Cornel Fernades, also to head other SBU’s of Patrika group for Mumbai region

Media News

Jaipur, December 22, 2009

After a successful stint of 6 months with Rajasthan Patrika, Cornel Fernandes now will also head the other SBU’s for clients under Mumbai region comprising of Radio (FM Tadka) , Outdoor (Planet Outdoor), Cable (Patrika Cable), Events (Patrika Events), SMS Short code (56969 – Mobile Publishing), Complete Media Solutions (Media Max) and Internet (Patrika Online). He will continue in his current role of Associate Vice President and will be responsible for Print Business along with Multimedia Division.

Commenting on his new responsibilities, Fernandes said, "Elevation is an ongoing process and I am happy to assume the responsibility of marketing company’s multimedia offerings. We have a definite plan in place as to what we will be doing to promote the same. Patrika Group enjoys a number 1 position in Rajasthan market and is greatly increasing its penetration in other markets like MP as well. We have recently launched our radio station in Raipur, prior to which there was no presence of ours in the state of Chhattisgarh. This in itself shows the brand strength and it would be a pleasure to work for enhancing the same."

Commenting on the Development, Mr. Arvind Kalia, National Head Marketing, Rajasthan Patrika said, "Apart from its number one position in Rajasthan, Patrika enjoys heavy presence in other states of India as well, it has entered MP in a big way and is the biggest Hindi newspaper in Gujarat, Tamilnadu, Karnataka and present in West Bengal. It is time of multistate & multitasking selling. Cornel has been very effective in tuning the branch’s performance and we look forward to more success in the coming months."

Prior to joining Rajasthan Patrika, Fernandes has worked with Result McCann of McCann Ericsson, Reach Direct of Mudra, Hindustan Times, India Today and Dainik Bhaskar and has 14 years of rich media experience.

For further information, please contact:

Rajasthan Patrika

Samridhi

Tel: 0141 3005623

Email: samridhi.patni@epatrika.com