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Industry
sources said that Saha, just 37, is joining as executive vice
president, human resources of the Rs 70 billion Pepsi India group,
a high profile job that functionally is director, HR.
Reluctant to comment on the development, Saha did tell indiantelevision.com:
"I can say that I am as of date EVP HR, Star News, but I
am leaving the group, that is confirmed."
Sources who know him say that Saha was looking for a higher profile,
which Pepsi has now offered him. And though no one is putting
a date to either his finally leaving Star or joining the F&B
global major, sources said he is joining Pepsi in the first week
of February.
Saha had been working with Star News for the past two years and
was responsible for streamlining the HR department and making
it market oriented, getting the right people and generally "ruddering
the ship in an industry that has seen so much turmoil", a
Star insider says.
Saha has previously worked with Aaj Tak, thus having worked in
senior capacities in both the top Hindi news channels of the country.
"I come from a banking background, having worked with American
Express before joining the media, Aaj Tak," Saha said.
Before AmEx, he had worked with Britannia and Vazir Sultan, the
Hyderabad based tobacco manufacturer.
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