MAM
Win 94.6 national sales head moves to MTV
MUMBAI: Sanjay Hemady, national sales head for the Millennium Broadcast promoted Win 94.6 is moving to MTV India as group account director from 1 June.
Hemady’s departure comes nearly a month after the private FM radio station suspended operations on 29 April, prefering to go off air than pay the crushing license fees.
Hemady, who has been with the Gautam Radia founded Win since its inception two and a half years ago, will now be in charge of building the western region team at MTV India. Confirming the appointment, MTV ad sales team head Vineet Puri said the network was now actively looking at beefing up the Nick team, as well as scouting for an ad sales head for the kids’ channel, that is being revamped.
Hemady, who started his career in media with the Indian Express in 1992, moved to Mid-day where he launched the ‘Professional Focus’ supplement, before moving to INMumbai and then BBC World. Hemady says he hopes to capitalise on the enriching Win experience in his new portfolio at MTV.
Win 94.6 has already witnessed the departure of prominent RJs Roshan Abbas, who moved to Radio City two weeks ago and Anurag Pandey who has joined RED FM in Mumbai. Several key programming and ad sales executives are also moving to other pastures, it is learnt, with Win’s immediate future in limbo.
Brands
Safex Group appoints Richa Malhotra as group chief financial officer
Former Standard Chartered executive to steer finance
NEW DELHI: Safex Chemicals has appointed Richa Malhotra as group chief financial officer, strengthening its leadership team as the company prepares for the next phase of expansion in specialty chemicals and global agrochemicals.
In her new role, Malhotra will lead the group’s financial strategy, capital architecture and governance framework as Safex scales operations across multiple verticals including branded formulations, specialty chemicals and contract manufacturing.
A chartered accountant and graduate of Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi, Malhotra brings more than two decades of experience in business finance, strategic planning, corporate banking and client management.
Before joining Safex, she served as executive director, financial markets at Standard Chartered, where she led teams across India and Sri Lanka and worked closely with large corporates, global subsidiaries and commercial banking clients. Her expertise includes capital structuring, treasury operations, risk management and financial markets led financing solutions.
Safex Group promoter director and joint managing director Piyush Jindal, said the appointment comes at a pivotal time for the company. “Safex stands at an inflection point as we build an integrated platform across branded formulations, specialty chemicals and contract manufacturing. Richa’s experience across global financial institutions will strengthen our financial discipline and help unlock value across the group,” he said.
Malhotra said she was looking forward to contributing to the company’s next chapter of growth. “Safex has built a strong reputation over 35 years with its focus on integrity, innovation and agricultural insight. I am excited to be part of the organisation as it expands its footprint in India and global markets,” she said.
The appointment comes as Safex continues to strengthen its financial foundations and scale operations internationally, positioning itself for future growth milestones.
