Lokmat's Swaroop steps down as COO; takes on advisory role

Jwalant Swaroop- COO, Publishing, Lokmat Media has taken over a new role in the publication house. He has stepped down from his current role and will now handle consultancy for strategic planning.

 

Swaroop, who has been a part of the newspaper industry for 27 long years, was appointed as COO of Lokmat Media in 2011, prior to which he handled the advertising department as Director.  Earlier, he had also been the general manager. He was also largely involved in the leadership team handling the advertising sales function.

 

Thus, in the course of his long association( 20 years) with the Lokmat Media group, Swaroop has had various responsibilities and functions.

 

He will now be involved in strategic planning and mentoring the new leadership at Lokmat Media. Meanwhile, Karan Darda is likely to preside as COO. Karan has been an active part of the operations and circulation departments of the newspaper.