Hathway Cable & Datacom Ltd has appointed Mr. Jagdish Kumar as the new Managing Director and CEO of the Company with effect from December 21, 2012 and elevated Mr. K. Jayaraman to the post of Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors with effect from December 21, 2012. Consequently, Mr. Jayaraman ceases to be the Managing Director and CEO of the Company with effect from the said date.
Mr. Jagdish Kumar is a Chartered Accountant and has more than 25 years of professional experience having worked in numerous leadership positions with blue‐chip companies including ITC Ltd, STAR TV and Reliance Industries Ltd. Mr. Jagdish Kumar is an experienced media professional having worked in various roles within STAR TV (a Newscorp venture) both in India and the headquarters in Hong Kong.
During his stint with STAR TV he has worked on several aspects of the TV Broadcast business including, Content, Distribution, Marketing, Broadcast Infrastructure, Digital Platforms, Business Development and Finance. He also represented STAR TV’s interests on the Board of Hathway as a director.
He brings to the current role his experience spanning every aspect of the broadcast and distribution space and will guide Hathway through the critical digitization phase of the cable TV industry. Hathway has completed a successful roll out of Cable TV digitization in Phase I covering the cities of Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata, and is now preparing to implement Phase II of Cable TV Digitization which is expected to be completed by March 2013.
