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MUMBAI:
Star today announced the promotions of Uday Shankar to CEO,
Star India and Jadgish Kumar to COO, Star India. The announcement
was made by Star CEO Paul Aiello, who has also been serving
as CEO of Star India.
With
immediate effect, Shankar who joined Star India as COO in
May 2007 will assume the CEO role, responsible for Star's
overall business in India. Shankar will report to Aiello.
 Jagdish
Kumar, who is currently senior vice president finance, based
in hong Kong, will join Star India as COO. Kumar will report
to Shankar and work closely with him in optimizing operational
efficiencies and driving the company's growth agenda.
Aiello
commented, "Uday's promotion is a recognition of the
important contributions he has made to the growth and strategic
development of Star India since he joined the company. His
leadership, business acumen and vision will serve as invaluable
assets as Star India strengthens its core operations and expands
its services with a number of new initiatives."
"Jagdish
has been with the company in Hong Kong and in India for more
than 12 years, serving in a number of capacities including
finance, platforms and corporate affairs. He has proven himself
a highly skilled executive with in-depth knowledge of the
complexities of this business and he will be counted upon
heavily as we grow our business in India."
Aiello
continued, "We have a commendable team in place, featuring
some of the best talents in the television industry and I
am confident that under Uday's leadership, Star India will
accelerate its growth in this burgeoning market."
Prior
to joining Star India, Shankar served as CEO of Star joint
venture MCCS for over three years. Before that, Shankar was
the editor and news director at India Today, launching channels
Aaj Tak and Headlines Today. He was also responsible for launching
the news division of Sahara TV.
Kumar
joined Star in 1995 as Star India's CFO, and has held a number
of titles, including senior vice president, finance at the
company's HQ in Hong Kong since 2004 and vice president, Digital
Platform Group in Mumbai from 2001 to 2004. Prior to joining
Star, Kumar spent eight years with conglomerate ITC in a number
of roles including financial controller (International Business-
Aqua Group), Chennai.
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