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WPP launches MEC in Ghana
MUMBAI: WPP’s media agency has opened a new office in Accra, Ghana.
This comes less than six months after the agency opened the doors to its Sub-Saharan network headquarter in Kenya. MEC Ghana will support and strengthen MEC’s offer in the region.
MEC Ghana launches with a team of 10 and with Eva Nyakianda at the helm as managing director. She will work closely with the team in Kenya as well as with MEC’s international team, Global Solutions, in London.
MEC Global Solutions client president Allison Coley said, “The new office in Ghana strengthens MEC’s position in the Sub-Saharan region. It’s an expansion of our offer that will provide consistency and continued growth for both our clients and our agency. Launching a new MEC office is always exciting and I welcome Eva and her team into our thriving MEC family.”
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Dish TV shareholders approve three independent directors
99.49 per cent vote of confidence strengthens board as company expands into connected TV, e-commerce and OTT.
MUMBAI: Dish TV has just been served a near-perfect vote of confidence and the shareholders have dished it out in style. Shareholders of the DTH operator have approved the appointment of three new Independent Directors with an overwhelming 99.49 per cent approval. The three appointees are Mr Arun Kumar Kapoor, Ms Heena Naishadh Bhatt and Mr Ashok Anant Paranjpe.
The strong mandate reflects continued investor faith in the company’s strategy, disciplined execution and long-term value creation. It comes as Dish TV focuses on stabilising its core DTH business while actively scaling new verticals connected TV platform VZY, B2B e-commerce ShopZop, and OTT service Watcho to build a more diversified and resilient growth trajectory.
Dish TV India Limited, CEO & executive director Manoj Dhobhal said, “We are encouraged by the shareholders’ approval of the appointment of the Independent Directors and sincerely thank them for their continued trust and confidence. The Board is already benefiting from the Directors’ collective experience, which will further sharpen strategic focus and support disciplined execution.”
With a fresh, strengthened board in place, Dish TV is well positioned to navigate the evolving media landscape. In a sector where every percentage point matters, a 99.49 per cent thumbs-up is the kind of ringing endorsement that suggests the company’s recipe for the future is already tasting right.
