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ST. Regis Mumbai welcomed its newly appointed hotel Manager Siddharth Sathe
Bringing in over a decade of experience in the hospitality sector, The St. Regis Mumbai had recently appointed Mr. Siddharth Sathe as Hotel Manager, and welcomed him to The St. Regis Mumbai’s ever-growing family. Having essayed roles in leading Indian and International chain of hotels, Siddharth commenced his career in the rooms division and moved on to head the F&B department with a keen sense of administration. This dual experience has equipped and enabled his rapid growth to the position of General Manager in a short span of time and his positively motivational approach is what earns him a nod of approval from one and all. As General Manager, Siddharth has honed his skills to have a bird’s eye perspective on all properties under his purview.
At The St. Regis Mumbai, Siddharth will focus on the revenue and reputation of the hotel focusing his activities on building the brand. Leading a dynamic operational team of over 400, he is optimistic about molding them to create exceptional moments for each guest. Honing them to focus on achieving high Guest Voice scores, paying attention to details for Brand Standard Audits, enhance Rooms Division Profitability and maximize operational productivity, he aims to work towards efficiency and consumer satiation.
Armed with a degree from the Institute of Hotel Management, Chennai and a post graduate degree from The Oberoi Centre of Learning & Development, Siddharth’s first role at a leading five star hotel chain laid out his strong foundation as a luxury hotelier. He has since, been a part of varied luxury properties within organizations like Marriott International and so on. With his keen business acumen and an overview of hotel operations, Siddharth has also been an integral part of the pre-opening team of a leading property in Srinagar and has also lead flagship properties with dedication and success.
A sports fanatic at heart, Siddharth enjoys relaxation with his family with cricket and golf topping the list of his favorites and he enjoys catching these games on or off the field when management is not on his mind.
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Abhay Duggal joins JioStar as director of Hindi GEC ad sales
The streaming giant brings in a seasoned revenue hand as the battle for Hindi television advertising heats up
MUMBAI: Abhay Duggal has a new desk, and JioStar has a new weapon. The media and entertainment veteran has joined JioStar as director of entertainment ad sales for Hindi general entertainment channels, adding 17 years of hard-won revenue experience to one of India’s most powerful broadcasting operations.
Duggal is no stranger to big portfolios or bruising markets. Before joining JioStar, he spent a brief stint at Republic World as deputy general manager and north regional head for ad sales. Before that, he put in three years at Enterr10 Television, where he ran the north region for Dangal TV and Dangal 2, two of India’s leading free-to-air Hindi channels. The north alone accounted for more than 50 per cent of total channel revenue on his watch, a number that tends to get attention in any sales meeting.
His longest stint was at Zee Entertainment Enterprises, where he spent over six years rising to associate director of sales. There he commanded the Hindi movies cluster across seven channels, owned more than half of north India’s revenue across flagship properties including Zee TV and &TV, and closed marquee sponsorships across the Indian Premier League, Zee Rishtey Awards and Dance India Dance. He also handled monetisation for the English movies and entertainment cluster and the global news channel WION, a portfolio that would stretch most sales teams twice his size.
Earlier in his career Duggal closed what was then a Rs 3 crore single deal at Reliance Broadcast Network, one of the largest in Indian radio at the time, before that he helped launch and monetise JAINHITS, India’s first HITS-based cable and satellite platform.
His edge, by his own account, lies in marrying data and instinct: translating audience trends, inventory signals and client demands into long-term partnerships built on cost-per-rating-point discipline rather than short-term deal chasing. In a media landscape being reshaped by streaming, fragmented attention and AI-driven advertising, that kind of rigour is increasingly rare and increasingly valuable.
JioStar, which blends the scale of Reliance’s Jio platform with the content firepower of Star, is doubling down on its advertising business at precisely the moment the Hindi GEC market is getting more competitive. Bringing in someone who has spent nearly two decades doing exactly this, across some of India’s most watched channels, is a pointed statement of intent. Duggal has spent his career turning audiences into revenue. JioStar is clearly betting he can do it again, and bigger.
