Broadcaster Star India has announced a series of leadership changes as part of an organisational shift to strategic business units.
Consequent to this, Uday Shankar will be Chairman and CEO. Sanjay Gupta, the current COO, is elevated to the post of Managing Director-Star India, and K Madhavan will be Managing Director-South.
Both Gupta and Madhavan will continue to report to Uday Shankar. The changes position the organisation to meet future growth ambitions on the back of a decade of rapid growth.
“Star India consistently sets the standard for innovation and growth in one of the world’s most exciting markets,” said James Murdoch, Chief Executive Officer of 21st Century Fox. The leading broadcaster has also established empowered business units, each with its own CEO reporting to Sanjay Gupta. Amit Chopra is the CEO of Entertainment, which spans drama and movie channels across national and regional channels in Hindi, English, Bengali and Marathi.
Nitin Kukreja is the CEO of Sports, which includes a leading portfolio of channels under the Star Sports banner. Ajit Mohan is CEO of Digital, which oversees Hotstar, Star’s digital platform which recently surpassed 50-million downloads. Vijay Singh is CEO of Fox STAR Studios, which produces and distributes Bollywood and regional films. Kevin Vaz has been appointed as CEO of South, reporting to K Madhavan.