MUMBAI: Zee Media CEO for regional news network, Jagdish Chandra, has decided to move away from the network and has put down his papers. Chandra was on a five-year contract with the network but has decided to quit only after a year in service.

Zee Media’s current deputy CEO of regional channel Purushottam Vaishnav will replace Chandra.

Chandra joined Zee Media in January 2017 and has been known for his contribution in making the network’s regional channels a success.

During his tenure at Zee, he looked after the regional portfolio which included channels like Zee Madhya Pradesh-Chhattisgarh, Zee Purvaiya (Bihar-Jharkhand), Zee Uttar Pradesh-Uttarakhand (India 24x7), Zee Salam, Zee 24 Ghanta, Zee 24 Taas and Zee Punjab-Haryana-Himachal Pradesh.