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Acclaimed “ARROW” and “TROLLHUNTERS” producer, Marc Guggenheim joins graphic india’s advisory board
MUMBAI: In a super-powered announcement which brings together east and west, Graphic India, the country’s leading superhero company, announced today that acclaimed television creator, writer and producer, Marc Guggenheim has joined the company’s Advisory Board.
Marc Guggenheim commented, “I’ve had the immense pleasure of working with Sharad for over ten years now. I couldn’t be more thrilled to be invited to participate in the remarkable company he is building in Graphic India. I’m looking forward to helping mentor the next generation of Indian talent and help them take their stories beyond the printed page and into film and television.
As Graphic expands more aggressively to take its characters from comics and animation into live-action film and television productions, Guggenheim brings decades of expertise across comics, television and film as a creator of TV shows including, “Arrow,” “Legends of Tomorrow” and “Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia” and writer of films including “Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters.”
“Marc is a exceptional creator and an even more exceptional person,” commented Sharad Devarajan, Co-Founder & CEO of Graphic India. “We are incredibly fortunate to have his wealth of experience in storytelling, VFX, animation and live action production, to help us as we expand our amazing team of Indian creators to launch new TV and Film projects that inspire audiences across India and the world.”
In addition to Guggenheim, previous Graphic India advisors include, pop-culture icon and bestselling author, Grant Morrison; Entrepreneur and Co-Founder of Tinder, Dinesh Moorjani; Founder of People Group, Anupam Mittal; and leading marketing expert and founder of South Asians in Media and Marketing (‘SAMMA’), Rajan Shah.
Graphic has begun pre-production on numerous live-action and superhero, mythology and fantasy projects for India based on its graphic novels.
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Gurpreet Singh named President of DishTV Alumni Network
Former Dish TV executive to lead community building and collaboration.
MUMBAI: Back to the dish, but this time it’s about connections, not channels Gurpreet Singh is returning to familiar territory with a new mandate that swaps subscribers for relationships. Singh has been appointed President of the DishTV Alumni Network, a move aimed at strengthening ties among former employees and building a more engaged professional community around the Dish TV ecosystem. The initiative reflects a growing trend among large organisations to formalise alumni networks as platforms for collaboration, mentorship and business opportunities.
The appointment draws on Singh’s deep-rooted history with Dish TV, where he held multiple leadership roles over nearly a decade. As National Business Head between June 2019 and September 2020, he oversaw profit and loss as well as operations, managing revenues of Rs 6,000 crore and leading a team of around 1,250 employees across the country. His tenure included working alongside two regional business heads and 16 circle heads, underscoring the scale of operations he handled.
Prior to that, Singh served as Executive Vice President and National Head for Sales and Revenue from 2016 to 2019, and earlier as Senior Vice President and National Head for Sales and Revenue. He also briefly led international operations as Country Head for Sri Lanka, further expanding his exposure across markets.
His broader career spans leadership roles across telecom and consumer businesses, including a stint as Chief Operating Officer at Bharti Airtel’s Malawi operations, senior leadership roles at Reliance Communications, and earlier positions at Hindustan Sanitaryware and Kodak India, where he spent over a decade.
In his new role, Singh is expected to focus on reconnecting former employees, fostering collaboration, and building a structured alumni ecosystem that leverages shared experience and industry networks. As companies increasingly recognise the long-term value of their extended workforce, the DishTV Alumni Network appears set to turn nostalgia into a strategic asset, one connection at a time.
