Ex Hindu CEO, Arun Anant to join HT Media in Leadership role

HT Media gets a new member on board in their leadership team in the form of Arun Anand who joins later this month. Former CEO of The Hindu, Arun Anant will be leading light in a senior position in the leadership team. Though sources close to the development have confirmed the movement, the details of the exact role and designation remain unannounced.

Backed with over 25 years of experience in media, consumer advertising and marketing, Anant has worked across print and television medium. He had joined Kasturi & Sons in 2012 as CEO, but relinquished the organisation in the wake of the restructuring later on.

Before The Hindu, he was also the CEO for BloombergUTV, the Business Head at The Economic Times and a key member in the team that set up Myiris.com. Throughout his advertising career, Anant has helped build several strong brands for Hindustan Unilever, Cadbury, J&J and Britannia, among others, in various roles in account servicing, account planning and market research.