BANGALORE: Star’s Kannada offering Suvarana TV has roped in Vinod Nathan as National Head-Sales.

In this role, Nathan will be responsible for the entire gamut of sales activities across locations for Suvarna TV, and regional heads will in turn report to him. He will be based out of Bangalore, reporting to Suvarna business head Anup Chandrashekharan.

“Suvarna has been on rapid growth path in last 1 year with over 100 per cent growth; Sales is a key area at this junction and we found the right person in Vinod as he has expertise and experience in both media planning and media sales,” said Chandrashekharan.

Nathan brings to Suvarna 14 years of experience in media planning and media sales. Before moving to Suvarana, he worked with agency Group M Media (Mindshare) as Director, Client Leadership.

A post graduate in marketing and broadcast management, Vinod started his career with Times Group (Times Publishing House Ltd.,) where he spent about eight years, then moved on to work at Zee Telefilms (2003 to 2006). He joined Mindshare in 2006, where he worked on some of the leading brands including IBM, United Spirits and Landmark Group.