Sanjay Gupta is the Chief Operating Office for Star India. In his capacity as the COO, his role encompasses achieving operational efficiencies across the Company and assist the CEO Uday Shankar in driving the growth agenda of Star India.
A post graduate from IIM Kolkata, he brings in more than 18 years of extensive experience across various aspects of marketing and sales. Prior to Star, Sanjay was the Chief Marketing Officer with Bharti Airtel where he was instrumental in driving marketing, sales and distribution for the $6 bn mobile business. Before Bharti, he played a key marketing role in Hindustan Unilever in various functions such as Oral care and Home care divisions. He has worked with strong brands such as Close-up, Pepsodent, Wheel, Vim and Domex at HUL.
At Star, Sanjay is a part of the core leadership team that will lead the brand in the next phase of its evolution and make the business sustainable. He will also oversee the operations of the Star channels with the channel heads reporting to him.
Sanjay is married with a son who is 10 years of age with an avid interest in sports.
