Mumbai: Star Sports executive vice president-ad sales Anil Jayaraj has quit the organisation after a stint of over six years.

Jayaraj will be replaced by Star Sports SVP and national advertising sales head Anoop Govindan, according to media reports. Govindan has been associated with Star for over eight years.

Jayaraj, who joined Star in 2015, is currently serving his notice period and will be with the organisation till September. Under him, Star Sports ad revenue jumped from under Rs 1000 crore per annum in 2015 to Rs 3000 crore plus in 2021 across sports like cricket, kabaddi, tennis, F1, football, and badminton.

Jayaraj has previously worked with companies like Pidilite industries, BP and Castrol. His next move is not yet known.