Monday, July 19, 2010

Dish TV ropes in Venkateish as CEO

Dish TV ropes in Venkateish as CEO

Insearchindia.com Team

(19 July 2010 2:10 pm)


NEW DELHI: Dish TV India has roped in ESPN Star Sports India
head RC Venkateish as its chief executive officer.


Venkateish's contract with the sports broadcasting network
recently got over, offering him an option to join a rival media
company. He will be handling the direct-to-home (DTH) business of
the Essel Group which also has two sports channels, Ten Sports
and Zee Sports.


Venkateish was serving as the ESPN Star Sports managing director
for India and South Asia and was responsible for business operations
in these regions.



Says Dish TV India MD Jawahar Goel, “Venkateish has had an excellent
track record while heading leading brands, his experience gives him
a well seasoned perspective which perfectly complements Dish TV’s
needs as a rapidly growing company with the highest market share.
I am confident in his abilities to enable Dish TV to take the next
big leap.”

Bringing with him a wealth of over 27 years’ experience, of which
12 years have been in senior international positions, Venkateish has
worked with global brands like Smithkline Beecham, Nestle India,
Gillette and Kellogg India.

Venkateish holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree
from IIT – Madras and a Master’s in Business Administration
from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta.

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