MSM rejigs senior mgt across TV and motion picture business

Sneha Rajani is dy president and head, MSM Motion Pictures; Nachiket Pantvaidya is Sr VP, Sony Entertainment Television

Continuing with senior management restructuring, Multi-Screen Media Private Limited (MSM) has appointed Sneha Rajani, to the position of deputy president and head, MSM Motion Pictures. Her position of senior executive vice president and business head, Sony Entertainment Television (SET) will be taken up by Nachiket Pantvaidya, who recently joined the network after leaving Star Plus where he was general manager. Anooj Kapoor, will assume additional responsibilities as senior EVP and business head, SAB TV, and also a new initiative in the Hindi entertainment space.
 
Rajani will have end to end responsibility for MSM Motion Pictures and will be responsible for charting path for the company's movie production business. She will also continue to handle film acquisitions for the network. Rajani has been with MSM for over 15 years and was previously business head, Sony MAX, which she launched and led for 10 years, before assuming responsibility of the flagship GEC, SET. She has played a key role in MSM’s movie buying strategy & was also instrumental in leading its cricket properties the Indian Premier League.

 
Pantvaidya, who has held several roles in the STAR TV network, including head of STAR Pravah and MD of FOX Television Studios before joining MSM, will now head SET. An IIM Ahmedabad alumnus, Nachiket has had stints with BBC and Disney in the past. He has also held several positions in MSM from 1996 to 2004.
 
N P Singh, CEO, MSM, said, “I am certain that Sneha, Nachiket and Anooj will revitalize and provide fresh perspective to their respective areas fo responsibility. Each brings unique strengths to grow the business & we wish them the best in their new roles. I am confident that 2014 will be a year of innovation and growth for MSM.”