Balaji Telefilms announced the elevation of Sanjay Dwivedi, currently designated as the Group COO and Group CFO, as the Group Chief Executive Officer (Group CEO), in addition to his current role as the Group CFO.
Vimal Doshi, currently EVP of Distribution & Syndication at Balaji Motion Pictures, has been promoted as the COO of Motion Pictures.
Sanjay is a seasoned professional with about 30 years of experience spanning the Media & Entertainment and FMCG sectors. His journey at Balaji Group began in January 2013 with his role as the Chief Financial Officer of Balaji Telefilms Limited. As a part of the core management team, he has been instrumental in driving operations for steering the financial performance of the Company. He works closely with the Managing Director, Joint Managing Director and the Board.
Prior to joining Balaji, he held senior management positions at Nimbus Communications Ltd. and Entertainment Network India Limited (Radio Mirchi, part of the Times Group). He has earlier worked with GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals (India) Limited and Tata Steel in the finance functions.
In the position of Group CEO and Group CFO, Dwivedi will be responsible for the overall growth and success of the group, will lead the company’s operational strategies, and will continue to head the finance function.
As regards Vimal’s appointment as the COO – Motion Pictures, he will be entrusted with the entire operations of the movie division for existing films, new film project development, marketing operations, distribution and syndication. As in his previous role, he will continue to head revenue for the distribution and syndication of films.
Vimal has a total work experience working in the film industry of about 26 years. He has been with the Balaji Group for over a decade. He joined Balaji in 2007 as Assistant Manager for theatrical distribution and has distributed several films for Balaji for more than a decade. He currently heads the theatrical distribution team. Additionally, since 2015, he has been heading all sales for films. He has done slate deals with major OTTs, Music Labels and Satellite players like Netflix, Tips, SaReGaMa etc. and has scripted and maintained strategic partnerships with media behemoth, Zee. In last 3 years, Vimal has also looked into various Co-Productions and actively manages relationships with co-producers and talents.
Shobha Kapoor, Managing Director, Balaji Telefilms said “I am delighted that Sanjay has been promoted as the CEO of the Company. His exceptional leadership track record, deep strategic expertise, profound experience in the M&E sector and overall understanding of our business makes him an excellent fit for leading the Group as the CEO and setting higher standards. We are also excited to elevate Vimal as the COO – Motion Pictures to lead our Films division. With exciting movies in pipeline, his extensive experience and visionary approach will foster our growth in the entertainment industry. Sanjay and Vimal have been with Balaji Group for over decades and under their leadership and guidance, I am confident that the Company will achieve new milestones and add value for all our stakeholders.”
