Leadership Team

N.P. SinghManaging Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

NP is an industry veteran who rose from the post of CFO of Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) in 1999 to CEO in 2014. He brings with him over 41 years of varied experience in the corporate world and in his current role, NP is focused on building leadership equity of Sony Pictures Networks India. During his long innings at SPNI, he has also served as its Chief Operating Officer (COO). Equipped with a deep understanding of the media and entertainment space, NP is insightful about the role SPNI could play by bringing rich diversity in content to broaden the television and digital viewership base, globally. NP’s leadership has led SPNI to successfully tap into the broad spectrum of audience preferences, in urban and rural areas, alike. Before joining SPNI in 1999, NP held several leadership positions across Finance and Operations in leading organizations including Modi Xerox and Spice Telecom. Presently, besides being the MD and CEO of Sony Pictures Networks India, NP is on the Board of Directors of the Indian Broadcasting and Digital Foundation (IBDF) and Director on multiple company boards. An alumnus of the Delhi School of Economics, where he completed his Master’s Program, NP holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce from the University of Delhi. A rank holder of The Institute of Cost Accountants of India, he was honoured with a Certificate of Merit by the Institute for his meritorious performance. NP is an earnest indophile with a special interest in Indian cuisine, music and movies.

Ajay BhalwankarBusiness Head, Sony Marathi

Having been with Sony Pictures Networks since 2014, Ajay Bhalwankar is heading SPN’s Marathi channel. Ajay has also served as chief creative director for SPN’s flagship GEC, Sony Entertainment Television (SET). Prior to joining SPN, Ajay worked in various capacities across broadcasters and channels like Zee TV, Music Asia amongst others where he launched Marathi & Hindi channels besides producing Marathi films and setting up a film production studio. At Zee Network he was content head – Hindi GECs and had been instrumental in delivering quality content with exceptionally popular shows and remarkable characters across a bouquet of genres. He has also worked as a journalist with Mumbai’s leading Marathi newspaper ‘Aapla Mahanagar’ and fortnightly sports magazine ‘Ekach Shatkar’. Ajay has an M.A.in French Literature from the University of Mumbai and a management degree from MICA, Ahmedabad. An ardent movie buff, he loves watching films in different genres, besides reading books on history, poetry and philosophy. During the weekends he loves to spend quality time with his family and go on road trips with them.

Danish KhanBusiness Head - Digital Business, StudioNEXT and Network Channels Licensing

Danish Khan heads SPN’s digital business – Sony LIV, in addition to SPN’s independent production venture - StudioNEXT. Danish drives the overall business of these verticals with key focus on driving growth, viewership and developing innovative revenue opportunities. He is in the forefront of launching and nurturing the StudioNEXT business. At Sony LIV, he successfully spearheaded the launch of the revamped Sony LIV in May 2020. He has been instrumental in bringing together its robust content catalogue including titles like Avrodh, Your Honor, Undekhi and the mega-successful Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story.

Manu N. WadhwaChief Human Resource Officer

A human resource management specialist, Manu joined Sony Pictures Networks India in 2019 to drive the people strategy for the network. In her current role, she is responsible to create a compelling employee experience while establishing leadership and promoting best talent practices. With a career spanning over two decades, across various industries and countries, she has piloted the workplace and people agenda for dynamic global organizations like American Express & General Electric, in roles as Head HR, Talent & Development, M&A, HR Transformation, Change & Digital Innovation. Prior to joining SPN in 2019, Manu was associated with Coca-Cola, as the Head of Human Resources - India and South West Asia. She is a member of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) – National Leadership & HR Committee, Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) – Asia Pacific Advisory Board, Chandigarh University Corporate Advisory Board and Jombay Advisory Board. Manu holds a PGDBA in Human Resources from Symbiosis Centre for Management and Human Resource Development, Pune and a Bachelors in Economics from the University of Rajasthan. An epicurean globetrotter, Manu likes to travel and experience culinary delights from across the world.

Nitin NadkarniChief Finance Officer (CFO) and Head - Broadcast Operations and Network Engineering (B.O.N.E)

Nitin Nadkarni has been working with Sony Pictures Networks India as its Chief Financial Officer since 2005 and is an integral member of SPN’s core leadership team. For the past 12 years, Nitin has been spearheading the financial mandate for SPN and is responsible for leading strategic financial initiatives like M&A’s and other financial operations for SPN globally. With sharp business acumen and an analytical mind-set he has been responsible and recognised for his contribution to the company’s financial growth and business development. He brings with him a rich experience of over 30 years in the financial sector across diverse industries like engineering, specialty chemicals and media & entertainment.

Raj Mohan SrinivasanChief Information Officer

Raj Mohan is a member of the leadership team and is responsible for strategizing and executing the Digital and Information Technology initiatives for the network. With over three decades of rich and varied global experience across organizations such as IBM, Oracle and an entrepreneurial venture, his expertise lies in technology and IT Strategy, leading business transformation, strategic execution with a deep market focus and financial acumen. Raj Mohan has advised clients across industries in their business strategies, market & product positioning, whilst defining the roadmap for their digital businesses, multi-media and IT platforms. He has hands-on experience in providing solutions on cognitive, Big Data and Analytics on Enterprise Tech Platforms. Raj Mohan holds a Post Graduate degree in Operations Research & Computer Applications from NIT Trichy and is certified as a Global Transformation consultant by Booz Allen and Boston Consulting Group. He is also a certified Corporate Director, from the Institute of Directors, India.

Tushar ShahBusiness Head, English, Bengali and Infotainment Channels & Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)

Tushar is responsible for driving the business of SPN’s English, Bengali and Infotainment business comprising SD & HD channels like Sony PIX, Sony AATH and Sony BBC Earth. He is also the network’s Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), where his role entails taking the corporate brand to the consumer and furthering its reach besides planning, developing, implementing and managing the overall business, programming and marketing strategy of the channel portfolio he looks after. Tushar has been with SPN for over 12 years.

Under Tushar’s vision and leadership, the channels have flourished owing to the successful strategies he has implemented to drive growth, viewership and develop innovative revenue opportunities for the English and Infotainment Channels. He has also played a pivotal role in the acquisition and growth of SPN’s Bengali Channel – Sony AATH.