He is a seasoned leader with a stellar leadership reputation. The Indian media sector is undergoing massive change which also creates enormous opportunities for us at Balaji, and Abhishek will lead the efforts with the rest of the team, to seize these opportunities and create value for all our stakeholders.”

    Balaji Telefilms group CEO Abhishek Kumar said, “I am of the view that content will continue to remain a key & exciting space irrespective of the platform and value is being attributed to creators of content. Hence, at Balaji, I believe that I can add significant value through my experience in business strategy, M&A, operations and investing in technology and media.”

    Kumar comes with a rich experience of over 20 years of experience in business strategy, M&A, operations and investing in technology and media. He has been associated with renowned brands like Rainforest Ventures, Snapdeal, TV18 Broadcast Limited, and NDTV.

    At Balaji, Kumar will be responsible for the overall growth and success of the group.

  • Nachiket Pantvaidya resigns as group CEO of Balaji Telefilms

    Nachiket Pantvaidya resigns as group CEO of Balaji Telefilms

    Mumbai: Nachiket Pantvaidya has resigned as group chief executive officer of Balaji Telefilms, the company notified in a regulatory filing. This was his second stint with the company.

    He was appointed as group CEO in July 2021. Before rejoining Balaji Telefilms, Pantvaidya was the managing director at Asianet News Media and Entertainment. He was also the group chief operating officer at Balaji Telefilms and CEO of its streaming service Altbalaji.

    Pantvaidya has over two decades of experience in the media and entertainment industry having worked in organisations such as Star, Sony, Disney and BBC.

  • India TV appoints Vinay Maheshwari as group CEO

    India TV appoints Vinay Maheshwari as group CEO

    Mumbai: India TV has appointed Vinay Maheshwari as group chief executive officer. In this role, Maheshwari will lead strategic initiatives in broadcast and digital media.

    He is a seasoned professional with more than 25 years of experience out of which 17 were spent in the media industry. 

    Prior to joining India TV, Maheshwari was associated with Sakshi Media Group as executive director and CEO. 

    In the past, he worked with companies such as DB Corp Ltd and HT Media.

  • VMLY&R India elevates Pooja Jauhari to group CEO

    VMLY&R India elevates Pooja Jauhari to group CEO

    Mumbai: Global brand and customer experience agency VMLY&R on Wednesday announced the appointment of Pooja Jauhari as chief executive officer, VMLY&R India across its group of companies. Based out of the agency’s Mumbai office, she will report to VMLY&R Asia co-CEO Tripti Lochan, who is based in Singapore.

    Jauhari takes over from Anil Nair, who is moving on to pursue new opportunities. Nair joined VMLY&R in 2019 from Law & Kenneth Saatchi & Saatchi India, where he was CEO (digital) and managing partner. VMLY&R first welcomed Jauhari in 2020, as the CEO of The Glitch. The independent creative agency was acquired by WPP in 2017 and integrated into the VMLY&R network in November 2020.

    In this new role, she will oversee the agency’s combined operations, including VMLY&R, The Glitch, VMLY&R Commerce and GTB, across its three offices in India – Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai – plus its service of clients across the Indian subcontinent, said the statement.

    She is also tasked with further integration of the network’s creative excellence in India, with its very strong customer experience, commerce and data capabilities, into an integrated powerhouse focused on human centricity, diversity, inclusion & high performance, it added.

    “Since welcoming The Glitch into the VMLY&R network in 2020, we are seeing that together with VMLY&R India, the whole is far greater than the sum of the parts,” said Tripti Lochan. “Pooja’s proven track record of having driven a gender-blind and positive influence approach, aligns perfectly with our ongoing vision towards ever-improving our own inclusivity and progressiveness. Combined with her track record in growing The Glitch to be one of India’s best-known agencies, producing work for clients both nationally and globally, we believe her elevation makes us even better at creating connected brands, driving business for our clients, and positively impacting the communities they live in.”

    “We thank Anil for being a part of our continued growth in India, and wish him the very best in the next stage of his journey,” she further said.

    Having started her marketing career at JWT two decades ago, Jauhari moved to Unilever and then Worldwide Media before joining The Glitch in 2013. There, she was instrumental to the agency’s success, leading its strategic planning, plus setting its goals and approach to both business and culture.

  • Republic Media Network group CEO Vikas Khanchandani moves on

    Republic Media Network group CEO Vikas Khanchandani moves on

    Mumbai: Republic Media Network group chief executive officer Vikas Khanchandani has moved on from the media company after a five-year stint. 

    A media professional with over two decades of experience, Khanchandani started his media career at Star TV network. He also set up NDTV Media, the commercial arm of NDTV Group. 

    He later launched his independent venture AIDEM, a media services business. He had a brief stint with Reliance Broadcast Network before joining Republic Media Network in January 2017. 

    His next move is unknown.

  • Pankaj Poddar elevated as group CEO at Cosmo Films

    Pankaj Poddar elevated as group CEO at Cosmo Films

    Mumbai: Cosmo Films has elevated Pankaj Poddar as group CEO to head its newly launched consumer business Zigly, alongside trade verticals including films, labelling and packaging, specialty chemicals, ferrites, masterbatches, and textile chemicals. The development came into effect immediately and in recognition of the growth the company witnessed under Poddar’s leadership as CEO of the business.

    With a career spanning over 26 years, Poddar has held key leadership positions in the company across business units and verticals. As the chief financial officer at Cosmo Films in 2011, he was responsible for managing the financial operations in India as well as overseas. Since his appointment as CEO in the year 2013, all verticals of Cosmo have witnessed year-on-year growth.  

    “Poddar’s contribution is immense for the success of Cosmo as is visible in the last few years. R&D, sales and marketing competencies, expanded product range, and focus on specialty films have led to the achievement of record EBITDA and an all-time high market capitalisation,” said Cosmo Films chairman and managing director Ashok Jaipuria. “All of these will make a significant addition to all the parameters of the company – top line, bottom line, and market valuations. He is a great asset to Cosmo with his focus, drive, and implementation bringing in benefits to the company and its stakeholders.”

    Poddar started his career with a seven-year stint at Ernst and Young before joining Reckitt Benckiser, Delphi Automotive, and Avon Beauty in senior financial positions. He is a regular speaker at packaging industry forums and sits on the board of Organisation of Plastic Processors of India, Plast India, and IFCA.

    “At this point of time, Cosmo Films is at the pivotal state of its growth with diversification into different sectors,” remarked Poddar. “Being a global leader in the films and packaging sector, we aim to be the preferred brand for specialty chemicals, ferrites, polymers, and pet care.”

  • Utpal Das takes charge as Pen India Group CEO

    Utpal Das takes charge as Pen India Group CEO

    Mumbai: Pen Studios has appointed Utpal Das as its new group CEO. Das will be leading all the businesses under Pen Studios and its affiliates, announced the media company on Friday.

    In a career spanning 30 years across engineering, consumer, healthcare, and media industries, Das has a remarkable history of success in implementing high-impact growth strategies. For the last 20 years, he has been professionally focused on the media business serving in various capacities at companies like TV Today, Times of India, Zee TV, and Viacom 18.

    “Utpal was a natural fit in our organisation, his business acumen combined with his industry experience is exactly what we needed for our planned growth here on,” commented Pen Group chairman and managing director Dr Jayantilal Gada.

    “Pen Group currently has many mega projects and different ventures as well, and I am happy to be a part of this dynamic organisation and look forward to grow with it,” said Das on his new role.

  • Balaji Telefilms onboards Nachiket Pantvaidya as group CEO

    Balaji Telefilms onboards Nachiket Pantvaidya as group CEO

    Mumbai: Balaji Telefilms on Tuesday announced the appointment of Nachiket Pantvaidya as the group chief executive officer. He will be responsible for the overall growth and success of the group’s profit and loss of operations.

    Pantvaidya moves on from Asianet News Media & Entertainment, where he was the managing director. This would be Pantvaidya’s second stint with Balaji Telefilms post his brief exit in March. Before Asianet, he held the position of Balaji Telefilms’ group COO and ALTBalaji CEO.

    Commenting on the development, Balaji Telefilms’ MD, Shobha Kapoor stated, “We have an excellent camaraderie with Nachiket, and we welcome him back into the family. His proven track record of groundbreaking work is sure to continue in his second stint with us as well. I wish him all the best for this new beginning.”

    Balaji Telefilms’ joint MD, Ekta Kapoor added, “Nachiket is an experienced professional and I look forward to once again teaming up with him and doing stellar work. On the growth of the overall Group.”

    Pantvaidya said, “It’s a homecoming for me with Ekta and team, however with a larger mandate now. I am looking forward to planning a roadmap for further accelerated growth of Balaji Telefilms group.”

    Pantvaidya comes with a rich experience of over 20 years of experience in the mass and urban mass media business. His portfolio includes huge brands like Star, Sony, Disney, and BBC, to new a few. 

  • Symphony Ltd. announces Amit Kumar as new ED and Group CEO

    New Delhi: Symphony Limited on Tuesday announced the appointment of Amit Kumar as executive director (ED) and Group chief executive officer (CEO) of the Company, effective 2 August.

    With over 18 years of work experience, Kumar was previously associated with GE, PwC, Shapoorji Pallonji, EY, and KPMG. He also co‐founded an analytics-focused start‐up and ran it for three years. He currently works with KPMG as a Partner with a focus on the Consumer Products sector and specialises in Business Transformation and Profitability Improvement.

    Amit Kumar expressed his gratitude and said, “I thank the board of Symphony for giving me this opportunity. I look forward to leading the company through the next phase of its growth journey, take brand Symphony to new heights and help create long‐term value for all its shareholders and stakeholders.”

    Welcoming the new ED and Group CEO on board, Symphony’s chairman and managing director Achal Bakeri said, “We are delighted to have Amit Kumar join us as executive director and Group CEO of Symphony. He has nearly 18 years of experience with corporate and consulting sectors, had his tech start‐up, and has been a business transformation and profitability improvement specialist with three of the Big Four accounting/consulting firms.”
     

  • RK Arora moves on from ITV Network

    RK Arora moves on from ITV Network

    MUMBAI: ITV Network’s group CEO RK Arora has decided to move on.

     

    Confirming the news to Indiantelevision.com, Arora says, “Yes, I resigned yesterday.”

     

    He hasn’t decided on his next move but is looking for a challenging opportunity. “The move is made because I’m looking for better and bigger responsibilities,” he adds.

     

    It was in August, this year, that ITV Network had elevated Arora to the group CEO role. He was responsible for strategic and operational management of the ITV Network and oversee the group’s diverse portfolio of assets spanning news broadcasting.

     

    Arora had taken charge of the network in 2012 after being CEO of BAG Network for nearly 2 years. Prior to that, he was the executive director and CFO at India TV. He has an experience in the industry of nearly 22 years.