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Digital Media Executive with a strong record of success defining strategy and implementing vision in the music and broadcast industry. Recognized for building mutually beneficial relationships between the content, technology and telecom communities to deliver on the promise of convergence in the digital decade. Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems with strategic and tactical solutions and in leading virtual teams with cross-organizational objectives.
Strategy and Development – Strategic planning, business development
Product Development – Prototype to marketable product development, cross functional rollouts
Marketing and Sales – Cost and pricing modeling
Operational Leadership – Operational cost improvement, process design to support changes
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NDTV (2008-Present) |
(Public Company; NDTV; Broadcast Media industry) |
MD & CEO NDTV Hindu, CEO MetroNation |
NDTV Hindu and NDTV MetroNation are India's first English city channels with viewership ratings amongst top National news networks. We give Delhi, the National Capital Region, and Chennai a high-end 24-hour channel that covers breaking news, national-international and city specific.
The channels offer four broader genres of programming- News and Current Affairs, Lifestyle, Entertainment and Youth.
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(Broadcast Media industry) |
Senior Vice President |
Served as change-agent in a $300MM traditional TV broadcast media organization. Reported to the CEO.
- Developed Nexstar's digital media strategy for 50 TV broadcasting stations in 29 US DMAs.
- Identified and established new distribution channels to monetize under-served market segments.
- Communicated company’s New Media developments externally to corporate board of directors, investor communities, and internally to Nexstar’s C-level leadership and station general managers.
- Unified Nexstar's disparate technology and engineering assets to create economies of scale.
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VP Business Development & New Media |
- Developed and deployed digital media strategy for 179 radio stations
- Enhanced revenues by establishing new content distribution channels to serve new market segments
- Negotiated strategic partnerships and closed contracts with Technology companies resulting in consumer oriented content on web-enabled devices
- Pulled together disparate and sometimes conflicting sources of information to provide a comprehensive and holistic view of the issue and/or market to make strategic decisions
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Acting COO |
- Managed turnaround by developing a new marketing and sales strategy, competitive product solutions, and a more proactive customer service group
- Built a turnaround team to manage day-to-day operations
Identified prospective buyers, negotiated selling price and executed the transaction on CBS Radio’s behalf.
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Project Manager
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Streamlined business workflow at MTVN's Consumer Products Division as
member of a multi-disciplined task force. |
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Research Assistant |
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Research Assistant |
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Senior Engineer |
