Viacom18 restructure places Narayan Ranjan as chief of staff


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Rebecca Hawkes

| 15 April 2016




Viacom18 has appointed Narayan Ranjan to a new role of chief of staff as part of a management restructure at the Indian media and entertainment (M&E) company.


Narayan Ranjan Chief of Staff Viacom18Ranjan, who joined Viacom18 12 years ago, will assume responsibility for mergers and acquisition, internal audit, internal control and admin functionality, while continuing work on improving group level governance, the company said.

Soumen Ray has also been promoted to the position of chief financial officer (CFO) of Viacom18, from the deputy (CFO) role he has held since 2013.

“With a 30X growth in topline since inception, we are one of India’s fastest growing M&E companies. As we gear up for a more streamlined growth phase, it is imperative to align our corporate functions so that we can leverage both the experience and the expertise that our leaders possess,” said Sudhanshu Vats, group CEO, Viacom18.

“Narayan Ranjan, one of our more experienced and senior leaders, will now take on a more strategically aligned role that streamlines our business and administrative processes across the ever-growing brands of Viacom18. Soumen Ray, who as the deputy CFO, has been pivotal in streamlining the network’s financial performance, will now take over as the chief financial officer,”

Both posts are effective from 15 April 2016.