The BBC has named Preet Dhupar as chief operating officer for the Indian operations of BBC Global News Ltd, in addition to her current role of director of finance and operations for BBC Global News and BBC Worldwide in India.
BBC Global News Ltd comprises the BBC’s commercial news operations, BBC World News and BBC.com/news.
In addition to her existing remit Dhupar will take responsibility for determining the BBC’s commercial priorities and targets for news across India and for monitoring performance against them in terms of advertising revenues, content distribution and overall audience growth.
A chartered accountant by qualification, she had joined the BBC in 2000 and was instrumental in setting up operations in India. She had been responsible for providing operational leadership and management of the BBC’s commercial businesses in India and Singapore. While supporting growth opportunities in the market, her core role has been to provide financial, commercial and regulatory expertise to the business. Prior to this, she was part of the BBC’s global finance team based in London.
Jim Egan, COO of BBC Global News Ltd says, “This appointment comes at a crucial time for BBC Global News Limited in India as we build on recent successes and seek to expand onto new and evolving platforms. Preet will bring increased focus to the market, helping to support our ambition of bringing world class international journalism to dynamic and sophisticated Indian audiences.”
