New CEO for Dish TV

Dish TV, India's No. 1 direct-to-home company and part of media conglomerate, Zee group, announced the appointment of Mr. Vinay Agarwal as its CEO.  Mr. Agarwal who will be taking charge from June 23, 2008, brings along with him a vast experience of 28 years spanning Telecom, Consumer Durables, Consultancy Services and Engineering Industries in leading organizations across the country.

According to a company release, prior to joining Dish TV, Mr. Agarwal was associated with Grindwell Norton Limited, a Saint-Gobain Group company, as the President-Abrasives, where he created new marketing models for the company and implemented a new project to increase the business thrust and profitability. He was also the member of the Global Management Committee for Saint-Gobain Abrasives and of the Apex Committee of Saint-Gobain India.

An alumnus of IIT Kanpur - Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Computer Science, and of IIM Calcutta - PGDM degree in Marketing and Corporate Planning, he started his career in 1980 and continued to ascend the ladder of success with his association with corporate giants. His rich experience in consumer marketing, operations management and financial management functions has helped evolution of a wide bandwidth of brands at Saint-Gobain, RPG Cellular, BPL Mobile and Shriram group.

Besides this, Mr. Vinay Agarwal was actively associated with Ball and Rollers Bearing Manufacturers' Association of India as its President and has represented the association at key bodies of CII.  He was also the Founder Member and Secretary of IIM Calcutta Alumni Association, Delhi Chapter and is a Member of Advisory Council of Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management.