Dilip Venkatraman joins iTV Network

iTV Network, the fastest growing news network, has announced yet another appointment in the leadership team by getting on board Dilip Venkatraman as the Group Chief Operating Officer, Strategy and Business Development. As part of his new mandate he will be responsible for planning strategic solutions and business development for the network. He will be reporting to Kartikeya Sharma, Managing Director, iTV Network.

Prior to this, Dilip was the award winning CEO of CNN-IBN & IBN7, owned by Network18. With over 23 years of profound corporate experience, including 3 years in USA he held many key positions at the India Today Group and the Zee Network. A Graduate in Public Administration, he also did his management programme from IIM Bangalore, and the Advanced Management Program from the Harvard Business School, Boston. Dilip believes in leveraging the power of media to energize positive change and shared value creation and has created countless path breaking media initiatives.

Welcoming Dilip Venkatraman on board, Kartikeya Sharma – Managing Director, iTV Network said, ‘I am delighted to welcome Dilip on board as the new Group COO. His strong track record of delivering growth and understanding of the industry, brands and advertisers will be a great asset for us as he joins us at this juncture of aggressive growth.’

On joining the iTV network, Dilip Venkatraman, said, “iTV Network is now at a very exciting point in its journey where it is all set to emerge as the India’s most profitable and largest TV News Network. I am looking forward to drive the growth momentum and add significant contribution to strengthen the network through innovative and effective strategic solutions.”