Viacom18 ropes in Raj Nayak as CEO, Colors
18 Apr 2011
Viacom 18 has brought on board Raj Nayak as the chief executive officer of its general entertainment channel, Colors.
Nayak takes over from Rajesh Kamat, who had recently moved out of the group to join CA Media. (See: Rajesh Kamat quits Viacom18, joins CA Media as CEO)
As the CEO, Nayak would be responsible for driving the brand and the business towards profitability and growth. He will report to Haresh Chawla, group chief executive officer, Viacom18.
''Nayak will be singularly focused on consolidating Colors' dominance in the GEC space,'' said Chawla.
Nayak joins Colors from Aidem Ventures, where he was the founder managing director.
Prior to launching Aidem, he was CEO, NDTV Media for seven years.
He has also worked for the Star TV Group as the executive vice president, sales and marketing, responsible for strategy, packaging and marketing for all Star channels as also the revenue for the Group.
Nayak was also on the board of Vijay TV and Indya.com.