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Zee Learn appoints new CEO Debshankar Mukhopadhyay
Zee Learn Limited, a leading player in core education and India’s Most Trusted Diversified Education Brand has announced the appointment of Debshankar Mukhopadhyay as the new Chief Executive Office (CEO). Mukhopadhyay has taken charge of the company from July 2016.
Debshankar comes with over 20 years of experience in educational and financial sector across South Asia. Network and channel development is his forte, along with effective leadership in business and operational management. Prior to this, he was the Head of Educational Sales – Financial Services & Insurance at Manipal Global Education Services. His previous stints have been with Max Life Insurance Co. Ltd, Western Union, Scholastic India, Zee Interactive Learning Systems Ltd and DHL Worldwide.
Speaking about Debshankar’s appointment, Zee Learn Board commented, “We welcome Debshankar to Zee Learn. We are delighted to have him at the helm of Zee Learn and are confident that his vast experience will further accelerate the growth of the company and further us on our path of excellence and growth. We look forward to the rich experience and knowledge that Debshankar brings along, which will add immense value to the organization and to the extremely talented team at Zee Learn.”
“It gives me immense pleasure to be associated with Zee Learn, which is one of the largest players in the core education sector. I am looking forward to working with the team to further strengthen the award winning education brands of Zee Learn. With brands like Kidzee – the largest preschool chain in Asia, Mount Litera Zee School – one of the fastest growing K-12 school chains in India, ZICA – one of the premiere institutes in the creative arts and ZIMA – one of the leading media arts institutes, the future of Zee Learn looks extremely bright for the company. I look forward to working with the board and the team at Zee Learn and building on the strong credentials of the company and help accelerate growth at the company,” Debshankar commented on his new assignment.
A Commerce Graduate from Kolkata University, Mr. Mukhopadhyay has done Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management, IISWBM, Kolkata. He has also completed various professional workshops like Management Development Program from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management, Service Excellence Training at Western Union, Rome, Certificate course from Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata in Project Management, and Transformational Leadership Program at Indian School of Business, Hyderabad.
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Devika Prabhu joins Sony Pictures Networks India as business head – Hindi movies
Former Disney Star executive returns to SPNI to steer the network’s Hindi movie business
MUMBAI: Devika Prabhu is heading back to familiar turf. The veteran media executive has joined Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) as business head – Hindi movies, marking a return to the broadcaster where she began her early leadership journey.
Prabhu announced the move on LinkedIn, calling it both a new beginning and a homecoming. Earlier in her career, she spent several years at SPNI—then Multi Screen Media—working on strategic planning for Sony Entertainment Television.
The appointment brings to SPNI a media strategist with more than 25 years of experience across content, programming, brand strategy and platform growth. Most recently, Prabhu served at Disney Star as vice-president and business head – kids, youth and infotainment TV, where she led the Disney Kids and National Geographic portfolios following the Disney–Fox merger.
During her tenure, she oversaw a Rs 400-crore P&L while pushing digital expansion, partnerships and operational efficiencies. Earlier roles at Disney Star included leadership across programming, acquisitions, marketing and product strategy for multiple networks, including the UTV movie channels and youth brands.
Prabhu’s career has also spanned building cross-platform intellectual property, developing kids and family content ecosystems, and forging international format partnerships. She was closely involved in bringing global formats and franchises to Indian audiences and is widely credited with helping shape India’s anime fandom into a mainstream youth phenomenon.
At SPNI, she will now lead the Hindi movies business at a time when film channels are rethinking their role in a fragmented viewing landscape. With audiences discovering cinema across television, streaming and digital platforms, the challenge is not just programming films but reimagining how they reach viewers.
Prabhu believes movies still hold a unique cultural power, sparking conversations and creating shared moments long after the credits roll.
Now back where part of her journey began, she is set to write the next act, this time from the business seat of Hindi movie television. Lights, camera, strategy.
