Ferzad Palia to move on from his role as Senior Executive Vice President (EVP) and Business Head- JioCinema at Viacom18 Media.
As per reports, he will stay with the company during the transition to ensure a smooth handover.
In his two decades of association with Viacom18 Media, Palia has served in different roles. He joined the organisation in November 2004 as Senior Vice President (SVP) and GM- Vh1 India. After this, he was promoted to EVP and Head- English Entertainment in January 2012. In this role, he conceptualised and led the organisation’s foray into English General Entertainment.
Following this, he was elevated to Senior Executive Vice President, Head- Youth, Music, and English Entertainment in January 2016. Subsequently, he served as Senior EVP and Head- SVOD and International Business from May 2019 to March 2023. Finally, he was promoted to Senior EVP and Business Head- JioCinema in April 2023.
Before this, from March 2004 to November 2004, he was Senior Marketing Manager at CNBC-TV18. In the past, Palia was associated with J. Walter Thompson Worldwide as Project Manager from April 1998 to February 2004.
