Almost three months after Arnab Goswami quit Times Now, he has been aggressively recruiting for his ‘independent’ global media venture, Republic. In a latest, he has roped in Vikas Khanchandani, former Chief Business Officer of Reliance Broadcast Network Limited (RBNL), as the Chief Executive Officer.
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ContributeWith over 20 years of experience in advertising sales, Khanchandani hopes to change the landscape of media with Republic. He said, “I am certain we will change the media scenario in India.”
Earlier in his career, Khanchandani joined Star TV in the Strategic Planning and Management team and later went on to set up NDTV Media as the senior vice-president of ad sales.
Commenting on Khanchandani’s recruitment, Goswami said, “We are delighted to welcome Vikas on board. He is a great leader and joins us with very strong industry experience across multimedia platforms.” “Together, we believe, we will create the No. 1 News Channel in India,” he added.
Other than playing key roles in Star, NDTV and RBNL, Khanchandani has also co-founded Aidem ventures, an ad sales outsourcer for media organisations.
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