Manu Sawhney, the head of sports channels ESPN and Star Sports in India, is the latest to join the growing ranks of Indians being promoted to take on global responsibilities.
Sawhney is relocating from New Delhi to Singapore as the vice-president of programming and event management group of ESPN Star Sports, the 50:50 joint venture between ESPN Inc and the Rupert Murdoch-promoted Star.
R C Venkateish, who was earlier the managing director of Kellogg India, will succeed Sawhney as the managing director of ESPN Software India Ltd, the fully-owned Indian subsidiary of ESPN Star Sports.
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Over the next few weeks, Sawhney will help Venkateish slip into his new role. Sawhney is expected to move to Singapore some time in August.
In his new position, Sawhney will oversee programming, acquisitions and scheduling of all the nine channels broadcast by ESPN Star Sports across Asia including India.
He will also oversee the event management group which specialises in sporting events such as Asian X Games Qualifier and Tour, Asian 9-Ball Tour, Asian Bowling Tour and English Premier League Asia Cup. Sawhney said that he will continue to be involved in the Indian operations in his new assignment.