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QYOU Media India promotes Pankaj Rai & Ashish Kotekar to national sales roles
Mumbai: QYOU Media India’s key sales personnel, Pankaj Rai and Ashish Kotekar, have been promoted to national-level roles to further strengthen its sales team. Both Rai and Kotekar will continue to report to QYOU Media India CEO Simran Hoon.
Speaking on the elevations, Hoon said, “Rai and Kotekar have been integral in garnering top-dollar revenue for the business in the face of a challenging macroeconomic environment.”
Following QYOU Media India’s acquisition of Maxamtech Digital Ventures, Rai will be in charge of monetising the network’s primary Hindi channel, The Q, as well as the gaming division. As branch head for the north and east, he will continue to work in New Delhi to advance integrated sales for QYOU Media India’s verticals. While Ashish Kotekar will serve as the national sales head for the connected TV (CTV) business, which includes channels including The Q, Q Marathi, The Q Kahaniyan, The Q Comedistaan, and Q GameX, as well as forthcoming new launches in the broadcast and digital spaces. He will supervise integrated sales for QYOU Media India’s verticals (linear TV, connected TV (CTV), and gaming) in his territories in addition to his responsibilities as branch head for west and south based in Mumbai.
An astonishing accomplishment for a new media brand, The Q has established itself as a top free-to-air channel in the last 18 months with the addition of 80 advertisers.
With its current unique position as one of the only businesses to provide advertisers integrated solutions across linear TV, connected TV (CTV), and gaming, QYOU Media India is extremely optimistic about the future prospects of the firm.
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Business Today MindRush returns to Mumbai, spotlight on India’s edge in a fractured world
Policymakers and corporate heavyweights gather to map supply chains, energy security and markets
MUMBAI: As fault lines widen across global trade and geopolitics, Business Today is doubling down on India’s moment. The 14th edition of Business Today MindRush & Best CEOs Awards lands in Mumbai on March 28, pitching India’s strategic edge at the centre of a fragmenting world.
The day-long summit, presented by PwC, will bring together a tight mix of policymakers, industry leaders and market voices to decode shifting supply chains, maritime strategy, defence priorities, energy security and capital markets—sectors now deeply entangled with geopolitics.
M Nagaraju, secretary, department of financial services, ministry of finance, will headline the event, setting the tone for discussions that aim to track how India is repositioning itself amid disrupted trade routes and volatile energy dynamics.
The speaker slate reads like a cross-section of India Inc’s command centre. Krishna Swaminathan will zero in on sea lanes and supply chains, while Prashant Ruia is set to push the case for self-reliance in oil and gas. Ashish Chauhan will weigh in on capital markets at a pivotal juncture, as a panel featuring Vibha Padalkar, Sanjiv Mehta, Amish Mehta and Sanjeev Krishan debates navigating economic uncertainty.
Leadership under pressure will be another running theme. Madhavkrishna Singhania, Sharvil Patel, Karan Bhagat and Anurag Choudhary will unpack how businesses are steering through disruption. Arun Alagappan will turn the spotlight on fertilisers, Arundhati Bhattacharya will reflect on leadership transitions, while Anish Shah and S Vellayan will outline blueprints for building future-ready conglomerates.
The event will close with Aroon Purie setting the broader editorial lens, before the Best CEOs Awards recognise standout corporate leadership across sectors.
At a time when the global order looks increasingly splintered, MindRush 2026 is positioning itself as more than a conference—it is a signal that India intends not just to navigate the churn, but to shape it.
