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Arghya Chakravarty joins Times OOH as CEO

Arghya comes with a rich experience having had fruitful stints at Tata Steel, Asian Paints and PepsiCo.

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September 20, 2013

Times OOH welcomed Arghya Chakravarty as Chief Executive Officer- Times Innovative Media Limited. In his current role, Arghya will report to Sunder Hemrajani, MD, Times OOH.

Arghya is an Electronics and Communication engineer from BIT Mesra and an MBA from IIM Calcutta. He started his career with Tata Steel before moving to Asian Paints where he was associated for close to 8 years till Apr’2006 and his last assignment with the company was to manage its Bangladesh operations as the Chief Executive. Thereon, after a brief stint with Akzo Nobel Coatings he joined PepsiCo India Holdings Private Limited in Oct 2007.

During his entire stint with PepsiCo, Arghya has handled various profiles and diverse geographies successfully. His last assignment with PepsiCo was that of Executive Director-Sales & Beverages pan India.

Welcoming Arghya Chakravarty, Sunder Hemrajani, MD, Times OOH said, “I am delighted to have Arghya join us as CEO. He comes from a great pedigree and I’m sure that with his rich experience and insightful business acumen, he will take Times OOH to even greater heights!

Arghya Chakravarty said, “I am extremely happy to be at Times OOH. It is a matter of pride to be associated with the market leaders in the OOH industry and also to be a part of the Times of India group. I look forward to many successful and happy times here.