Rajesh Kamat has been promoted to the post of chief operating officer of Viacom 18, a joint venture between Viacom and Network 18. Kamat will still continue to operate as the chief executive officer for Colors, the first general entertainment channel of the company which also runs MTV, VH1 and Nick.
After graduating from Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Kamat joined Coca Cola as a management trainee in the marketing function before switching to MTV Online as the marketing head.
At STAR India he was responsible for media buying and planning off-air, strategising and acquisitions functions. He then moved to Endemol as managing director before finally joining Viacom18.