India Today Group announces key management changes

India Today Group announces key management changes

The group has elevated Rahul Shaw as CEO of TV & Radio business.

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New Delhi: There's  management changes aplenty afoot at the Aroon Purie promoted India Today group.  Long serving senior executives have been given promotions. 

The group's listed company TV Today Network's chief operating officer Rahul Shaw has been elevated as CEO of the TV and radio business. A 10 year  veteran of the group, he has held various positions in different verticals that India Today is present in. 

 Salil Kumar, who has been with the group for over a decade, has also been given a legup by being redesignated as CEO of its digital business.  Kumar, who was  COO, digital,  has been with the organisation for over a decade.

14 year old vet KR Arora has been named as  chief operating officer for distribution and international.

Another senior professional, Dinesh Bhatia , who was the group CFO has been named group CEO for the whole group. 

Manoj Sharma will be the CEO for LMI. He was last serving as chief operating officer – publishing for India Today Group. He has spent over 10 years at the group.

Yatendra Tyagi will be the chief financial officer for TV Today Network.

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India Today vice chairman Kalli Purie announced these changes to the group today. “All will continue to work in close coordination with group roles on legal, compliance, financial, people, and technology matters. I have been on the job regularly with Dinesh, Rahul, Manoj, and Salil during these difficult times and feel that each is highly capable. Various necessary approvals are being initiated towards effecting these changes. Congratulations!," she said in an internal email circulated throughout the organisation.  "Over the next several days I will be hosting pop-up Diwali celebrations with small groups. I hope to meet many of you, alas at a distance, so as to ensure that we are able to celebrate together in spite of the restrictions.”

Purie also stated that India Today would be going in for regular appraisals of its employees.