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  • Utpal Das will be moving on from the organisation effective March 31, 2021

    @Viacom18: Kunal Gaur to replace Utpal Das as Chief Commercial Officer

    By Our Staff

     

    Viacom18 has  announced the appointment of Kunal Gaur as Chief Commercial Officer. Kunal will be taking over from Utpal Das who ends his stint at Viacom18 on March 31, 2021.

    Through the past 7. 5 years, Das  led the Commercial, Facilities & Corporate Services functions at Viacom18. He was instrumental in not only shaping and leading these functions but also towards building Viacom18 into one of India’s top media networks through his role as a key member of the company’s leadership team.

    Kunal Gaur, a Chartered Accountant by qualification, has over 19 years of experience across organisations like Star India, Netflix & PWC. Prior to joining Viacom18, Gaur was a part of the Netflix India’s leadership team in the capacity of Director, Production Finance where he was instrumental in crafting budgeting strategies and leading production finance for all original series, film, non-fiction and documentaries.

     

    Gaur will be reporting into Rahul Joshi, MD, Network18.

  • He joins the Viacom18 leadership team and will build efficiencies and drive synergies in the system

    Utpal Das appointed Chief Commercial Officer at Viacom18

    By A Correspondent

     

    Viacom18 Media has announced the appointment of Utpal Das as Chief Commercial Officer. Mr Das joined the company on August 1 and is reporting in to Group CEO Sudhanshu Vats and will be part of the Viacom18 leadership team.

     

    Announcing the appointment, Mr Vats  said, “As a network we are growing exponentially. In our next phase, we are committed to strengthening our central functions to build efficiencies and drive synergies. Utpal brings rich and diversified experience to the team and I am confident he will contribute to our growth story.”

     

    Commenting on his new role, Mr Das said, “I have always been in awe of the Viacom18 network for the strength of the channel portfolio and the way they have set benchmarks for television and film entertainment.”