Dish TV India proposes Manoj Dobhal as CEO-designate

Dish TV India Limited announced that the Board of Directors has proposed the appointment of Manoj Dobhal, the current Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Company, as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO)-Designate and further advised the Management to seek prior approval, with regard to his appointment, from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) in accordance with the Uplinking Guidelines.

According to the press release statement, the proposed succession is a result of Anil Dua’s submission to relieve him from his current responsibilities as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, a position he has held since May 2017.

After a successful 6-year stint, Anil Dua, CEO, Dish TV India Limited, put forward his request to move on, to the Board of Directors of the Company. Dua had joined the Company in May 2017, at the foundational juncture of the Dish TV and d2h merger and has been instrumental in steering the Company through the complex merger and post-merger processes.

The Company took on several new initiatives including upgrading its technology backbone under Dua’s leadership. Headend optimization and modernization, introduction of smart devices, unveiling of the Android box and launch of OTT aggregation services being the key amongst them.

Anil Dua would be at the helm for 3 more months to ensure a smooth transition for Dobhal who would be the CEO-Designate till the requisite regulatory approval from MIB, for his appointment as CEO is received. Speaking on his decision, the company said.

Source: Media reports