Sumantra Dutta moves on from Star

Dutta spent 20 years at Star. In his last assignment, he was Country Head for Star - Middle East, Pakistan & Africa since October 2008

BestMediaInfo Bureau | Mumbai | December 24, 2014

Sumantra Dutta

After a long association of 20 years with Star India, Sumantra Dutta, Country Head, Star - Middle East, Pakistan & Africa, since October 2008, has decided to move on.

Uday Shankar

Uday Shankar, CEO, Star India, said, “Sumantra has had a long and fruitful career marked by strong performance across diverse portfolios at Star. His leadership has helped Star establish itself as a leading network in the Middle East, Pakistan and Africa. Sumantra has always demonstrated sound judgement and a willingness to take on risk in everything he did, and has contributed significantly to Star's success.”

Dutta said, “I have spent most of my professional life so far at Star, and it has been a truly enriching and fulfilling experience. I am grateful to Uday and the great team at Star for the belief, passion and support, and I wish them all the very best. I shall always remain a brand ambassador of this great network.”

Dutta joined Star India as Ad Sales manager in Kolkata in 1994, after which he moved to Delhi in 1996 and Mumbai in 1999, where he grew to head Ad Sales & Marketing as EVP in 2000. A year later, as COO – Radio City, he was part of the team that successfully launched the FM network, which he went on to head as CEO in 2003. In October 2008, Dutta moved to Dubai to spearhead Star's expansion in the Middle East, Pakistan and Africa as Country Manager.

Prior to joining Star, Dutta worked with brands like Nestle, The Times of India and Mudra.

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