MUMBAI: Future Media, the media company of Future Group has announced a slew of management appointments with Madison's Hemant Shah roped in as COO.

Among other senior level appointments, ex-Group M executive Anup Kotekar has joined as business director for audio visual medium which will involve business of television and radio in the retail properties. With prior experience at the Zee Group and The Times of India, V Jaishankar has been appointed business director for visual medium. Vishakha Singh will head the MaRCom function, having had previous experience at Times Now and CNBC.

Commenting on the new team, Future Media CEO Partho Dasgupta said, "The diversity in the team is to build in strengths. The changing landscape of consumerism will see all forms of traditional media interacting with the consumers in the ambience of consumption."

Additionally, MTV's Malvika Narayan, UTV's Sunil Punjabi, along with Anish Shah, ex-Infomedia and Times group and Sharda Pillai, ex-Portland have come on board as senior sales team members, states an official release.

Future Media (India) Ltd. is a part of the Future Group, and is creating media properties which are visual, audio-visual (television and radio) and print, to engage and provide brands a medium to communicate to consumers. Future Media will have media vehicles across Future Group retail properties including Pantaloons, Big Bazaar, Food Bazaar and Central) and allied partners.