Commenting on the appointment, Goenka said that he was delighted to lead the Indian broadcasting sector at a time when there is a lot of churning and India is being looked upon as global destination for investments.
Punit Goenka, managing director and chief executive officer, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (Zeel), has become the new president of the Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF). The announcement about Goenka's election as the foundation's president was made by the IBF Board of Directors in a meeting, post the foundation's 17th annual general meeting (AGM) held in New Delhi on Friday.
Commenting on the appointment, Goenka said that he was delighted to lead the Indian broadcasting sector at a time when there is a lot of churning and India is being looked upon as global destination for investments. "In the ensuing and continuing efforts of making India as a broadcasting superpower, I wish to work in a most collaborative manner with the government, industry and other stakeholders for the realisation of the sector's value chain to the optimum," he said.
Outgoing IBF president Uday Shankar, CEO, Star India, said, "Over the years, Punit (Goenka) has eminently helped me in navigating IBF through these volatile times. He is also the primary architect of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC). His intelligence, dynamism and maturity will be great assets for IBF and the Indian media."
The IBF Board also elected Rajat Sharma, chairman, India TV, N P Singh, CEO, Sony Pictures Network, Sudhanshu Vats, group CEO, Viacom 18, K Madhavan, managing director, Asianet Communications as vice-presidents; and K V L Narayan Rao, executive vice-chairperson, NDTV, as the treasurer of the foundation for a period of one year.
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