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Monica Tata appointed Turner India ad sales head
MUMBAI: It’s now official. Monica Tata, who quit Star India after the elevation of senior V-P Kevin Vaz to ad sales head of the entire network, has joined Turner India.
Tata, who begins work as Turner India sales head from 5 April, fills the vacancy left after Soumitra Saha was promoted to V-P regional entertainment, advertising and sales, Turner Entertainment Networks Asia Pacific. Tata will be based out of Mumbai.
Tata will head Turner’s advertising sales teams across India as well as work closely with other departments and media partners to maximise revenue opportunities across TV and interactive properties. She will also initiate and consolidate strategic accounts, develop and execute innovative strategies for driving sales revenues with advertisers on a national and international level. In addition to the above responsibilities, Tata will explore, analyse and identify business development opportunities for Turner advertising sales in India and South Asia, a company release says.
“Monica’s valuable experience in handling different genres – be it entertainment, news, music, sports, her formidable reputation as an excellent seller of air time, and her in-depth understanding of the Indian advertising market made her an ideal choice to head the Turner India sales team,” Saha was quoted in the release as saying.
“Joining Turner is a turning point in my career. I personally see a huge potential in growing the business for Turner in India, and will effectively leverage my experience and skill sets in my new role at Turner, ” Tata was quoted as saying.
Tata will have Cartoon Network, Cartoon Network on Zee, CNN South Asia, CNN International, POGO as well as Zee Telefilms’ English channels Zee MGM, Zee English and Trendz under her charge.
Prior to her Turner appointment, Tata was the senior vice president – advertising sales, Star India, where she was responsible for advertising revenue on Star Movies, Star World, Channel [V], National Geographic Channel and the History Channel.
MAM
BPCL’s Director (Marketing) takes additional HR charge and IGL chairmanship
Subhankar Sen assumes dual leadership roles effective 1 April 2026.
MUMBAI: When fuel meets people management, sparks are bound to fly and BPCL has just handed the wheel to one of its seasoned drivers for both the road ahead and the team behind it. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has announced that Shri Subhankar Sen, Director (Marketing), has taken over the additional charge of Director (Human Resources) with immediate effect. In a related development, he has also been appointed Chairman of Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) effective 1 April 2026, succeeding Shri Raj Kumar Dubey under the established rotational nomination process between promoter entities.
With over three decades of experience at BPCL, Sen brings deep expertise across key marketing verticals including Retail, LPG, Lubricants, Aviation, Industrial & Commercial, Gas, and Consumer Retailing. A graduate of the University of Calcutta and holder of a Post Graduate Diploma in Executive Management from S. P. Jain Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai, he has played a pivotal role in strengthening BPCL’s market presence and advancing its integrated energy transition strategy.
In his additional HR role, Sen will oversee the company’s human capital strategy, with emphasis on talent development, leadership building, organisational transformation, and building a future-ready workforce aligned with BPCL’s long-term growth and sustainability goals.
As the new Chairman of IGL, he is expected to bring a strong vision for sustainable growth and customer-centric excellence to the city gas distribution major.
BPCL, a Fortune Global 500 company and Maharatna PSU, is India’s second-largest oil marketing company with a combined refining capacity of 35.3 MMTPA across its refineries in Mumbai, Kochi and Bina. The company operates an extensive marketing network comprising over 23,500 fuel stations, more than 6,200 LPG distributorships, 500+ lube distributorships, 79 aviation service stations and 5 cross-country pipelines.
The energy major is aggressively pursuing its net-zero ambitions, targeting Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 2040, and has already set up electric vehicle charging stations at over 6,500 fuel stations.
From fuelling millions of vehicles to fuelling talent and leadership within the organisation, Subhankar Sen now finds himself at the intersection of BPCL’s operational engine and its people power, a dual responsibility that could prove crucial as the company accelerates towards a more sustainable energy future.
