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Zoomcar appoints Adarsh Menon as president
Mumbai: Zoomcar Holdings, Inc (Nasdaq: ZCAR), the leading marketplace for car sharing in emerging markets, has announced the appointment of Adarsh Menon as its president to lead its business. This announcement follows Zoomcar’s recent listing on NASDAQ following closing of its business combination. In his new role, Adarsh will be responsible for all aspects of growth, operations, and customer experience for the company.
Adarsh is a seasoned industry leader with over 22 years of experience and has joined Zoomcar after an eight-and-a-half-year stint with Flipkart and a twelve-year stint with Hindustan Unilever. In his last role at Flipkart, Adarsh was heading all Flipkart’s new businesses – ClearTrip (Travel ECom), Shopsy (Hypervalue ECom) and ReCommerce (Used Goods ECom) – a new and high-growth mandate comprising of independent diverse businesses newly acquired or launched.
From leading M&A to scaling multi-billion-dollar businesses, Adarsh has a strong track record in leading businesses of various life stages by building strong revenue moats, profit pools and alliances.
He has built and led large high-performing, engaged and agile cross-functional teams and has mentored and groomed several industry leaders. He enjoys solving the complex problems associated with scaling up businesses to positions of dominance in India. He is passionate about leveraging technology to solve problems for India & Indian customers.
Zoomcar CEO and co-founder Greg Moran said “Adarsh’s diverse skillsets and seasoned leadership will play an instrumental role in continuing to scale our business. I am confident that in his new role he will help excellently position the company as we embark on reaching new heights for our emerging market-focused peer2peer car sharing platform.”
Zoomcar India president Adarsh Menon added “I am very excited to be leading Zoomcar’s business at this important new phase. At Zoomcar, we’re currently sitting on the cusp of a dramatic transformation within personal mobility, and I look forward to working closely with Greg and the broader Zoomcar team to help the company reach new heights.”
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NDTV appoints Siddharth Narula as revenue head
25+ years media veteran to lead monetisation for NDTV 24×7 & Profit Brand Studio.
MUMBAI: NDTV just hired a revenue rainmaker because when trust meets commerce, even the newsroom needs someone who can make headlines profitable. NDTV has appointed Siddharth Narula as revenue head for NDTV 24×7 and NDTV Profit Brand Studio. With more than 25 years of experience in media and digital revenue leadership, Narula brings expertise in cross-platform monetisation, brand solutions, OTT ecosystems, and data-driven growth models.
His career spans senior roles including chief revenue officer at Zee Digital (overseeing OTT, web, social and publishing revenue) and chief revenue officer at Culture Machine (managing digital businesses across India, North America and APAC). Earlier assignments at The Walt Disney Company, Bloomberg UTV, CNBC, ESPN, Sony and NDTV have given him strong grounding in broadcast strategy, digital transformation and integrated brand solutions.
In his new role, Narula will drive revenue strategy, premium partnerships, integrated storytelling solutions and scalable monetisation frameworks aligned with NDTV’s journalism-first ethos.
NDTV CEO and editor-in-chief Rahul Kanwal said, “As we scale NDTV 24×7 and NDTV Profit Brand Studio, revenue streams must be as intelligent and purposeful as our journalism. Siddharth brings the experience required to build long-term, innovation-led brand conversations that add value to our viewers.”
Narula commented, “NDTV’s credibility offers a powerful foundation for building meaningful, trust-based brand partnerships. My focus will be on creating revenue frameworks that are future-ready, data-informed, and aligned with the integrity of the newsroom.”
The appointment comes as NDTV sharpens its focus on English news and business offerings, emphasising integrated brand partnerships and platform-native growth in an evolving media landscape.
In a news business where trust is currency and attention is gold, NDTV isn’t just reporting the story, it’s hiring someone to make sure the story keeps paying the bills.
