IBF re-elects Uday Shankar as its president

The Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF) in the 12th Annual General Meeting has unanimously re-elected Uday Shankar, chief executive officer, STAR India, as its President, IBF. While Sunil Lulla, managing director and chief executive officer (CEO), Times Television Network, is the new vice-president, replacing G Krishnan, who quit TV Today as executive director and CEO.

Punit Goenka, managing director and chief executive officer, Zee Entertainment Enterprises, has been named as the new treasurer, a post earlier handled by Lulla.

The new Board of Directors of IBF for 2011-12, comprising of 12 members - Uday Shankar, CEO, Star India; Sunil Lulla, MD & CEO, Times Television Network; Punit Goenka, MD, Zee News, Haresh Chawla, Group CEO, Network18 and Viacom18, I Venkat, director, ETV (Eenadu), Jawahar Goel, managing director, DishTV, Jayant M Mathew, director, MM TV, KVL Narayan Rao, executive vice-chairman, NDTV Group, Man Jit Singh, CEO, MSM, Paritosh Joshi, CEO, STAR CJ Network India, Rajat Sharma, chairman, India TV, and Siddharth Jain, vice-president and general manager (distribution and business operations), Turner International India and South Asia was also reconstituted at the meeting.

In addition to this, the IBF has also opted three new directors to the board; K Madhavan, managing director, Asianet Communications, Markand Adhikari, vice-chairman and managing director, Sri Adhikari Bros Television Network, and Raj Nayak, CEO, Colors. Also added to the board are two special invitees are Monica Tata, vice-president and general manager (entertainment networks), Turner International India and South Asia, and Manu Sawhney, managing director, ESPN.