Ajay Vidyasagar


Ajay Vidyasagar is an experienced executive in the TV and online video industry. He studied Economics in the University of Madras and obtained two post-graduate certificates from the Indian School of Business

Career

Ajay started as an account manager at Oglivy & Advertising. He progressed quickly to become the President of Star India Pte Ltd and was awarded STAR Employee of the year in 1997, and STAR Achiever of the year in 2002. He then became the Chief Operating Officer of Sun Network in 2009, one of the most profitable broadcaster in Asia. Under his leadership, Sun TV launched successful shows such as Robot, starring Aishwarya Rai Bachchan opposite Rajinikanth. Sun Network also joined Network18 Group to form a new distribution company which today distributes 32 channels in India.
After quitting Sun TV he joined Google as regional head and based out of Singapore since 2011. He is leading its New Product & Solutions function for YouTube and the Google Video Network in the Asia Pacific.

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Ajay met his wife on the first day of his job at ONM when his wife was actually senior to him. She asked him to buy multiple different types of tea. His wife now stays at home with his 2 children, Neal Vidyasagar and Shloka Vidyasagar.

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