G Krishnan, executive director and CEO of TV Today, which broadcasts the Aaj Tak channel, has quit after a 16-year stint in the company.
Krishnan, who joined the India Today group promoter Aroon Purie’s TV business in 1995, was instrumental in establishing Aaj Tak as one of the market leaders and also was the key man behind the launch of the English channel, Headlines Today.
The other channels under the company include Delhi Aaj Tak and Tej, both of which are Hindi channels.
Krishnan quit and his resignation, according to an internal communication, has been accepted from today.
Those reporting to Krishnan have been asked now to report to Purie.
Krishnan did not reply to a query on his resignation.
In his internal note, Krishnan said he was moving on to pursue “new opportunities”. He also announced he would relinquish his position as vice-president and board director-IBF and also the chairmanship of IBF-AAAI sub-committee.
In an announcement of his departure, India Today Group Chairman & Editor-in-Chief, Aroon Purie, expressed in an internal communication, “This is to inform you that G Krishnan (GK) has resigned from the services of the company with effect from September 1, 2011. All his direct reports will report to me until further notice.”
Before TV Today Network, Krishnan had a stint with Bennett, Coleman & Company, when he was in the response department in Kolkata in 1978, after which he moved to Mumbai and went on to launch India’s first private FM channel, Times FM.
He has varied experience in print, radio and television and has been responsible for building a number of super brands and successful business enterprises.
