Mr.Avinash Pandey-Chief Operating Officer (COO) ABP News & Chief Revenue Officer, MCCS Network : August 2015

Avinash Pandey is a seasoned media professional with 19 years hands on experience in the print, television, online & digital domain. Avinash Pandey-COO ABP news and Chief Revenue Officer for the MCCS Network.

Avinash Pandey is responsible for revenue portfolio’s coming from commercial time, non – commercial time, product innovation, in-content branding, events, online and digital sales and marketing.

Mr.Avinash Pandey COO ABP-Star News

Mr.Avinash Pandey

Mr.Avinash Pandey present COO

Avinash also looks at alliances, acquisition, marketing tie ups and areas of business expansion. He closely works with the CEO – Mr. Ashok Venkatramani.

Avinash has worked with Star News, Indian Express & TV Today Network and was associated with the of launch of Newspaper Supplement and the launch of Aaj Tak and Headlines Today

Working Experience:

Chief Operating Officer ABP News & Chief Revenue Officer, MCCS & Managing Committee Member (Jan 2012 till date)
Executive Vice President and Head of Revenue, MCCS (Apr 2011 – Jan 2012)
Member, Managing Committee (2007 till date)
Vice President Ad Sales & Head of Revenue (Mar 2007 – Mar 2011)
Member, Managing Committee MCCS
Vice President, National Head of Sales, Star News (Jan 2006 – Mar 2007)
Assistant Vice President, Head of Sales North & East, Star News (Jan 2005 – Jan 2006)
Head of Sales Strategy
Senior Manager TV Today Network (Jun 2000 – Jan 2005)
Head of Sales Strategy
Indian Express Newspapers (Bombay) Limited (Jun 1996 – Jun 2000)

Avinash Pandey ABP-Star News

Avinash Pandey Boss at Star News

Education & Board Memberships

B.A. Hons in History, Delhi University, 1993
M.A. (Modern Indian History), Delhi University, 1995
Advance Management Programme, ISB, Hyderabad, 2010
Sales Management, IIM Indore, 2002
Board Member of India Chapter of IAA
Member IBS Sub Committee on credit control since 2003
Member High Powered Committee of IBF on Ad Sales since 2011
Member Governing Council AIMA
Member FICCI on Business Development in Advertising
Have served in IBF and NBA on committees of Brand Extension and Fair Pricing

He is closely associated with IBF (Indian Broadcasters Federation) since last 14 yrs and has served on various committees like of the Credit Control and Brand Extension. He is also on the board of IAA – India Chapter.