Times Network has appointed Varun Kohli as Chief Operating Officer for News Broadcasting business. He previously worked as Director & CEO of Bharat Express.
Kohli will directly report to the Managing Director’s Office while working with N Subramanian, Executive Director and Group CEO, Non-Publishing Business, Times Group.
Kohli has an extensive career in media industry. Popularly known as “Turnaround Man”, he positioned in various leading roles of the industry.
Prior to this, Kohli worked for Bharat Express as CEO. Before this, he associated with Sporty Media Solutionz as CEO between 2022 and 2023. Previous to this, he served for iTV Network as CEO and Group CEO from 2015 to 2017 and 2017 and 2022. He also positioned as COO & Revenue Head at iTV Network between 2014 and 2015.
Previous to his stint with iTV Network, Kholi was a Senior Vice President at TV18 Broadcast Limited from 2012 to 2014. Before this, he worked for various organizations including DNA Newspapers, Mogae Media, Mail Today Newspapers, Benett Coleman & Company, Deccan Chronicle Holdings, Amar Ujala Publications and Hindustan Times.
With three decades of experience, Kohli has expertise in strategic management , leadership , people management , sales, marketing, P&L and operations management.
Commenting on Kohli’s appointment, Vineet Jain, Managing Director, Times Group said, “We are happy to announce the appointment of Varun to the leadership team at Times Network as Chief Operating Officer of the News Broadcasting Business, we expect Varun to bring in innovative approaches to Revenue Management and News Business Operations and propel Times Network to the next level of growth. We at Times Group welcome Varun to the team and wish him all the best in his new role.”
Speaking about his appointment, Kohli said, “It is humbling to be a part of a company with such a great legacy having leadership across brandsspanning English News, Hindi News, and Business News. Looking forward to creating more success stories across brands at Times Network under the able leadership of Mr. Vineet Jain.”
