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Byju’s ropes in Mrinall Dey as VP –Corporate Communications
MUMBAI: Edtech major, Byju’s has onboarded Mrinall Dey as vice president-Corporate Communications. He announced the development on his LinkedIn page through a post.
Dey will be responsible for developing a comprehensive corporate communications plan that will reinforce the company’s aims, aspirations, business objectives, and influence. He will report to Paroma Roy Chowdhury, chief communications officer in this newly created position, and work closely with Chowdhury in building the company’s media strategy and crisis communications. He will also serve as a strategic advisor to BYJU’S founders.
Earlier, Dey served a stint at Weber Shandwick as senior vice president & head-media strategy.
Previously, he held the position of AVP – Public Affairs & Communications at American Express Banking Corp, where he served a stint of over eight years. He has also been associated with companies such as Pepsico India and Bharti Airtel in the corporate communications space.
An alumnus of IIM- Lucknow, Dey is a seasoned professional with over two decades of experience in driving internal and external marketing and corporate communications within a fast-paced environment. He has expertise in designing communications strategies, content management, and execution of public relations & CSR programmes.
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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.
