(26 July 2005 2:00 pm)

MUMBAI: Sahara India Management Company Limited (SIEMCL) has brought on board Rajneesh Mathur as SaharaOne Television head of distribution.

Prior to joining SaharaOne Television, Mathur was with the Star Network as assistant vice president - distribution.

Mathur's focus will be to establish SaharaOne Television in the International markets. SaharaOne Television COO Purnendu Bose said, "Rajneesh is here to share with us his rich working experience and I am sure his knowledge will take SaharaOne Television to a newer heights."

A postgraduate in sales and marketing from Delhi, Mathur has moved from the Star Network after spending more than eight years with them.

Prior to joining Star, he was also associated with Onida and Tata phones.