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Deepak Chandnani has been appointed as WWIL
CEO and would be taking charge in June.
He comes from NCR India where he was managing
director.
Commenting
on the new appointment, Zee Group chairman
Subhash Chandra said:“The diverse experience
Deepak brings to WWIL, both as a leader
in the corporate sector and as an entrepreneur,
will provide a big boost to the growth plans
of the company. We are confident that his
leadership skills and consumer orientation
would build on the lead that WWIL has created
so far."
Chandnani
comes with wide experience of 27 years in
the consumer non-durable, consumer banking,
technology and B2B led industries, across
leading organizations in the country. A
management graduate from IIM Ahmedabad,
he started his career with Cheseborough
Ponds & Hindustan Lever in sales and
went on to become general manager marketing
of Ponds India. He has held leadership roles
in Citibank India and later became the first
country manager for Yahoo India.
A
doyen in the cable industry, Kohli is planning
to set up his own operations. "I am
in talks with several people for starting
cable TV operations and will firm up my
plans within 3-4 months," he says.
Kohli
was to get a two per cent stake in WWIL,
Zee Group's demerged cable company. "It
was in the process of being transferred
but I have decided to leave. There were
some differences with Zee over valuations
on Broadband Pacenet," Kohli says.
Zee had earlier announced that it would
be buying out Broadband Pacenet, a broadband
services provider promoted by Kohli, Yogesh
Shah and Yogesh Radhakrishnan.
Commenting
on the departure of Kohli, Chandra said:
“Jagjit has already set up the initial
foundation for the digital cable business,
but he wanted to move on for personal reasons
and we wish him success ahead.”
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