Chinmay Bidkar
16 November 2016, India :
Times Internet, the digital venture of the Times of India group, today announced the appointment of former Twitter India head Rishi Jaitly as CEO of Times Global Partners.
Few weeks ago, Rishi Jaitly quit Twitter. He has worked with Twitter since 2012, And Google back in 2007 for couple of years. With this kind of experience, Times Group would be further looking to expand its growth. Jaitly replaced Puneet Sanghvi who’s joined Network18 Media.
“We are thrilled to welcome Rishi to the Times Group. In the last decade, under Rishi’s leadership, both Twitter and Google have successfully entered the Indian market, immersing themselves in every segment of the country’s business, media and digital landscapes,” Times Internet Vice Chairman Satyan Gajwani said.
Today, I’m excited to share I’ll soon be joining Bennett Coleman and the Times Group, India’s largest media company, as CEO of @TimesGlobal!
— Rishi Jaitly (@rsjaitly) November 16, 2016
“My mission has always been to harness the power of technology and media to ensure we fully realize the untapped potential of people, communities and markets. Joining Bennett Coleman as CEO of Times Global Partners advances my mission and the work of building bridges to and within India,” Jaitly said in the statement. Source- ET / Image- Afaqs