Mr Punit Goenka, MD & CEO of leading Indian content
conglomerate Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) today received the coveted Business Today ‘Best CEO Award’ in the Media and Entertainment category for 2016. The award was presented by the Chief Guest, Hon’ble Minister of Law & Justice and Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Chairman & Editor-in-Chief, India Today group, Mr Aroon Purie, & Vice Chairman, Wave group, Mr. Manpreet Chadha, at the BT Best CEO Awards ceremony which was held at the Taj Mahal Hotel in New Delhi on Saturday, December 17, 2016.
Acknowledging the award, Mr Punit Goenka, MD & CEO, ZEEL said, “My immense gratitude goes out to the eminent jury and to Prosenjit Datta and his team at Business Today for bestowing me with the prestigious BT Best CEO Award in the Media & Entertainment category. My heartiest congratulations to all the other deserving winners whose passion, focus and drive have steered their respective companies to success.”
“I accept this award with pride on behalf of our visionary Chairman, Dr Subhash Chandra, and my team at ZEE whose dedication, hard work and support have enabled the organisation to reach newer and greater heights. We have consistently grown ahead of the market, expanded our network viewership share and experienced growth of our product bouquet, both in India and internationally. As we approach our Silver Jubilee, I am confident that driven by innovation and creativity, we will move one step closer towards achieving our ambition of becoming the world’s leading media company from the emerging markets,” Mr Goenka further added
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The methodology of Business
Today’s Best CEO Awards focused on the operational performance of companies and their shareholder’s returns which were conducted by BT’s Knowledge support partner for the process PwC India. To arrive at the BT Best CEO Award winners for 2016, Business Today first used the BT500 list of Most Valuable Indian Companies as a base and then analysed three-year data, using parameters such as growth in total income, total shareholder returns and PBIT. Based on this analysis, an independent jury comprising renowned business leaders, Nimesh Kampani, Founder and Chairman, JM Financial Group; Kalpana Morparia, CEO of JP Morgan India; Haigreve Khaitan, Senior Partner, Khaitan & Co.; and Sri Rajan, Chairman, Bain & Co. India. then chose the final winners for this year.
A few recipients of the BT Best CEO Awards 2016 include Mr Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman, Airtel, Mr C.P.Gurnani, CEO & MD, Tech Mahindra, Mr Sunil Duggal, CEO, Dabur India among others
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[/b] About Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL)[/b]
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited is one of India’s leading television media and entertainment companies. It is amongst the largest producers and aggregators of Hindi programming in the world, with an extensive library housing over 222,000 hours of television content. With rights to more than 3,818 movie titles from foremost studios and of iconic film stars, ZEE houses the world’s largest Hindi film library. Through its strong presence worldwide, ZEE entertains over 1 billion viewers across 171 countries.
Pioneer of television entertainment industry in India, ZEE’s well-known brands include Zee TV, &TV, Zee Cinema, Zee Action, Zee Classic, &pictures, Zee Anmol, Zee Anmol Cinema, Zee Café, Zee Studio, Zee Salaam, Zing, Zee ETC Bollywood, Zee Q, Zindagi, Ten 1, Ten 2 and Ten 3. The company also has a strong offering in the regional language domain with channels such as Zee Marathi, Zee Talkies, Zee Yuva, Zee Bangla, Zee Bangla Cinema, Zee Telugu, Zee Cinemalu, Zee Kannada, Zee Tamil and Sarthak TV. The company’s HD offerings include Zee TV HD, Zee Cinema HD, &TV HD, Zee Studio HD, Zee Café HD, &pictures HD, Zee Marathi HD, Zee Talkies HD, Zee Bangla HD, Ten 1 HD and Ten Golf HD.
ZEE and its affiliate companies have leading presence across the media value chain including television broadcasting, cable distribution, direct-to-home satellite services, digital media and print media amongst others. ZEEL also operates multiple digital offerings like dittoTV, OZEE, and india.com. More information about ZEE and its businesses is available on www.zeetelevision.com
ZEEL’s MD and CEO Punit Goenka honoured with the Business Today ‘Best CEO Award’ - India.com
conglomerate Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) today received the coveted Business Today ‘Best CEO Award’ in the Media and Entertainment category for 2016. The award was presented by the Chief Guest, Hon’ble Minister of Law & Justice and Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Chairman & Editor-in-Chief, India Today group, Mr Aroon Purie, & Vice Chairman, Wave group, Mr. Manpreet Chadha, at the BT Best CEO Awards ceremony which was held at the Taj Mahal Hotel in New Delhi on Saturday, December 17, 2016.
Acknowledging the award, Mr Punit Goenka, MD & CEO, ZEEL said, “My immense gratitude goes out to the eminent jury and to Prosenjit Datta and his team at Business Today for bestowing me with the prestigious BT Best CEO Award in the Media & Entertainment category. My heartiest congratulations to all the other deserving winners whose passion, focus and drive have steered their respective companies to success.”
“I accept this award with pride on behalf of our visionary Chairman, Dr Subhash Chandra, and my team at ZEE whose dedication, hard work and support have enabled the organisation to reach newer and greater heights. We have consistently grown ahead of the market, expanded our network viewership share and experienced growth of our product bouquet, both in India and internationally. As we approach our Silver Jubilee, I am confident that driven by innovation and creativity, we will move one step closer towards achieving our ambition of becoming the world’s leading media company from the emerging markets,” Mr Goenka further added
.
The methodology of Business
Today’s Best CEO Awards focused on the operational performance of companies and their shareholder’s returns which were conducted by BT’s Knowledge support partner for the process PwC India. To arrive at the BT Best CEO Award winners for 2016, Business Today first used the BT500 list of Most Valuable Indian Companies as a base and then analysed three-year data, using parameters such as growth in total income, total shareholder returns and PBIT. Based on this analysis, an independent jury comprising renowned business leaders, Nimesh Kampani, Founder and Chairman, JM Financial Group; Kalpana Morparia, CEO of JP Morgan India; Haigreve Khaitan, Senior Partner, Khaitan & Co.; and Sri Rajan, Chairman, Bain & Co. India. then chose the final winners for this year.
A few recipients of the BT Best CEO Awards 2016 include Mr Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman, Airtel, Mr C.P.Gurnani, CEO & MD, Tech Mahindra, Mr Sunil Duggal, CEO, Dabur India among others
.
[/b] About Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL)[/b]
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited is one of India’s leading television media and entertainment companies. It is amongst the largest producers and aggregators of Hindi programming in the world, with an extensive library housing over 222,000 hours of television content. With rights to more than 3,818 movie titles from foremost studios and of iconic film stars, ZEE houses the world’s largest Hindi film library. Through its strong presence worldwide, ZEE entertains over 1 billion viewers across 171 countries.
Pioneer of television entertainment industry in India, ZEE’s well-known brands include Zee TV, &TV, Zee Cinema, Zee Action, Zee Classic, &pictures, Zee Anmol, Zee Anmol Cinema, Zee Café, Zee Studio, Zee Salaam, Zing, Zee ETC Bollywood, Zee Q, Zindagi, Ten 1, Ten 2 and Ten 3. The company also has a strong offering in the regional language domain with channels such as Zee Marathi, Zee Talkies, Zee Yuva, Zee Bangla, Zee Bangla Cinema, Zee Telugu, Zee Cinemalu, Zee Kannada, Zee Tamil and Sarthak TV. The company’s HD offerings include Zee TV HD, Zee Cinema HD, &TV HD, Zee Studio HD, Zee Café HD, &pictures HD, Zee Marathi HD, Zee Talkies HD, Zee Bangla HD, Ten 1 HD and Ten Golf HD.
ZEE and its affiliate companies have leading presence across the media value chain including television broadcasting, cable distribution, direct-to-home satellite services, digital media and print media amongst others. ZEEL also operates multiple digital offerings like dittoTV, OZEE, and india.com. More information about ZEE and its businesses is available on www.zeetelevision.com
ZEEL’s MD and CEO Punit Goenka honoured with the Business Today ‘Best CEO Award’ - India.com
