Manoj Sharma replaces Suresh Balakrishnan at Mail Today

Though none of officials commented on the appointment, it is believed that Sharma will report to Ashish Bagga, Chief Executive Officer, India Today Group, and will be based in Delhi.

Sharma put in his paper at India TV in November 2010 where he was was responsible for handling the business expansion plans of the entire group, including Independent News, India TV Interactive, Independent Media, Studio Brahma, and India TV Mission.

Sharma began his career with The Times of India as a trainee and later moved to India Today as an executive in 1990. Gradually being promoted to the post of Senior General Manager there he was responsible for the North region of the company. During his tenure , he worked on assignments like the launch of Cosmopolitan and Today, the afternoon newspaper. With more than 20 years of experience, Sharma has spent 18 years with the India Today Group. During his second association with the group, Sharma was appointed Head, Impact team, the advertising and sales unit of India Today. | By Prabha Hegde [prabha(at)adgully.com]