Next MediaWorks appoints Rohit Kalra as CEO

Industry veteran Ramesh Menon, CEO and Amit Madaan, CFO resigned due to other responsibilities entrusted to them within the group.

By  Storyboard18Apr 23, 2025 4:03 PM
Next MediaWorks appoints Rohit Kalra as CEO
Kalra was serving as Chief Revenue Officer at HT Media, where he played a key role in launching new revenue streams, conceptualizing large-scale IPs, and improving operational efficiency.

On Wednesday, Next MediaWorks Limited, a majority-owned subsidiary of HT Media Limited, announced the appointment of Rohit Kalra as Chief Executive Officer.

Industry veteran Ramesh Menon, CEO, and Amit Madaan, CFO, have resigned due to other responsibilities assigned to them within the group.

Kalra is a business leader with 24 years of extensive and diverse experience across media, telecom, and consumer durables. He was serving as Chief Revenue Officer at HT Media, where he played a key role in launching new revenue streams, conceptualizing large-scale IPs, and improving operational efficiency.

Before joining the HT Media Group, he worked as General Manager – Sales at Idea Cellular Limited and as Zonal Sales Manager at Bharti Televentures Limited.

Next Mediaworks appointed Priyatn Agrawal as CFO. He is a certified Chartered Accountant with over six years of experience in finance and accounting. He has been associated with the HT Media Group since 2021 and currently served as Manager – Finance & Accounts, overseeing both business and corporate finance functions.

In 2019, HT Media acquired a majority stake in Next MediaWorks Ltd.

First Published on Apr 16, 2025 11:29 PM

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