Board Of Directors

A business leader with more than 27 years' of rich and varied experience in strategic leadership, business and finance roles. He is presently associated with HT Media group as Managing Director of HT Media Limited and Hindustan Media Ventures Limited.

The last role in Pepsico was Senior Vice President & GM based out of Hong Kong, where he was responsible for all Pepsico businesses across the North & South East Asia. Prior to that he was the CEO for the Food business, CEO for PepsiCo’s beverage business in India & South Asia, CFO for PepsiCo’s India & South Asia business, Strategic & Financial Planning Head for Pepsico India & South Asia.

Mr. Someshwar is a Chartered Accountant and Cost Accountant.

Mr. Sameer Singh, an alumnus of IIM Calcutta. He is currently serving as Group CEO of HT Media Limited, Holding Company and CEO of Hindustan Media Ventures Limited, Fellow Subsidiary Company. He is also serving as Non-Executive Director of Digicontent Limited, Fellow Subsidiary Company.

In his most recent stint, he served as Head of North America Global Business Solutions at Tiktok / ByteDance where he was responsible for leading the Advertising and Sales Teams across all advertising revenue in North America and earlier there, he was leading the Asia Pacific region in a similar capacity. In a career spanning over 30 years, he has been at the forefront of digital and brand innovation in marketing and has led it from the perspective of Digital Platforms, Advertisers and Agencies. He spearheaded the media agency network GroupM as the Chief Executive Officer - India and South Asia, driving competitive advantage with digital leadership and content to clients. Prior to GroupM, he has worked at Google, GSK, Procter & Gamble and IPG. At Google he led Agency partnerships in India, and Client conversations in the value of digital and strategy for the Americas and for Global large Customers. At GSK and at P&G he has led the evolution of media spending, especially into the world of digital. He has lived and worked in cities including New York, New Delhi, Palo Alto, Boston, London, Dubai and Guangzhou.

Other Directorships - Digicontent Limited

Mr. Sandeep Rao is the Group Chief Strategy Officer for HT Media (Holding Company). He works on all core strategic imperatives across business units, including new initiatives, strategic investments, alliances and new business incubation. Prior to joining HT Media, Sandeep was a management consultant with McKinsey and Company and worked with them across their Indian and US offices. He holds a Bachelors in Engineering from University of Adelaide, Australia and an MBA from IIM Bangalore.

Other Directorships - Next Radio Limited, HT Digital Streams Limited, Mosaic Media Ventures Private Limited, Digicontent Limited

Mr. Samudra Bhattacharya, after graduating from the Indian Institute of Management at Lucknow in 1995, has worked across several roles and geographical locations for the last 24 years. He started his career with P&G in India and after 4 years, joined Asian Paints in the Middle East where he served in Sales & Marketing as well as General Management roles for almost 7 years. He then joined PepsiCo India in 2006 and has worked across several assignments spanning, line Sales, Sales & Channel Strategy, Franchise Management and General Management. In his last assignment, Samudra was based at Manila, Philippines, with PepsiCo as the General Manager for the PepsiCo Joint Venture in that country. Presently, he is the Chief Executive Officer of Hindustan Media Ventures Limited, a fellow subsidiary company.

Other Directorships - Next Radio Limited, Mosaic Media Ventures Private Limited, The Indian Newspaper Society

Mr. Ishant Juneja is a distinguished finance professional and entrepreneur with over 18 years of experience in strategic finance, taxation, and business consulting. He is an expert in guiding companies through financial restructuring and growth strategies, with a focus on maximizing revenue and profitability. He is the founder of Rrayze Business Solutions providing a globally recognized firm providing top tier services in Finance, Taxation, compliance and Recruitment. He regularly speaks at various eminent institutions. Prior to this, he has worked as CFO in industries like FMCG, media, real estate, etc. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant, Company Secretary and Cost and Works Accountant and also holds a Bachelor Degree in Commerce.

Mr. Suryakant Gupta is Fellow member of ICSI and proprietor of Surya Gupta & Associates, a Practicing Company Secretary Firm based in Delhi. He is Regional Council Member of Northern India Regional Council of Institute of Company Secretaries of India for the period 2023-2026 and was holding the position of Secretary of NIRC-ICSI for the year 2023. He has been in practice since 2012 and has a rich experience of Secretarial Practice, IPR’s and Due Diligence matters. He holds various positions during previous years under NIRC-ICSI. Apart from being a Company Secretary, he has done B.Com., M.Com, MBA, LL.B, Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights, Diploma in Cyber Laws & Diploma in Financial Management.

Other Directorships - Nothing Electronics Pvt Ltd, Essentially Nothing Pvt Ltd, RVS Petro Chemicals Ltd, Xlerate Driveline India Ltd, OM Metallogic Limited, Shri Krishna Prasadam Ltd

Ms. Pratibha Sabharwal having over fifteen (15) years of experience in the fields of corporate compliance, workplace well-being, and personal wellness. She is a well-recognized POSH Trainer and is a member of Internal Committees formed in accordance with POSH Act at several companies. She also has expertise in Corporate Laws, Governance and compliance frameworks. She is a qualified Company Secretary and a Law Graduate.

Other Directorships - Q&T foods Ltd, Infraprime Logistics Technologies Ltd