Suparna Singh
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Suparna Singh, a New Delhi Television (NDTV) veteran, was CEO of the company for 20 months until August 2019, She has been with NDTV since 1994 in various roles, executive and editorial.[1][2]
Career
Suparna Singh is a US citizen with master's degree in Television, Radio and Film from Syracuse University.[3] She has worked at NDTV since 1994, rising to the post of Chief Executive Officer from December 2017 (soon after the death of CEO K V Narayan Rao) to August 2019, when she stepped down from that role. Her role was controversial as CEO as due to the fact that she is a US citizen which has been deemed incompatible with her position. She has been Head of Convergence at NDTV Convergence Limited since 13 January 2016. She also serves as Director of Strategy at NDTV Group. As the editorial and business head of NDTV Convergence, she is responsible for the content and expansion of NDTV's digital section, including its array of apps and its website, ndtv.com.
Suparna Singh created and headed NDTV's Metro Nation, the first English language, city-based channel in India in September 24, 2007. [4]
In a long career in live television, she has also run NDTV's award-winning Promos department.
References
- ^ "New Delhi Television Appoints Suparna Singh As CEO NDTV Group". Reuters. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ^ "Corporate Leadership". Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ^ https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=309043425&privcapId=6981979
- ^ http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/broadcasting/tv-channels/news/metro-nation-ndtv-corners-english-city-based-news-space