MUMBAI: Times Innovative Media has appointed Arghya Chakravarty as its CEO. He will be directly reporting to Times OOH MD Sunder Hemrajani.

On the new appointment, Hemrajani said, "He comes from a great pedigree and I'm sure that with his rich experience and insightful business acumen, he is sure to take Times OOH to even greater heights!"

Prior to this, Chakravarty was with Pepsi Co where he was working as executive director, sales and beverages. He has more than 15 years of experience during which he has worked with several organisations such as Asian Paints, Akzo Nobel Coatings and Tata Steel.

Chakravarty began as a trainee at Tata Steel in 1995 and after completing his post graduation in management from IIM Calcutta, went on to join Asian Paints in 1997. He spent eight years at Asian Paints, and after a short stint with Akzo Nobel Coatings went on to join Pepsi Co where he served in different capacities during his six year stint with them.