Updated: Industry Moves: UTV Gets New COO; Ashish Bagga CEO Of India Today Group

Exchange4media.com: UTV Software Communications has appointed Ronald D’Mello, currently Director-Operations & Finance, as the new Chief Operating Officer. Zarina Mehta, Founder Director of UTV and Head of Programming, Hungama TV, is also promoted as Chief Operating Officer. Ronnie Screwvala, CEO of UTV, will now focus on providing strategic direction in the areas of content development, revenue generation and new opportunities through organic and inorganic growth across all lines of businesses.
Exchange4media.com: India’s leading publishing group India Today Group has for the first time appointed a professional CEO. Ashish Bagga, who is currently an executive director, has been promoted as the CEO in charge of all the publishing businesses which include the mega brand India Today, business group (Business Today and Golf Digest), and the Lifestyle group (Cosmopolitan, Travel Plus and Good Housekeeping). Bagga is an India Today oldtimer, although he has spent a few years with Hindustan Times and Business Standard (where he was heading the new media division). Till now, India Today owner Aroon Purie had occupied the role of the CEO/MD as well as chairman. Bagga will report to the board.

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