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Star’s Swati Shetty joins Disney as western region ad sales head
MUMBAI: Walt Disney Television International (India) (WDTI-I) has putting its ad sales team in place. The latest to join is Star India’s manager Swati Shetty who will head the western region.
Shetty will be reporting to WDTI-I ad sales director Sanjay Reddy. According to reliable industry sources, Shetty put in her papers at Star in December 2004 and joined Disney yesterday (17 January). She will be incharge of ad sales of The Disney Channel and Toon Disney Channel in the western region.
When contacted by Indiantelevision.com, Reddy offered no comments. Despite repeated attempts, Shetty was unavailable for comment.
In her four and a half year stint with Star, Shetty started as an executive with Star World and then moved on to sell Channel [V] for the western region. Most recently, she was handling Star Plus and Star Utsav. Shetty has also had short stints with Intergold and Sahara.
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FSS names Anand Krishnamurthi head of global digital delivery
Tech veteran to drive AI-first, cloud-led transformation in payments globally
CHENNAI: Financial Software and Systems (FSS), an AI-first payment infrastructure company, has appointed Anand Krishnamurthi as head of global digital delivery.
In his new role, Anand Krishnamurthi will lead FSS’s global digital delivery capabilities, focusing on AI-first and cloud-led transformation while ensuring predictable, high-quality outcomes for customers worldwide. He will be based in Chennai and report to V. Balasubramanian, CEO of FSS.
Bringing 28 years of experience in technology and digital transformation across banking, capital markets, financial services, and insurance, Anand has held senior leadership positions at Cognizant and NuSummit. He is recognised for scaling multi-geography delivery teams, leading mission-critical platforms, and embedding AI-driven automation in complex, regulated environments.
“What drew me to FSS is its deep payments expertise, strong product DNA, and the scale at which its platforms power real-world financial ecosystems,” said Anand Krishnamurthi. “I aim to strengthen delivery predictability, execution rigor, and engineering quality, building empowered teams that deliver measurable customer outcomes. FSS has a unique opportunity to create real-time, AI-infused payments infrastructure that is resilient, secure, and globally scalable.”
V. Balasubramanian added, “Anand’s track record in leading multi-geography delivery programs and AI-first operating models makes him the ideal leader for FSS as we accelerate our AI-driven digital payments business. His leadership will help us raise the bar for outcomes globally.”
This appointment is part of FSS’s broader push to build an AI-powered, cloud-native delivery organisation capable of meeting the evolving needs of banks, fintechs, and financial institutions worldwide.
