Amit Goenka

Amit Goenka is an Indian Entrepreneur and Business personality. He is the Chief Executive of the International Broadcast Business of Zee Entertainment Enterprises, and head of Z5 Global.[2]

Amit Goenka
NationalityIndian
Alma materMaster of Business Administration
Occupation
OrganizationZee Entertainment Enterprises
Parents

Biography

Goenka was born to Indian media Baron Subhash Chandra. Goenka finished his MBA studies in the year 2000. Goenka went up to several investors to find investment for his technology related projects. His first venture in technology was Cyquator Technologies Ltd - a company which specialised at the web hosting and e-solutions, He later gained work experiences at Playwin (an online lottery firm) and Zee Learn (an education based project).[3]

In 2014 after the succession of the Zee Corporate Business he became the head of Zee Entertainment's International Broadcast Business and the Essel Group's Infrastructure Head. He subsequently led the group into Power, Water and Gas distribution business under the label of "Essel Utilities".[4][5]

Awards

In April 2016, he and his brother Punit Goenka became the first Indians to receive the award "Médailles d’Honneur" at Cane, France.[6]

References
  1. http://www.rediff.com/money/report/what-is-subhash-chandras-rs-22535-cr-essel-group-up-to/20161129.htm
  2. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/zee-to-go-ott-only-in-europe-australia-plans-to-pull-plug-on-linear-service/articleshow/67670140.cms
  3. "Amit Goenka - the Man to Watch- Business News". www.businesstoday.in. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  4. "What next at Zee after Subhash Chandra divides his empire between his sons?". www.businesstoday.in. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  5. "Esselgroup - Amit Goenka". www.esselgroup.com. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  6. "Amit Goenka become the first Indians to receive medailles d'honneur". Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.