Two new entrants on UTV Board

Media News

Mumbai, September 04, 2009

UTV Software Communications today announced 2 new entrants onto its Board of Directors. While Sanjay Purohit, Executive Director Marketing for Cadbury in India and Head of Chocolate Category in Asia, joins UTV Board as Independent & Non Executive Director, Rob Gilby, Senior Vice President & Managing Director, Disney-ABC International Television, Asia-Pacific joins the UTV Board of Directors as a Non Executive Director.

Sanjay Purohit is a seasoned business leader with over 20 years experience in creating and growing profitable businesses and brands across varied consumer product categories. He joined Cadbury India in 1999 as Head of Marketing and has since held roles of increasing responsibility in the Sales & Marketing function of Cadbury. Currently, he has a dual responsibility - Executive Director Marketing for Cadbury in India and Head of Chocolate Category in Asia. Prior to this, he headed Marketing and International Business for Cadbury India. Before joining Cadbury, he worked for Mobil India as the Regional Sales Manager for Mobil Peevees Ltd. Prior to this; he worked for Asian Paints as a Product Manager.

Rob Gilby joined Disney as Managing Director Disney Channel UK, Scandinavia & Emerging Markets in January 2006, with responsibility for Disney Channel, Playhouse Disney, Toon Disney and Disney Cinemagic. Since joining, he has overseen significant growth at Disney Channel with the launch of Disney Cinemagic in the UK, Disney Channel in Poland & South Africa, and Playhouse Disney in Scandinavia.

He has also extended the channel reach to emerging platforms with the

launch of Disney's channels on DTT platforms in Norway & Finland and on

IPTV in the UK with Tiscali. Prior to Disney, Rob worked at Turner Entertainment

Networks Asia, where he was Vice President, Network Development and

Strategic Marketing, responsible for all marketing and strategic

development activities for Cartoon Network, Boomerang and Turner Classic

Movies across Asia Pacific.

With these additions the UTV Software Board totals 12 Board Members,  three of the Founder Promoters – Ronnie Screwvala, Zarina Mehta & Deven Khote and three Disney Directors - Andy Bird, Kevin Mayer and Rob Gilby and six independent board members - Prem Mehta, Darius C Shroff, Sanjaya Kulkarni, Suketu Shah, Narendra Ambwani and Sanjay Purohit.

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