MUMBAI: Former executive editor of DNA, R. Jagannathan will be joining Network 18‘s internet and digital arm Web 18 as editor, business and financial media.

At Web 18, Jagannathan‘s mandate will be to provide editorial direction and manage content strategy for existing financial brands in the Web18 portfolio as well as spearhead new initiatives on the content side which the network will announce soon.

With over 34 years of experience, Jagannathan is a veteran in business media and has served as editor or executive editor of Business World, Business Today, The Financial Express, Business Standard and Indian Management, having launched or re-launched some of these publications.  
     
  Said Web18 CEO Lakshmi Narasimhan, "We‘ve been pioneers in the financial space online and we hope to set new paradigms as we go forward. Jagannathan is one of the finest minds in business media and we believe that his expertise and leadership will be instrumental in giving shape to the new plans in the digital space and to take our financial portfolio to the next level of growth. "

Added Jagannathan, "Web18 has been a benchmark player in business & financial media space with Moneycontrol.com and it is now at a very exciting stage in its journey, I look forward to being part of it at such a momentous time. I hope to work closely with the team to unlock the editorial potential of our brands."
Web18, one of the country‘s largest web publishing networks, operates market leading financial portals and services including Moneycontrol.com and Poweryourtrade.com.