(26 October 2006 1:00 pm)

MUMBAI: ASC Enterprises has appointed Hutchison Essar South Ltd Arun Kumar Kapoor as Dish TV CEO.

Kapoor fills in the post that had been left vacant after the departure of Sunil Khanna. Kapoor will be taking charge from 1 November and would be based out of company's head quarters in Noida, according to an official release.

Kapoor comes from Hutchison Essar South Limited, where he was functioning in the role of CEO for the Punjab Circle.

He brings along with him a vast experience of 23 years in various spheres of business across leading organizations in the country. A management graduate from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute, Mumbai, he has been instrumental in setting up and managing operations for Bharti Group/Spice Cell ltd. and lately for Hutch for the Punjab circle, informs the release.

He was associated with companies like UB Group, Gillette, Pepsi, Spice Cell, Airtel, IBM Daksh and Hutch.

Announcing Kapoor's appointment Dish TV business head Jawahar Goel said, "We are glad to have Arun with us. We are confident that his leadership experience will surely provide great impetus to the growth plans of Dish TV."