Fox Network CFO Ravi Ahuja to join Walt Disney Television

Fox Network CFO Ravi Ahuja to join Walt Disney Television

He will join the organisation once the acquisition of 21st Century Fox closes

Ravi Ahuja

MUMBAI: Fox Networks Group CFO Ravi Ahuja has planned to make a move from the company and is all set to join Walt Disney Television as the president of business operations and CFO. He will join the organisation once the acquisition of 21st Century Fox closes.

According to the reports, in his new position at Disney, he will oversee finance, strategic planning, business development, affiliate sales and distribution, technology, music affairs, consumer insights and labor relations for the segment, and work with the business units to grow revenue and operating income. He will also liaise with the company’s direct-to-consumer and international divisions on ad sales and content distribution, according to Disney.

Ahuja is currently the CFO for Fox Networks Group, managing the company’s finance and accounting and overseeing business development for FNG’s business units, including Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox Cable Networks, Fox Sports Media Group and National Geographic Partners, and FNG Wurope and Africa and Latin America.

He joined Fox in 2007. Before becoming CFO at Fox Networks Group, Ahuja served as executive VP of business operations and development there. Prior to that, he spent eight years at Virgin Entertainment Group, rising to the role of CFO.