Bharat Kapadia has confirmed that he has joined Lokmat as Director on the Board.
He will be reporting directly to the Board and will be involved with the overall functioning and growth of the Group. Before joinng Lokmat, he was CEO and Managing Editor of the Jagran-TV18 joint venture.
Devendra Darda, Executive Director, Lokmat Group, commented on Kapadia’s appointment, “We are happy to have Bharat Kapadia with us as we chart our future course. His experience and creative thinking will further augment the strong management at Lokmat.”
Kapadia is widely recognised as one of the most prominent names in print media. Amongst his awards are the coveted Ad Club Media Innovation Award (which he has won twice) and the Emvies Media Marketer of the Year Award in 2001. Before Jagran-TV18, Kapadia was Executive Director of the Bhaskar Group. He has also held important posts in various industrial bodies, including Chairman, Project Press Committee of the Indian Newspaper Society; Board member and Ex-chairman, Advertising Standards Council of India; and Ex-chairman, Media Research Users’ Council.