ZEE announces the appointment of new President
Mumbai, November 10, 2011: Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEE) today announced the appointment of Mr. Rajesh Jejurikar as President, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEE). He will report to Mr. Punit Goenka, MD & CEO, ZEE for his role.
Speaking on the appointment, ZEE MD & CEO, Punit Goenka said, “We welcome Rajesh to the ZEE family and are confident that his joining will further add to our capability of being a fiercely competitive Organisation. His vast experience in marketing and brand building will add immense value to the Organisation.”
Commenting on his new role, Rajesh Jejurikar, the newly appointment President at ZEE said, “After having spent a fulfilling decade at Mahindra, where I have grown and learned so much, both personally and professionally, I am happy to now be a part of India’s pioneering television broadcasting company ZEE. The dynamics of the media and entertainment sector excites me and I look forward to working with the ZEE team.”
In a career spanning 24 years, Rajesh has worked in the packaged goods industry and advertising before he joined Mahindra & Mahindra in 2000. Mr. Jejurikar is a 1986 batch MBA from S. P. Jain Institute of Management, Mumbai University.
Rajesh is expected to come on board by the first week of February, 2012.
About Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (“ZEE”)
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited is one of India’s leading television media and entertainment companies. It is amongst the largest producers of aggregators of Hindi programming in the world, with an extensive library housing over 100,000 hours of television content. With rights to more than 3,000 movie titles from foremost studios and of iconic film stars, ZEE houses the world’s largest Hindi film library. Through its strong presence worldwide, ZEE entertains over 500 million viewers across 167 countries. ZEE has been selected Business Superbrands 2010‐11, Industry Validated.
Pioneer of television entertainment industry in India, ZEE’s well known brands include Zee TV, Zee Cinema, Zee Premier, Zee Action, Zee Classic, Zee Smile, 9X, Ten Sports, Ten Cricket, Ten Action+, Zee Cafe, Zee Studio, Zee Trendz, Zee Jagran, Zee Salaam, Zing, ETC Music and Zee Khana Khazana. The Company also has a strong offering in the regional language domain with channels such as Zee Marathi, Zee Talkies, Zee Bangla, Zee Telugu, Zee Kannada and ETC Punjabi. ZEE and its affiliate companies have leading presence across the media value chain including television broadcasting, cable distribution, direct‐to‐home satellite services, digital media, multiplexes, amusement parks and print media amongst others. More information about ZEE and its businesses is available on www.zeetelevision.com.
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For further details, please contact:
Jayshree Kumar – Mumbai / Abhishek Agrawal – Delhi
Corporate Brand Development, ZEE
Mobile: 097692 86661 / 098114 38591
Email: jayshreek@zeenetwork.com / abhishek.agrawal@zeenetwork.com