Deccan Herald ropes in Sitaraman Shankar as Editor

The Printers Mysore, publisher of Deccan Herald from Bengaluru and six other cities in Karnataka, has appointed Sitaraman Shankar as Editor of the newspaper and the website, deccanherald.com.

A chemical technologist-turned-journalist, Shankar comes with 25 years of experience with brands such as the Economic Times, Reuters, Hindustan Times and most recently, Network18. He has worked in developed, emerging and frontier markets across the various disciplines of reporting, feature-writing, editing, news editing, and managing teams. He has been based in Mumbai, New Delhi, Frankfurt, London and Dubai and also reported out of Moscow, Vienna and Singapore.

“Shankar's appointment as Editor comes as part of an organisation-wide transformation,” said K N Tilak Kumar, Joint Managing Director, who previously held the editorship of the paper.

“Deccan Herald, one of the most trusted media brands, is poised to move into a higher orbit. Shankar coming on board will surely accelerate this transition,” remarked Karthik Balakrishnan, CEO of The Printers Mysore.

On his new role, Shankar said, “I feel privileged to be closely associated with Deccan Herald, a brand with a great legacy that is embarking on an exciting journey.”