MUMBAI: Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd has appointed Samudra Bhattacharya as the chief executive officer (CEO) and key managerial personnel (KMP) effective 1 November. Bhattacharya joined the company as COO print business in last July.

Prior to joining HT Media, he was president of PepsiCo Joint Venture, and was based out of Manila, Philippines from March 2017 to mid-July 2019. Bhattacharya has worked across several roles and geographical locations for the last 24 years. The company updated Bombay Stock Exchange.

After graduating from the Indian Institute of Management, he started his career with P&G in India, and after four years, joined Asian Paints in the Middle East where he served sales and marketing as well as general management roles for almost seven years.

The previous CEO and key managerial personnel Rajeev Beotra vide his letter dated 31 October 2019, tendered his resignation as CEO to take on a new role within the company.