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Prasanna Raghav returns to Zee Media as business head for new initiatives
Seasoned media strategist to lead new ventures and content led business models.
MUMBAI: In the ever shifting newsroom of media careers, some bylines find their way back home. Prasanna Raghav is set to return to Zee Media Corporation Limited as business head for new initiatives, bringing with him extensive experience in branded content, communication strategy and content led business models. Raghav’s role will focus on exploring new growth opportunities while building content driven business strategies that bridge traditional media strengths with emerging formats and platforms.
A seasoned media professional, Raghav has previously worked within the Zee ecosystem, serving as senior vice president and head of branded content at Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited. Before that, he was vice president and zonal head at innovation studio at Zee Media Corporation Limited, where he worked on developing content led brand integrations and strategic storytelling initiatives.
His career spans both editorial and strategic leadership roles across several prominent media organisations. Raghav has previously been associated with Associated Broadcasting Co. Pvt Ltd, which operates TV9, as well as leading newsrooms such as The Times of India, The Indian Express and Hindustan Times. He has also worked with Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd., the publisher of The Times of India.
With experience across print, television and branded storytelling, Raghav’s return signals Zee Media’s continued push to build new business verticals rooted in content innovation and evolving audience engagement models.
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Marico hands Pawan Agrawal charge of international business alongside CFO role
The consumer goods company restructures its global operations, with two regional heads now reporting to Agrawal and losing senior management personnel status from April 1st
MUMBAI: Marico Limited has given its group chief financial officer a bigger brief. The consumer goods company has elevated Pawan Agrawal to the dual role of group CFO and chief executive officer of its international business, effective April 1st, 2026, the company disclosed in an exchange filing on Wednesday.
The expanded mandate puts Agrawal in charge of Marico’s global operations across all markets, adding to his existing oversight of the company’s international business in Southeast Asia and Bangladesh. Two regional heads will now report directly to him: Binjit Kadakapcedlikayal, executive vice president for the Middle East and North Africa, and Ryan Bartram, managing director of Marico South Africa. As a result of the restructuring, both executives will cease to be classified as senior management personnel from April 1st, 2026.
Agrawal is no newcomer to the Marico story. He joined the company in 2004 and has spent over 25 years building expertise across financial planning and analysis, corporate finance, treasury, investor relations, taxation and governance. He has been a central figure in Marico’s push into digital-first brands, with acquisitions including Beardo, Just Herbs, True Elements, Plix, 4700BC and Cosmix all bearing his fingerprints.
Before Marico, Agrawal spent four years at Eveready Industries. A chartered accountant, he holds a B.Com (Hons) degree from St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata, and was named CFO of the Year in the consumer sector at the CII CFO Excellence Awards 2023-24.
Twenty-five years in the making. Marico has clearly decided Agrawal has earned the keys to the world.
