By A Correspondent
NewsX has lined up aggressive growth plans and has appointed Hector Kenneth Kumar as Managing Editor. Commenting on the appointment, Kartikeya Sharma, Founder and Promoter – ITV Network, said, “We are delighted to induct seasoned leader on board at this important juncture and we are confident that his experience and understanding of news will help us achieve our objective of sustaining the leadership in the genre, and will set new benchmarks in Indian news television.â€
Added Editor-in-Chief Rahul Shivshankar who has worked with Kumar while at Times Now: “NewsX is delighted to have Hector on board. His rich experience and unrivaled feel for a news story will help the channel underline its commitment to putting the viewer back in the heart of the story.”
In his new role, Kumar shall be responsible for managing day-to-day newsroom operations and strengthening newsgathering processes. Speaking on his new role, Kumar said, “I’m excited to join the NewsX family and extremely happy with the energetic and passionate newsroom. This role provides me with an exciting opportunity to shape the future of news TV. I’m looking forward to contribute my bit to the operations and am certain we’ll achieve new heights with everyone’s support.â€
An engineering graduate from MIT Manipal University, he ventured into mainstream media after working briefly as an engineer. He was a core team member of Times Now launch team.