Mumbai : CNN International commercial recently appointed Abhijeet Dhar as Head of Advertising Sales, India. Dhar’s appointment is in alignment with CNN’s strong audience growth, launch of new products and platforms and audience targeting capabilities which opens new opportunities for clients to tap into local and global markets. Dhar will strengthen the current sales structure and grow the ad sales business with CNN’s cross platform offers across television and digital with unique branded content and sponsorship opportunities.
Abhijeet Dhar will report to Sonali Chatterjee, CNN’s Head of Advertising Sales for South Asia. “Abhijeet comes with a proven track record of leading local and international client relationships across digital platforms and TV. The growth potential of India has been reflected in the 82 per cent year on year growth of CNN digital’s monthly reach in the country and this is the right time to take CNN International’s ad sales to the next level. We are delighted to welcome Abhijeet to the team and firmly believe that with his wealth of experience, he will play an integral role in the India growth story,” Chatterjee said.
Dhar will be supported in his new role by the CNN International advertising sales teams in New Delhi and Mumbai. Prior to CNN International, Dhar was Head of Sales, India with BBC Advertising. Dhar begins his new role with CNN this week.
*Source: Ipsos Affluent Survey Asia Pacific Q1-Q4 2015 vs. Q1-Q4 2014 – India respondents (Delhi + Mumbai + Bengaluru).
